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Caitlyn Jenner accepts the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the ESPYs in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 15. In her first speech since identifying as transgender, she said she wants to "reshape the landscape of how trans issues are viewed."
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Jenner, formerly Bruce, celebrates a record-setting decathlon performance at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. The victory made Jenner an instant sensation.
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Jenner receives an Olympic gold medal on July 30, 1976.
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Jenner poses for a portrait in 1976.
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Jenner quickly found work in television. Here, Penny Marshall and Jenner take part in a taping of the "Battle of the Network Stars" TV show on February 5, 1977.
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Jenner attends a celebrity tennis tournament in 1979 with Chrystie Scott and their son Casey. Scott and Jenner were married from 1972 to 1981.
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Linda Thompson, who became Jenner's second wife, accompanies Jenner at the New York premiere of the movie "Can't Stop the Music" in June 1980. Jenner appeared in the movie, which was a huge dud and won the first Razzie award for worst picture.
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Jenner served as an NBC sportscaster for several years.
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Jenner, who was diagnosed with dyslexia while growing up, joins first lady Nancy Reagan, other celebrities and recipients of the Outstanding Learning Disabled Achiever Award at the White House in 1985. From left to right are G. Chris Anderson, Tom Cruise, Jenner, Reagan, Cher, Richard C. Strauss and Robert Rauschenberg.
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Jenner, lower left, appears in a 1986 episode of "Love Boat" featuring Hulk Hogan and Tim Rossovich.
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Jenner and Kris Kardashian married in 1991. It was Jenner's third marriage.
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The Jenners share a bottle of champagne over a bubble bath.
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The Jenner-Kardashian family poses for a portrait in 1993. Kris and Jenner each had four children when they were married. Clockwise from top left, the kids are Burton Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Brandon Jenner, Brody Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian, Cassandra Jenner and Rob Kardashian.
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Jenner carries the Olympic flame down Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, on April 27, 1996.
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The Jenner family attends the premiere of "The Emperor's New Groove" in 2000. Jenner and Kris had two kids together: Kylie, left, and Kendall.
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Jenner and Tai Babilonia are seen in a publicity photo for "Skating With Celebrities" in 2006.
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Jenner attends the premiere of the reality show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" in 2007 with, from left, Khloe Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian and Rob Kardashian.
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Wheaties featured retro images of Olympic champions, including Jenner, in 2012.
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Jenner hits a tee shot at a celebrity golf tournament in North Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2014.
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In April, Jenner sat down for an interview with Diane Sawyer to reveal that the former Olympian has the "soul of a female."
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Vanity Fair unveiled its Jenner cover shot by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz in June.
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She has finally made her debut.

Vanity Fair tweeted its latest cover Monday, starring the former Bruce Jenner, now called Caitlyn.

Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz shot the first images of Jenner in her Malibu home for the upcoming issue. The photos accompany an article written by “Friday Night Lights” author Buzz Bissinger.

According to the website, “Jenner speaks movingly about her journey, telling Bissinger, ‘If I was lying on my deathbed and I had kept this secret and never ever did anything about it, I would be lying there saying, “You just blew your entire life.” ’ “

In April, Jenner sat down for an interview with Diane Sawyer to reveal that the former Olympian had the “soul of a female.”

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The cover was greeted with praise, with many on social media rallying around #CallMeCaitlyn.

Jenner also started a Twitter account, which reached 1 million followers in Guinness World Record time – 4 hours and 3 minutes.

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Khloe Kardashian, one of Jenner’s stepdaughters, showed her support on Instagram, posting, “We were given this life because you were strong enough to live it! I couldn’t be prouder!!! Caitlyn, You are beautiful!!!”

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Jenner’s daughter Kendall posted a video of some behind-the-scenes footage of the Vanity Fair shoot with a voiceover of Jenner saying, “As soon as the Vanity Fair cover comes out, I’m free.”

Celebrity journalist David Caplan tweeted a picture of Jenner in a smoking-hot red outfit and shades, styling in a sports car.

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And it took the Internet only a minute to decide that Caitlyn Jenner bears a striking resemblance to actress Jessica Lange.

GLAAD President and Chief Executive Officer Sarah Kate Ellis hailed the Jenner cover.

“By sharing her journey with the world, Caitlyn Jenner is accelerating acceptance of transgender people everywhere and reminds us all how important it is to live as your most authentic self,” Ellis said in a statement.

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“For a transgender person to step into the world as his or her authentic self is a moment of tremendous freedom,” added Nick Adams, GLAAD’s director of programs for transgender media. “The world can now see what Caitlyn Jenner has always known, that she is – and always has been – a woman.”

ESPN says Jenner will receive the Arthur Ashe Award at its 2015 ESPYS awards show July 15 in Los Angeles. According to the ESPYS’ site, “Recipients reflect the spirit of Arthur Ashe, possessing strength in the face of adversity, courage in the face of peril and the willingness to stand up for their beliefs no matter what the cost.”

The award is named for the tennis star who brought awareness to HIV and AIDS after he announced his diagnosis in 1992. He died of complications from the disease in 1993. Past recipients of the award include Billie Jean King, Nelson Mandela, Muhammad Ali and Michael Sam.

E!, home of the family’s reality show “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” will air an eight-part series about Jenner’s transition starting July 26.

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CNN’s Kevin Dotson contributed to this story .