REVEALED: The Youngest Self Made Women In America From Kylie Jenner To Rihanna
kylie jenner is the youngest member of the forbes list of america's richest self-made women jenner part of the extended kardashian clan and the founder of kylie cosmetics is at age 24 one of just 11 people on the new 2022 forbes list who are under age 40. altogether the under 40s are worth an estimated 6 billion dollars 5 of the lists total 111 billion dollars jenner ranks number 41 on this year's list up from number 51 in 2021 though forbes estimates that her fortune has declined by about 20 million dollars from a year ago to 600 million dollars partially due to the drop in values of cosmetics firms amid the spring stock market route jenner sold 51 of her company to beauty giant cody in 2019 and walked away with an estimated 540 million dollars before taxes three of america's youngest self-made women are new to the ranking this year that includes this year's second youngest self-made woman 27 year old lucy guo who co-founded artificial intelligence firm scale ai and held onto a stake after she left the firm is now valued at 7.3 billion dollars also new to the list is rachel drory who founded plant-based frozen meal delivery company daily harvest and is 39 years old she debuts after investors valued her company at 1.1 billion dollars late last year in late june daily harvest recalled their french lentil and leaked crumbles due to consumer reports of gastrointestinal illness and potential liver function issues emma greed ceo of fashion brand good american and founding partner and chief product officer of kim kardashian shapewear firm skims is also 39. she joins the list at number 77 and is the second youngest black woman on the list with an estimated 360 million dollar fortune another of the youngest barbados first billionaire 34 year old rihanna whose 50 stake in makeup line fenty beauty makes her along with greed one of two black women under 40 to make the list she comes in at number 21 with a 1.4 billion dollar fortune she's the only woman under 40 on the list who's a billionaire and is the youngest self-made billionaire in america former tennis player maria sharapova has rejoined the rank after dropping off in 2021 brand endorsement deals and savvy investments land her at number 97 with an estimated 220 million dollar fortune making her the only athlete under 40 on the list rachel carlson whose company guild education has landed contracts with big names like disney walmart and chipotle over the past few years owns an estimated 15 of the company landing her at number 54 on this year's list after forbes finalized our list guild education raised 175 million dollars from investors who now value the company at 4.4 billion dollars up from 3.7 billion dollars last year [Music]
