Caitlyn Jenner, Former Bruce Jenner, Made Her Public Debut On The Cover Of Vanity Fair (Photo : Twitter)
A rare moment in Hollywood will take place on Wednesday when Caitlyn Jenner would receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award from ESPY. All nine children and stepchildren of the ex-Olympian would attend the event, indicating their support for their father after his public gender shift.
Photographers will be having a field day taking pictures of the Jenner and Kardashian family members, majority of whom are reality stars. Reporters covering the event would have to use the "K" key a lot when writing the story since Jenner's stepchildren by Kris Jenner - Kourtney, Kim and Khloe Kardashian - are confirmed to attend, according to E! News.
Also coming are Caitlyn's biological children with Kris, Kylie and Kendall Jenner. But that's where all the K-named kids end, although four more of Caitlyn's children with other women would also show up. They are Brody Jenner, Burt and Brandon Jenner, and Cassandra Marino.
A few weeks ago, some of Caitlyn's children said that they become closer to their father after he went public with his transition to a woman. Kim recalled when she first discovered her stepdad's secret 12 years ago.
Caitlyn appreciated the acceptance her children had shown after the TV interview and magazine cover as well as the outpouring of support from different parts of the world in her new journey of life. Ahead of the award night, Jenner said in a statement, "Being honored with this award, which is named after one of my heroes, is truly special. For the first time this July, I will be able to stand as my true self in front of my peers."
Previous recipients of the award, given to people with contributions beyond the world of sports, include former women's college basketball coach Pat Summitt, Robin Roberts of "Good Morning America" and NFL's first openly gay player Michael Sam.
ESPY's decision to give the award to Caitlyn has been criticized, but ESPY producer Maura Mandt defended the choice. She said that Jenner's decision to publicly come out as a transgender woman is proof of Caitlyn's "enormous courage and self-acceptance."
"Bruce Jenner could have easily gone off into the sunset at this American hero and never had dealt with this publicly," Mandt said.
Fashion experts tried to predict the gown that Caitlyn would wear. Some of the forecasts are she would wear a plunging, metallic resort 2016 gown, a silver spring 2015 confection, a garnet-hued Zuhair Murad dress, an indescent gown from Zac Posen's fall 2015 collection and a seamless, glittering column Michael Kors fall 2015 collection gown, E! News reports.
