Kylie Jenner’s charity lip kit has made half a million dollars for children born with a cleft palette
Kylie Jenner has been thanked for raising half a million dollars for charity through her cosmetics company.
The 19-year-old reality television star launched a special-edition lip kit to aid children with a cleft palette.
The pale pink hue, named Smile, benefited Smile Train charity to the tune of $500,000 – and will fund 1,800 surgeries.
The teenager – who also recently launched her own pop-up cosmetics store – donated 100 per cent of the proceeds of sales to the charity, which supports free cleft palate surgery for millions of children around the world.
‘Smile Train has been aware of Kylie’s generous heart and her commitment to helping children through her #IAmMoreThan social media campaign and her many visits to children’s hospitals,’ Susannah Schaefer, CEO of Smile Train, told People on Monday.
She added: ‘It’s the perfect synergy because Smile Train’s core vision is to help children with clefts not only receive new smiles, but also build confidence. There’s nothing more powerful than a smile.
‘Kylie has a beautiful smile herself, yet we were most impressed with her selflessness, huge heart and extremely generous giving spirit. Everyone here at Smile Train, and all of the cleft children around the world that she has helped, couldn’t be more grateful.’
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star launched the shade on World Smile Day in October, and it sold out almost immediately.
She donated $159,500, after writing on Instagram: ‘I’m very excited to reveal SMILE, a beautiful pale pink shade that I created in partnership with @smiletrain for #WorldSmileDay 100% of net proceeds will go towards cleft surgery for children in the developing world and I will be presenting a check to them personally. Let’s do this October 3rd at 11am pst. @kyliecosmetics’
She relaunched the shade in January, and raised an additional $300,000.
The youngest of the Kar-Jenner sisters debuted a blonde platinum wig over the weekend and teased a forthcoming ‘secret project’.
As well as Kylie Cosmetics, Kylie’s current business pursuits include the recently launched Kylie Shop where she sells Kylie-themed merchandise, Kendall + Kylie – her joint fashion line with her sister – and her collaboration with Puma.
According to Forbes, the teenager made a whopping $18 million in 2016 alone.
