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Kylie Jenner is the youngest of the Kardashian-Jenner family
She is fast becoming one of the most lucrative sisters because of her style
Millions of teenage girls on social media copy her make-up and fashion

Published: 12:05 EST, 20 April 2015 | Updated: 16:08 EST, 20 April 2015

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As the youngest member of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, Kylie Jenner was bound to have a different upbringing to your average teen.

Since Keeping Up With The Kardashians started in 2007, when Kylie was just nine years old, she has been one of the biggest tween stars - with a ticket to every A-List event in town.

And as she teeters on the brink of adulthood, the reality star appears poised to overtake all of her siblings as the most talked about member of her famous family.

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Kylie Jenner (right) poses at Coachella with her rumoured boyfriend Tyga, 24, and sister Khloe Kardashian

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Kylie had a relatively normal childhood until the age of nine, when the Kardashian family started to invite cameras into their home for the filming of their reality show.

By 2012, when she was 14 years old, Kylie opted to leave Sierra Canyon School where she was a student and be home-tutoured through an at-home education programme.

By the age of 17, Kylie already has several projects to her name, including two nail varnishes, a clothes collection, a show line and a range of accessories with her sister Kendall.

But her extracurricular activities that grab the most attention are her choices in clothing, her rumoured boyfriend and the many provocative poses that she publishes on her Instagram account, which has more than 21 million followers.

Kylie Jenner posted a series of pictures of herself in skimpy clothing during her trip to Coachella festival

Kylie Jenner showed some serious cleavage at Nip + Fab event

Like all of Kris Jenner's daughters, Kylie has a deep interest in fashion, but her style is by far the most revealing of all of the family.

The star is regularly photographed out and about in clothes that are instantly emulated by her legions of teen fans - her style is considered the edgiest of all her family.

Kylie recently hinted that she had her nipples pierced in a post on Snapchat

While her sister Kendall is idolised for her supermodel looks, it is Kylie's edgy fashion sense that is most admired within her family and among their peers.

At Coachella, Kylie paraded around the desert in a skimpy jumpsuit that gathered instant praise from young women and guaranteed that she stood out from the millions of copycat festival goers in boho-chic.

On the same day, she posed up for pictures in a pair of granny pants and managed to achieve the impossible - making them look cool.

Flashing the flesh is not something that fazes Kylie - she regularly uploads selfies of herself in a bikini for her many fans.

Just last week, Kylie posted a picture on snapchat where she hinted at having her nipples pierced.

In the photo Kylie had drawn red circles around where her nipples would be under her sweatshirt and captioned it: 'New jewelry in other secret areas.'

Kylie and Kendall are part of the new breed of the Kardashian family - while Khloe, Kourtney and Kim embrace the polished body-con look, the two younger sisters are more in tune with the the grungy fashion of the last two years.

While hints at nipple piercing might raise a few eyebrows in certain camps, it is this rebellious behaviour by Kylie that is keeping the family current for a younger generation - one that has little in common with Kim, who has now settled down and started a family.

Momager Kris says that it's Kylie's unique style that sets her apart from the rest of the family and makes her appealing to fans.

'I realized two to three years ago, my older daughters were asking Kylie for fashion advice,' she said, adding that her influence can be seen in the family's Steve Madden fashion line.'

Kylie's choice of attire regularly raises eyebrows but is adored by her legions of fans, who copy her every look

Kylie is very body confident and her Instagram page is full of selfies

All grown up! Kylie Jenner shows off new look in Los Angeles

Kris continued: 'Kylie decided she had this edgy style she wanted to bring to the table, and she wasn't satisfied going along with what Kendall wanted.'

Kylie and Kendall both appeared on Time Magazine's 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014 list, which listed among their achievements, that they had: 'hosted red carpet events, released clothing and nail polish lines and even published a dystopian young-adult novel.'

Earlier this year it was also announced that Kylie would be releasing a clothing line at Topshop with her sister Kendall.

But while Kylie's clothing draws a huge amount of attention, it is her knack with the make-up brush that has really racked up column inches for her over the last six months.

Like many 17 year olds, Kylie spends a significant amount of time in front of the mirror practicing new make-up styles.

Unlike Kylie though - they don't have the added benefit of regular sessions in a professional make-up artist's chair and endless expensive mascaras, blushers, lipsticks and foundations at her disposal.

She has used this to her advantage and is widely considered among her family to be the expert at applying make-up.

Kylie with her rumoured boyfriend Tyga,24

Kylie is often targeted for the pictures she posts of herself with overly-plump lips

Kylie Jenner pouts and pulls faces in latest Instagram vid

In fact, while the rest of her sisters get their faces professionally done before attending celebrity events, Kylie is the only one who does her own.

Her sister Kim said: 'She's so good at makeup.'

The main feature that has attracted so much attention are Kylie's lips, which she swells to three times their natural size by using expertly lining outside her lip line.

Kylie told E! News: 'Everyone thinks I have one specific lip colour, but I have, like, 10 different nudes.

'I love lip liner and overlining my lips.'

Always the sign of a trendsetter - this look has now turned into a trend, with young women across the US and Europe attempting to ape the look.

Even the British supermodel Suki Waterhouse got in on the act by making over her sister Maddie using the Kylie tactic and posting the results on Instagram a few months ago.

Kylie has grown up in the spotlight. Here she is pictured with her sister Kendall, mother Kris and father Bruce as a young girl

Kylie and Kendall are pictured out with their sister Kim in 2008

After growing up in the spotlight, Kendall and Kylie both appear to have matured much faster than their three older half-sisters.

For the last seven months, Kylie is reported to have been in a relationship with the American rapper Tyga, who shares a two year old with his ex-girlfriend Blac Chyna.

The couple were first pictured together at Bordeaux airport in France last October and have since been pictured out several times together.

Last November, they served food at a homeless shelter on Thanksgiving and were also pictured shopping for toys for Tyga's son.

More recently, Tyga joined the Kardashian-Jenner family on a visit to church on Easter Sunday and last weekend he went on a road trip to Coachella with Kylie and her sisters Khloe and Kendall.

But while speculation has continued to grow about the couple, Kylie has managed to remain admirably quiet on the issue, even when baited by stars like Amber Rose, who called her a baby.

Kylie recently revealed that she is ready to leave the family home she shares with Kris Jenner and move into a place of her own

Kylie Jenner reluctant to spend time with momager Kris

In fact, Kylie is far removed from being a baby - now she is just four months shy of her 18th birthday, the star is already getting ready to move out of her family home into a place of her own.

In a recent interview with Teen Vogue, she said: 'I'm moving out when I turn 18. I'm ready to live on my own.

'It's a really big step, but I'm ready.

'I want a house near my family in a quiet neighborhood with a front yard and a backyard that my dog will like.

'Also, I have so many shoes, and none of them fit in my old closet.'

With a rumoured music career on the way, with a new single called Forever Real, featuring Iggy Azalea and Tyga reported to be released later this year, it seems like this young lady is on the brink of even bigger stardom.