Are Rihanna and Kylie Jenner friends? Having several million followers on various social media platforms is one thing. Starring in their reality TV shows is another thing, but building multi-million dollar makeup empires from scratch and becoming nine-figure billionaires in less than a decade is a milestone few celebrities have achieved.
Being beautiful and prosperous are two qualities that most stars already possess, but two prominent celebrities have elevated what it means to be beautifully successful and rich and famous at the same time.
Rihanna has been in the entertainment industry for almost two decades, yet she still finds a way to be talked about. On the other hand, the youngest of the Kardashian-Jenner sisters, Kylie Jenner, grew up with fame and fortune, which is one of the main reasons why her family has gained millions of fans.
Given how successful Kylie and Rihanna have been in their respective fields, is there an unspoken tension between them to be better than the other? How did the beef between them start? What does Rihanna have to say about toppling Kylie Jenner on the Forbes list of billionaires? Keep reading to find out the juicy details.
Rihanna Is Forbes’ Youngest Self-Made Billionaire
With an incredible net worth of $1.7 billion, Rihanna made the Forbes billionaires list in April 2022 at the age of just 33. Although she started her career in the music industry as the artist responsible for top music hits like Diamond and Umbrella, the bulk of her fortune came from her successful makeup brand Fenty Beauty.
Fenty 40′ as what makeup enthusiasts rave about Rihanna’s beauty line is the wide range of foundation shades they offer for different skin tones, which is extremely far from the typical ten to twenty shades offered by other makeup brands. Robyn Rihanna Fenty, Rihanna’s real name, also delved into clothing when she created Savage x Fenty, her underwear line, in 2018.
Fans were in no doubt that Forbes labeled Rihanna a self-made billionaire, described as “someone who built a company or made a fortune on their own rather than inheriting some or all of it.” Coming from an abusive household and a childhood where money was earned and not easily given away, Rihanna has come a long way since her island girl days in Barbados.
Kylie Jenner Is No longer A Billionaire
Kylie Jenner surprisingly delighted everyone when she received the title of Forbes as the first ever self-made billionaire in 2019. However, the muddy truth about Kylie’s billionaire status ended in disappointment when she lost the title in 2020. Unfortunately, the fall of her businesses like Kylie Cosmetics and Kylie Swims was just as fast as their rise.
Many makeup enthusiasts have often compared products from Kylie Cosmetics to Fenty Beauty. However, to Kylie’s dismay, the good reviews usually favored RiRi’s products due to their fantastic quality. The 24-year-old mother of two has also launched several clothing brands, such as the Kendall + Kylie Clothing Collection and her infamous Kylie Swims, which have been trending all over TikTok, but rather negatively.
Rihanna Was Embarrassed To Date Kylie Jenner’s boyfriend, Travis Scott
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In addition to regularly comparing their beauty brands, fans believe that love life fueled the beef between Kylie Jenner and Rihanna after Rihanna commented on her experience with Travis Scott. Before Kylie and Travis were there, Rihanna first secretly dated the American rapper in 2015.
Lawrence Schlossman, a former Complex editor, said he was responsible for breaking the news about Rihanna and Travis’ alleged relationship. He claimed that although Travis was upset that he was one of the primary reasons for the spread of RiRi and Travis’ alleged relationship, Lawrence believes that Rihanna was more upset about the rumors.
The former editor added: “It’s because Rihanna’s like, ‘Don’t tell anyone I’m crushing on Travis Scott, please.’ Obviously it’s embarrassing,” regarding how Rihanna felt after the news broke about Travis and her.
The media began to describe Kylie Jenner as feasting on the remains of Rihanna, aka Travis Scott. Fans followed the rumors when they also started comparing Kylie and Rihanna’s choice of men as opposites.
Is Rihanna On Good Terms With The Kardashians?
Aside from her love and career rivalry with Kylie, Rihanna also doesn’t have a relatively good relationship with other Kardashians like Kendall Jenner. In 2012, when Kendall Jenner talked about expecting Rihanna to perform in Los Angeles, she said “If Rihanna doesn’t perform Complicated tomorrow, I’m going to be pissed!” #favsong!’, the singer-songwriter replied: ‘Well, don’t come.’
Khloe Kardashian was also accused by fans of copying Rihanna’s iconic 2019 red carpet outfit with her diamond tiara and dress. After a lot of bashing from RiRi’s fans, Khloe finally admitted that she was copying Rihanna, tweeting, “She [Rihanna] was my inspiration, nobody can do it like her.”
Are Rihanna And Kylie Jenner Friends?
There aren’t many photos or online interactions to convince fans that Kylie Jenner and Rihanna are friends. Since their makeup brands are still being compared head-to-head and they share a shared history of dating Travis Scott, they have plenty of reasons for a beer between them.
Fans believe that she dethroning Kylie Jenner as Forbes’ top billionaire added more tension between the two makeup moguls. Moreso, since Kylie’s sisters aren’t necessarily on the best of terms with her, it seems unlikely that they share any kind of strong friendship bond between them.
