Coty deal could make Kim first real billionaire in Kardashian-Jenner family - New York Post

Kim Kardashian West may soon be the real billionaire in the Kardashian-Jenner family.

After inking a $200 million deal with Coty for a 20 percent stake in her beauty business KKW, the 39-year-old reality star and wife of musical artist Kanye West is now just an air kiss away from being a billionaire, according to wealth tracker Forbes.

The Coty deal values the four-year-old KKW Beauty at $1 billion, making Kardashian West — who also owns her own shapewear brand Skims and mobile game “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood” — worth about $900 million, Forbes said.

If Kardashian West makes it over the billionaire hump, she will be the first child of Kris Jenner to be declared a billionaire.

The pouty-lipped mogul disputed the report, which was based in part on financial disclosures Coty made about Jenner’s beauty brand, Kylie Cosmetics, after the owner of CoverGirl MaxFactor took a majority stake in it last year for $600 million.

The latest deal calls for Coty to develop new products with Kardashian, including skincare, hair and nail brands.

She is a visionary, an entrepreneur, a mother, a philanthropist, and through social media has an unparalleled ability to connect with people around the world,” Coty Chairman and Chief Executive, Peter Harf said in a statement.

Harf said Coty, which owns CoverGirl and Max Factor brands, has been doubling down on powerful social media brands to drive its growth, which has been struggling this past year due to a heavy debt load and diminished demand for its products.

Harf showed his hand earlier this month when he told investors that he and Kris Jenner — the mom of Kim and Kylie — are “good friends” and that he had access to the family — resulting in a regulatory filing disclosing that Coty was in talks with Kim Kardashian.

Kris Jenner holds an 8 percent stake in KKW, according to Forbes.

Shares of Coty recently traded up 10 percent to $4.60 a share?

The KKW deal is expected to close in the third quarter, Coty said