Bruce Jenner Makes Public Debut as Caitlyn Jenner on Cover of Vanity Fair
Bruce Jenner is now Caitlyn Jenner.
The Olympic gold medalist and “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star, who first confirmed in April that she is transitioning into a woman, has made her debut on the cover of Vanity Fair, shot by photographer Annie Leibovitz.
Jenner is also profiled in the magazine’s July issue, her first print interview and photo shoot since going public. In the article Jenner talks to “Friday Night Lights” author Buzz Bissinger, who was given full access to Jenner and her family. These first images of Jenner as Caitlyn were taken in her Malibu home.
“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,'” Jenner says in the far-ranging interview that touches on her surgeries to date (two nose adjustments, a tracheal shave, facial-feminization procedures and breast augmentation), family reaction to the revelation, and her upcoming E! network docu-series, which the four children from Jenner’s first two marriages have refused to participate in.
Also revealed is the first time Caitlyn Jenner will appear at a public event. On July 15 she will be awarded the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at ESPN’s ESPYs in Los Angeles. Past winners include Muhammad Ali, Nelson Mandela, and Billie Jean King. According to Vanity Fair, all 10 of Jenner’s children and stepchildren are expected to be onstage when she accepts the honor.
