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Caitlyn Jenner was born in 1949 in Mt. Kisco, New York as Bruce. She is a former U.S. track and field athlete who won the gold medal in the decathalon at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. She currently appears on the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and is the father of Burt and Casey, from his marriage to Chrystie Crownover; Brandon and Brody, from his marriage to Linda Thompson; and Kendall and Kylie, from his marriage to Kris Kardashian. He is the stepfather of Kourtney, Kim, Khloe and Rob Kardashian. She came out as transgender in 2015.

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1 Jun, 2015

Vanity Fair cover

Annie LeibovitzVanity FairMagazine Cover0 Comments

caitlyn-jenner-vanity fairJenner comes out as Caitlyn on the cover of Vanity Fair., appearing in a corset in a photo by Liebowitz.

If I was lying on my deathbed and I had kept this secret and never ever did anything about it, I would be lying there saying, ‘You just blew your entire life. You never dealt with yourself,’ and I don’t want that to happen.

In the article she describes doing public appearances after winning the gold medal:

Underneath my suit I have a bra and panty hose and this and that and thinking to myself, They know nothing about me. . . . Little did they know I was totally empty inside. Caitlyn. doesn’t have any lies.