About
Caitlyn Jenner’s Vanity Fair Cover refers to the cover photograph for the American magazine Vanity Fair featuring Caitlyn Jenner, the transgender identity chosen by Bruce Jenner, an American Olympic-winning track-and-field athlete and as the father of Kim Kardashian). *Since its unveiling in the June 2015 issue, the cover attracted much attention due to Jenner’s new look and her achievement of being the first transgender woman on the cover of Vanity Fair.
Background
Jenner had expressed transgender feelings since at least the 1980s, but she did not come out to the American public until April of 2015.[1] On June 1st, 2015, Jenner and Vanity Fair released an photograph of the magazine cover on a newly created Twitter, @Caitlyn_Jenner; this Twitter post received over 200,000 retweets and 220,000 favorites.[2]
— Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) June 1, 2015
The image was taken by famous celebrity photographer Annie Liebovitz and was accompanied by several other photographs and an in-depth article, titled “Introducing Caitlyn Jenner” about Jenner’s experience transitioning.[5]
Notable Developments
Online Reaction
Four hours after Jenner created her Twitter, she had gained 1 million followers, breaking a record previously held by United States President Barack Obama.[4]
Following the announcement, the name Caitlyn Jenner and the hashtags #CaitlynJenner and #CallMeCaitlyn were all trending worldwide.[6]
Drake Bell Controversy
Hours after the initial tweet, actor and former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell posted a tweet saying he would still refer to Jenner as “Bruce”. The tweet, which was later deleted, received extremely negative feedback.[3]
Jessica Lange reaction
Upon the release of the cover, many Twitter users remarked that Jenner looked very similar to American film actress Jessica Lange. So many people noticed the similarity that Jessica Lange was trending alongside Jenner on Twitter. When told about the comparison by a reporter at online publication The Daily Beast, Lange reportedly said "That’s so wonderful.’ It was also reported that Lange had to be told what Twitter was and what it meant to be trending. [7]
Search Interest
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References
[1]Wikipedia – Caitlyn Jenner
[3]Billboard – Drake Bell Tweets That He’ll Still Call Caitlyn Jenner ‘Bruce’
[4]Twitter – 4 hrs and 3 mins!
[5]Vanity Fair – Introducing Caitlyn Jenner
[6]Topsy – Hashtag Analytics: #CaitlynJenner, #CallMeCaitlyn, and Caitlyn Jenner
[7]The Daily Beast – Jessica Lange Learns About Caitlyn Jenner Comparisons: ‘That’s So Wonderful’