Caitlyn Jenner's transformation
Bruce Jenner has stayed in the spotlight ever since his rise to fame at the 1976 Summer Olympics. After much recent speculation, Jenner, 65, stated publicly for the first time in an interview with Diane Sawyer on "20/20" April 24, 2015 that he's "always been very confused with my gender identity," and "God gave me the soul of a female".
The Olympic-champ-turned-reality-star embarked on a new public path as Caitlyn Jenner with the first photo shoot and exclusive interview in the July issue of Vanity Fair magazine.
On July 15, 2015, Jenner accepted the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs.
Jenner's life in pictures...
Caitlyn Jenner
Caitlyn Jenner speaks at the Point Foundation's "Voices on Point" Gala in Los Angeles, Oct. 3, 2015.
Caitlyn Jenner's ESPY Award
Caitlyn Jenner makes her first major public appearance as she accepts ESPN's 2015 Arthur Ashe Courage Award from professional soccer player Abby Wambach in Los Angeles, July 15, 2015.
Caitlyn Jenner's ESPY Award
ESPY Award honoree Caitlyn Jenner accepts the Arthur Ashe Courage Award onstage during The 2015 ESPYS at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, July 15, 2015.
Caitlyn Jenner's ESPY Award
2015 Arthur Ashe Courage Award honoree Caitlyn Jenner makes an emotional plea for "accepting people for who they are," onstage in Los Angeles, July 15, 2015.
Caitlyn Jenner's ESPY Award
Honoree Caitlyn Jenner accepts the Arthur Ashe Award For Courage onstage during The 2015 ESPYS in Los Angeles, July 15, 2015.
Wearing an ivory Atelier Versace dress, Jenner, in a nod to the fashion police, said, "Please be kind to me. I'm new at this." The Versace dress was topped off by Beladora emerald, pearl and diamond earrings and cuff.
Introducing Caitlyn Jenner
Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner, appears in the first post-transition cover photo for Vanity Fair magazine by photographer Annie Liebovitz. Vanity Fair landed the exclusive first photo shoot and interview since Jenner announced transitioning on air with Diane Sawyer in April. The issue is expected to hit stands June 9, 2015.
Introducing Caitlyn Jenner
A screen grab of behind the scenes video of Caitlyn Jenner's photo shoot with Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair's July 2015 cover story.
"I am Cait"
A screen grab from the promo aired June 3, 2015 for Caitlyn Jenner's E! docu-series, "I am Cait." The promo shows Jenner saying, "You start learning kind of the pressure women are under all the time about their appearance." The eight-part, one-hour documentary series begins airing July 26, 2015.
At the end of the promo video Jenner says, "Put it this way, I'm the new normal."
Bruce Jenner through the years
Jenner's life in pictures: Bruce Jenner raises his arms in victory after winning the Drake Relays decathlon in Des Moines, Iowa, April 22, 1976. Jenner, then affiliated with the San Jose Stars, tallied 8,250 points in the two-day, 10-event competition, bettering the relays record he set the previous year with 8,138 points.
Olympian Bruce Jenner
Bruce Jenner lets go of the shot put while competing in the Olympic decathlon competition, July 29, 1976.
Jenner won the U.S. Olympic gold medal in the decathlon earning that title of "World's Greatest Athlete".
Oylmpic competition
Bruce Jenner throws the javelin in the Olympic decathlon competition in Montreal, July 30, 1976.
Bruce Jenner - Olympian
Bruce Jenner celebrates during his record setting performance in the decathlon in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.
Bruce Jenner - Olympian
USA's Bruce Jenner (C) raises his arms in victory on the podium after he was awarded the olympic gold medal for the men's decathlon competition, next to West German silver medalist Guido Kratschmer (L) and USSR's bronze medalist Nikolay Avilov, July 30, 1976 in Montreal.
Bruce Jenner, New York
Ethel Kennedy widow of Robert F. Kennedy, second from right, greets Bruce Jenner, center, gold, medal winner in the Decathlon events at the Montreal Olympics, and his wife, Chrystie, left, at a cocktail party in New York City, August 27, 1976.
New York Gov. Hugh Carey is at right.
Bruce and Chrystie Jenner
Bruce Jenner and wife Chrystie Scott pose during the ABC Affiliate Banquet on May 12, 1977, at Century Plaza Hotel in New York. They were married from 1972-1981 and have two children together, Burt and Cassandra ("Casey").
Male athlete of the year
Bruce Jenner, the 1976 Olympic decathlon champion, sits at his Malibu, California, home on Jan. 6, 1977, talking about his selection as male athlete of the year.
The selection was made by a nationwide panel of sports writers and broadcasters. Tony Dorsett of Pittsburgh was runner up.
Wheaties commercial
Jenner made a Wheaties commercial in 1978.
Bruce Jenner at Playboy Mansion
Hugh Hefner hosts his guest Bruce Jenner at the Playboy Mansion in May 1979 in Los Angeles.
Bruce and Chrystie Jenner
Chrystie Scott and Bruce Jenner attend the 8th Annual RFK Pro Celebrity Tennis Tournament, Aug. 25, 1979.
Bruce Jenner, Linda Thompson
Bruce Jenner and actress Linda Thompson attend the premiere party for "Can't Stop The Music" in New York, on June 19, 1980. The two married in 1981 and would have two sons, Brody and Brandon, before divorcing in 1986.
Olympic gold medalist
Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner in 1988.
Bruce Jenner, Kris Kardashian
Kris Jenner and Bruce Jenner pose for a portrait in 1991 in Los Angeles. He and Kris, ex-wife of super-lawyer Robert Kardashian, married in April that year after dating for 5 months.
They have two children together, Kendall and Kylie. She also has four children -- Kourtney, Kim, Khloe and Rob -- from her marriage to Kardashian.
Jenner said that when they first met, he told Kris that he had taken hormones to transition back in the 80s. In the Vanity Fair interview published online June 2, 2015, Jenner described being a "good solid B cup" when the two met though Kris contends that she saw this as just "a little bit of a man boob situation." It's unclear how much Kris knew of Jenner's transition before their marriage ended in 2014, over "irreconcilable differences", and leading up Jenner's public announcement in April 2015 in the Diane Sawyer interview.
The Kardashians
A Kardashian-Jenner family portrait taken in 1991 in Los Angeles. Top row, Brandon Jenner and Burton Jenner; Middle row: Brody Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian, Bruce Jenner, Kris Jenner, Cassandra Jenner and Kim Kardashian; Bottom row: Robert Kardashian Jr. and Khloe Kardashian.
Bruce and Kris Jenner announced their separation in October 2013, and their divorce was finalized the following year.
Bruce, Kris and family
Bruce Jenner steps out with wife Kris and stepchildren Khloe, Kourtney, Rob and Kim Kardashian at an event in Los Angeles in 1995.
Bruce and Kris Jenner
Bruce Jenner and his wife, Kris Jenner, answer reporters' questions at the Criminal Courts Building as they arrive for closing arguments in the O.J. Simpson double-murder trial in Los Angeles in 1995.
Bruce Jenner and family
Bruce and Kris Jenner, with daughters Kendall and Kylie Jenner, attend the "Lilo & Stitch" premiere, June 16, 2002.
Squaw Valley
Bruce Jenner attends the 2003 Celebrity Sports Invitational Ski Event in Squaw Valley, Jan. 11, 2013.
Bruce Jenner, Atlanta Olympics
Former Olympians, from left, Mark Spitz, Nadia Comaneci and Bruce Jenner look on at Coca-Cola headquarters as the Olympic torch is brought in to be lit at the cauldron in Atlanta, June 18, 2004.
Bruce Jenner, Kim Kardashian
Bruce Jenner, U.S. Olympic gold medal winner in the decathlon in 1976, arrives with his step-daughter, Kim Kardashian, at the 2006 ESPY Awards at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California, July 12, 2006.
Jenner - "Skating with Celebrities"
Bruce Jenner partnered with pro skater Tai Babilonia for a season of "Skating With Celebrities" in 2006.
Bruce Jenner and son Brandon
Bruce Jenner and son Brandon Jenner attend the "Flyboys" Los Angeles screening in Beverly Hills, California, Sept. 20, 2006.
Bruce Jenner, Arnold Schwarzenegger
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, left, mingles with 1976 U.S. Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner at a news conference to voice support for Los Angeles' bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Jan. 19, 2007.
Jenner in Malibu
Bruce Jenner is spotted walking in Malibu, California, July 5, 2009.
Kardashian Charity Knock Out
From left, Bruce Jenner, Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner attend the Kardashian Charity Knock Out at the Commerce Casino on Nov. 3, 2009, in Los Angeles.
In a Vanity Fair interview, published online June 2, 2015, Kris said, their marriage ended abruptly, when her former husband "just decided, 'I'm done.'"
Burce Jenner, Vanity Fair party
Olympic Gold medalist and television personality Bruce Jenner arrives for the IZOD Vanity Fair Party in Indianapolis, May 29, 2010.
Bruce Jenner, Kris Kardashian
Bruce Jenner, Kris Kardashian arrive for the City of Hope honoring Shelli And Irving Azoff with the 2011 Spirit of Life award at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, California, May 7, 2011.
Kris is quoted in the June 2015 Vanity Fair article saying, "He was married to me, and he wasn't who he wanted to be so he was miserable." Caitlyn, formerly Bruce, believes that "20 percent was gender and 80 percent was the way I was treated" in describing why their marriage ended formally in 2014.
Basketball game
Former Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner sits with stitches and a scar on his face as he attends the NBA basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles, Jan. 16, 2012.
Bruce Jenner, celebrity golf classic
Bruce Jenner attends the 5th Annual George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic at Lakeside Golf Club in Toluca Lake, California, May 7, 2012.
Bruce Jenner, Lamar Odom
Former U.S. Olympian Bruce Jenner and NBA player Lamar Odom arrive at the 2012 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California, July 11, 2012.
Bruce Jenner, Los Angeles
Bruce Jenner is seen in Los Angeles, March 21, 2013.
Bruce Jener, Kathy Lee Gifford
Bruce Jenner, left, and Kathie Lee Gifford attend the Annual Charity Day Hosted By Cantor Fitzgerald And BGC at the Cantor Fitzgerald Office in New York, Sept. 11, 2013.
Television personality Bruce Jenner
Television personality Bruce Jenner attends the 13th annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational gala at the ARIA Resort & Casino at CityCenter in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 4, 2014.
Kim Kardashian's wedding
Ahead of daughter-in-law Kim Kardashian's wedding, Bruce Jenner sported a pony tail in Paris at the Four Seasons George V hotel, May 24, 2014.
Bruce Jenner, Las Vegas
Television personality Bruce Jenner (C) with Charleene O'Connor and Laura Mentekidis attend the 13th annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational gala at the ARIA Resort & Casino at CityCenter in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 4, 2014.
Bruce Jenner, Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian and Bruce Jenner are spotted heading back to their cars after having lunch in West Hollywood, California, while filming for their reality show "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" on Oct. 21, 2014.
Bruce Jenner, Diane Sawyer
Bruce Jenner sits down with Diane Sawyer for an interview airing April 24, 2015, on "20/20."
After many months of public speculation about his physical changes, Jenner told Sawyer he self-identifies as "her," and that "for all intents and purposes, I am a woman."
Bruce Jenner
Bruce Jenner on ABC's "20/20" which aired April 24, 2015.
Jenner's interview with Diane Sawyer made him one of the highest profile people to come out as transgender.
Bruce Jenner with ex-wives
Bruce Jenner is all smiles, hanging out with ex-wives -- Linda Thompson and Chrystie Crownover -- in this Instagram pic posted by the former, April 29, 2015.