How Caitlyn Jenner went from an Olympic gold medalist and reality star to aspiring politician

Debanjali BoseApr 29, 2021, 00:24 IST

Caitlyn Jenner has been an Olympic gold medalist, a reality-TV personality, and, now, a political hopeful.Jerod Harris/Getty Images

Caitlyn Jenner is an Olympic gold medalist, a reality-TV personality, and, briefly, a movie star.
In April, she announced she's running for governor of California.
Take a look at the life of one of the greatest all-time American athletes.

Caitlyn Jenner was born in Mount Kisco, New York, in 1949.

In 1976, the 26-year-old Jenner won a gold medal for decathlon in the Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Jenner at the 1976 Olympics. Walt Disney Television via Getty Images PHOTO ARCHIVES via Getty Images

While Jenner was steadily gaining momentum as an athlete, she married her first wife, Chrystie Scott.

Scott and Jenner. PL Gould/IMAGES/Getty Images

Her 1976 Olympics success propelled Jenner to superstardom and landed her on the Wheaties cereal box and inside the pantries of millions of Americans.

Jenner at a press conference promoting her Wheaties partnership. Bettmann/Getty Images

After her divorce from Scott, Jenner married the former model and singer-songwriter Linda Thompson.

Jenner and Thompson. Ann Clifford/DMI/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images

In the '80s, around the time of her marriage to Thompson, Jenner took her talents to Hollywood.

Jenner promoting "Can't Stop The Music." Donaldson Collection/Getty Images

Five years after she divorced Thompson, Jenner married Kris Kardashian.

Jenner and Kris in 1991. Maureen Donaldson/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

The Kardashian-Jenner family started appearing on the E! reality show "Keeping up with the Kardashians" in 2007.

Jenner, Kris, and Kim at the "KUWTK" premiere. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images

After over two decades together, Jenner and Kris separated in 2013 and divorced two years later.

Jenner and Kris in 2015. Kevin Mazur/WireImage

While she was going through her divorce with Kris, Jenner was involved in a car crash in February 2015 that left one person dead.

The site of the 2015 crash. Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

In April 2015, Jenner sat down with the ABC journalist Diane Sawyer and shared that she was a trans woman: "Yes, for all intents and purposes I am a woman."

The journalist Diane Sawyer. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

In July 2015, she accepted an ESPY Award for courage and started appearing in her own E! reality show, "I Am Cait."

Jenner at the ESPY Awards. Kevin Winter/Getty Images

A few months later, Jenner described herself as a "traditionalist" who, initially, didn't support same-sex marriage.

Jenner gave her fans an even more intimate look at her life in a memoir published in 2017, titled "The Secrets of My Life," that caused some friction within her family.

Jenner has amassed almost 11 million followers on Instagram since joining in 2015 and has 109,000 subscribers on YouTube. She's also found her way back to reality TV.

Jenner as the Phoenix on "The Masked Singer." Michael Becker/FOX

In April, Jenner announced she was running for governor of California.

Jenner at the 4th annual Women's March LA: Women Rising at Pershing Square on January 18, 2020, in Los Angeles. Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Image

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