Caitlyn Jenner

American television personality and retired Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete. Previously identifying publicly as male, Jenner revealed her identity as a trans woman in April 2015, publicly announcing her name change from Bruce to Caitlyn in a July 2015 Vanity Fair cover story. Her name and gender change became official on 25 September 2015. She has been called the most famous openly transgender woman in the world. From 2015 to 2016, Jenner starred in the reality television series I Am Cait, which focused on her gender transition.

As an athlete and superstar Bruce Jenner won the U.S. Gold Medal in the Decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Jenner, an all-round sports figure raced powerboats and mountain bikes, receiving awards for water-skiing in 1966, 1969 and 1971. Jenner's willingness to try anything once has led to broadcasting, acting and owning her own business. In 1996, Jenner participated in a two-week road rally through Africa driving a Hummer all-terrain vehicle.

As a dyslexic child Jenner suffered problems in the classroom. In third grade her biggest fear was reading in front of the class. Losing all interest in school work, Jenner became a star athlete to overcompensate for low self-esteem. Frustrated by poor grades, Jenner would challenge the smart boys to races. A pole vaulter and high jump champion at high school, also winner of the water-skiing championships in the large Eastern U.S. competition, Jenner was given a full scholarship to Graceland College in Iowa by the Mormon Church where the college coach felt that Jenner's athletic strengths were in participating in many track and field events. He encouraged the young athlete to practise for the decathlon.

In 1972, Jenner finished in tenth place in the Olympic decathlon in Munich. Going all out training for the 1976 Games in Montreal and living on $9,000 a year, Jenner sold insurance and drove an old '63 Volkswagen.