'Call Me Caitlyn': Meet the Woman Formerly Known as Bruce Jenner
Caitlyn Jenner on the cover of Vanity Fair. Photo: Vanity Fair
Meet "Her."
On Monday, the woman formerly known as Bruce Jenner made her debut on the new cover of Vanity Fair.
Jenner, 65, wears her hair in loose curls and poses in a white bustier corset in her first portrait since transitioning from male to female.
"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,' " she tells Vanity Fair.
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Jenner – who says she has not undergone genital surgery – also reveals she had a panic attack after undergoing a facial feminisation surgery for 10 hours March 15, thinking, "What did I just do? What did I just do to myself?"
In a video for the magazine, Jenner discusses why she's sharing her story.
"I was probably at the [Olympic] games because I was running away from a lot of things. [I'm] very, very proud of the accomplishment," she says. "I don't want to diminish that accomplishment. The last few days of doing this shoot was about my life and who I am as a person.
I'm so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self. Welcome to the world Caitlyn. Can't wait for you to get to know her/me.
— Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) June 1, 2015
"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 a 'That a boy, Bruce' pat on the back, okay? This is about your life. Bruce always had to tell a lie. He was always living that lie. Every day he always had a secret, from morning til night. Caitlyn doesn't have any secrets. As soon as the Vanity Fair cover comes out, I'm free."
be free now pretty bird.
— Kendall Jenner (@KendallJenner) June 1, 2015
We were given this life because you were strong enough to live it! I couldn't be prouder!!! Caitlyn,… https://t.co/Ho5O6swM0V
— Khloé (@khloekardashian) June 1, 2015
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