Caitlyn Jenner has been unveiled to the world in a gorgeous Vanity Fair cover. Formerly known as Bruce, the 65-year-old revealed her new look in a sexy shoot by Annie Leibovitz.
Her debut has been welcomed around the world by well-wishers from Kim Kardashian West to The White House.
Kim tweeted: “Caitlyn Jenner for Vanity Fair. Annie Leibovitz! How beautiful! Be happy, be proud, live life YOUR way!”
Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to President Barack Obama and chairwoman of the White House Council on Women and Girls tweeted: “Nice to meet you, @Caitlyn_Jenner. The brave choice to live as your authentic self is a powerful example to so many.” Her message was re-tweeted by The White House.
Ellen Degeneres also showed her support on Twitter: “My hope for the world is that we can all be as brave as @Caitlyn_Jenner.”
Caitlyn released a new twitter account: @Caitlyn_Jenner, which gained over 250,000 followers within an hour. Her first tweet was: “Welcome to the world Caitlyn. Can’t wait for you to get to know her/me.” The hashtag #CallMeCaitlyn has been trending online since her debut.
The 22-page story features in the July issue of Vanity Fair. In the article, Caitlyn compared the 2-day shoot with renowned photographer Annie Lebovitz to winning the gold medal for the decathlon at the 1976 Olympics.
“That was a good day, but the last couple of days were better. . . . This shoot was about my life and who I am as a person. It’s not about the fanfare, it’s not about people cheering in the stadium, it’s not about going down the street and everybody giving you ‘that a boy, Bruce,’ pat on the back, O.K. This is about your life.”
