Caitlyn Jenner Receives Glamour Woman of The Year Award

Her 10-minute speech was strong and bold with the self-deprecating humor she’s known for.

Before she took the stage, a video montage played, featuring son in-law Kanye West’s hit “All of the Lights”, with commentary from daughter Kylie Jenner. “Besides appearance, nothing has changed. What a great opportunity in life to have”, he said. However, Kim confessed that she still tries to wear her heels as much as possible, but only for short intervals.

She also shared spoke about her journey through her transition and sais how hard it was for her until she figured what she wanted from life and how she chose to lead life from there onwards. She instantly became one of the most visible faces for transgender America.

Caitlyn has been an advocate for LGBT issues in the wake of her transition.

Jenner, who was awarded the magazine’s Transgender Champion award, cleared the barrier to that “authentic ID” in late September when a Los Angeles judge approved her name and gender change documents. Who are your heroes? Are you a feminist? A friend of mine emailed me and said, ‘Have you given up?’ and I said, ‘Why, what do you mean?’ and he said, ‘you’re wearing flip-flops.

But once she came out publicly, she says she was hit with a slew of questions: What is your style?

Speaking of her own hard experience of facing up to her gender identity, Caitlyn added: I’ve had many, many, many years of isolation of hiding from the world, lying to the world, of not being myself’.

“I sat down with my pastor, talked to him about my issues”.

“What I have learned about this community is what a great group of women there are out there, who have worked so hard to be authentic to themselves and authentic to womanhood”, she said.

Accepting her Health Advocate award, Planned Parenthood’s president said, “It’s up to us to make sure that every single girl in this world can control their bodies and their lives and futures”.

The 66-year-old I Am Cait reality star stunned in a custom blue long sleeve silk gown with black lapel detail by Moschino Couture! by Jeremy Scott. We basically already knew that she and Elle Woods were kindred spirits, but now we’re even more certain.

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“Films with women at the centre are not a public service project”, she said. And finally last week, I got my driver’s license.