These 7 women made it to Forbes America's Richest Self-Made Women list for first time ever
Kylie Jenner: The youngest member of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, she is also its richest thanks to her fast-growing makeup brand Kylie Cosmetics. She looks set to beat Facebook-owner Mark Zuckerberg to become America's youngest 'self-made' billionaire. Forbes estimated her net worth at $900 million.
Forbes has just released a list of America's richest self-made women, and there are seven women who made it to the list for the first time ever, including Kylie Jenner, who is on track to become the youngest self-made billionaire ever. Four among these seven newcomers on the Forbes list have built all or part of their fortunes in the beauty business.
Let's meet America's these seven richest self-made women:
Anastasia Soare: Make-up mogul Anastasia Soare has made a fortune applying the golden ratio--used by the ancient Greeks and Leonardo da Vinci--to eyebrows, reported Forbes. She is a favorite of the celebrity set. Cindy Crawford and Naomi Campbell were her first clients, and she now does the brows of the Kardashians. Here net worth comes in at $1 billion.
Kylie Jenner: The youngest member of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, she is also its richest thanks to her fast-growing makeup brand Kylie Cosmetics. She looks set to beat Facebook-owner Mark Zuckerberg to become America's youngest 'self-made' billionaire. Forbes estimated her net worth at $900 million.
Huda Kattan: Miserable in her finance job, Kattan quit to become a makeup artist and then launched a blog in 2010, reported Forbes. It is now the Internet's most-read beauty blog, it added. Kattan's net worth is $550 million.
Theresia Gouw: Theresia Gouw is an entrepreneur and venture capital investor in the technology sector. She co-founded Aspect Ventures, an early stage venture firm that focuses on software and security technology, in 2014, Forbes said. Her net worth is $500 million.
Anne Wojcicki: She is an entrepreneur and the co-founder and chief executive officer of the personal genomics company 23andMe. According to Forbes, her company experienced a serious setback in 2013 when the FDA banned its health-related DNA tests. Since then, 23andMe has won approval for ten genetic risk tests, including ones for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and celiac disease. Forbes valued her net worth at $440 million.
Kim Kardashian West: After years of promoting products for others, Kardashian followed half-sister Kylie Jenner by starting her own cosmetics company, said Forbes. Her fortune is derived from the value of KKW Beauty and cash earned from more than a decade in the public eye. Her net worth is $350 million.
Therese Tucker: Therese Tucker is the chairman, CEO and founder of BlackLine, an enterprise software company. She founded the company in 2002, cashing out of her retirement savings to fund the business. Forbes estimated her net worth at $380 million.
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