The Kardashians require no introduction, Kylie Jenner even more so. This woman, at the age of 15, was made fun of by thousands of people for not meeting the then idea of “beautiful”. But now, at 21, she is possibly the most influential beauty persona to millions of girls all around the world.
She is now the very person who sets standards for what is beautiful.
She owns a multi-million dollar business (Kylie Cosmetics) centered around makeup, has a very successful clothing line with her sister, Kendall, a very popular reality TV show about her life, is one of the most followed beauty influencers on Instagram, the youngest self-made billionaire according to Forbes AND a mom to a one year old child, all at the age of 21.
How did she do it?
To know that, we would have to go back to 2007 in Los Angeles when “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” first aired on TV and instantly took off, thanks to the publicity created by a certain celebrity murder case followed by a certain tape involving Kim Kardashian. Kylie starred in the show but didn’t play the kind of significant role that she does now. Back then, she was known as the skinny, fair girl with really thin lips.
All of that changed in 2014 when something different about her lips caught the public eye, the difference being her lips seeming quadruple of its regular size. Images of Kylie flaunting the voluminous lips became viral in moments, giving rise to the #KylieJennerLipChallenge.
It wasn’t long before Kylie took this opportunity to launch her own line of lipsticks to feed into the world’s fixation with bigger lips. And as of now, this line had made over 600 million dollars, expanding to eye and facial products.
Followers to fans
Say what you may about Kylie Jenner. At the end of the day, she is probably having the time of her life, playing with baby Stormie and her baby daddy, the famous rapper Travis Scott, in her million-dollar mansion, while we write this article about her.
She gave hope to girls who felt like they weren’t enough. She inspired them to become the best version of themselves.
What Kylie did, transcends everything her sisters have accomplished so far. Because Kylie used her status and position to allow people into her life and made them feel connected to her like no other celebrity has.
The outcome? Kylie now has the ability to move mountains, change millions of peoples’ minds and take legendary measures at reshaping world ideologies at the click of a tweet. And she can only go up from here.
This just goes to show you that although being privileged or having millions of dollars can contribute to becoming influential, all you need to make a difference in the world is the drive to do better and the zeal to make this life more than ordinary.
