The Caitlyn Jenner-Diane Sawyer Interview One Year On: 14 Things That Have Happened Since Her Landmark Coming Out

All the events that have taken place in the E! star's life over the past year

By Jess Cohen Apr 24, 2016 11:00 AMTags
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A lot can happen in a year!

Sunday, April 24, marks the one-year anniversary of Caitlyn Jenner's 20/20 interview with Diane Sawyer. During this interview, Caitlyn talked openly for the first time about her transition.

Since that time so much has happened to Caitlyn and so in honor of the one-year anniversary, we wanted to look back at all the events that have taken place since Caitlyn and Diane's landmark interview.

Take a look at the list to see all of the events that have happened in Caitlyn's life over the past year.

1. Caitlyn Landed the Cover of Vanity Fair: On June 1, 2015, Caitlyn Jenner introduced herself to the world on the cover of Vanity Fair.

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2. Caitlyn Received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2015 ESPY Awards: The next month, Caitlyn was honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2015 ESPY Awards. During her acceptance speech Caitlyn said, "This transition was harder on me than anything I could have imagined. And that's the case for so many others besides me. For that reason alone, trans people deserve something vital. They deserve your respect."

3. Caitlyn Made Her First Talk Show Appearance on The Ellen Show: In September 2015, Caitlyn made her talk show debut on The Ellen Show. Watch the video above to see a clip from the show!

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4. Caitlyn Was Named One of Glamour's "Women of the Year": Back in October 2015, it was announced that Caitlyn, along with Reese Witherspoon and more awesome stars, had been named one of Glamour's "Women of the Year."

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5. Two Seasons of I Am Cait Have Aired: Since Caitlyn's interview with Sawyer, two seasons of her E! docu-series I Am Cait have aired. The series has shown Caitlyn's journey and how she's using her platform to help others in the trans community.

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6. Caitlyn Took a Road Trip With Her Squad: On the second season of I Am Cait, Caitlyn and her squad hopped on a bus and took a road trip around the United States. During their trip Caitlyn and her squad did have some heated political debates, but in the end everyone decided to put their differences aside and had a great time together.

Watch: Caitlyn Jenner Meets Hillary Clinton for the First Time

7. Caitlyn Met Hillary Clinton: Despite ruffling some feathers with her conservative views and making headlines for her comments on Ted Cruz, Caitlyn met Hillary Clinton and the two had a chance to talk. After their conversation Caitlyn said, "I have to admit I think she's very good on transgender civil rights."

8. Caitlyn Tried on a Wedding Dress for the First Time: During their road trip on I Am Cait, Caitlyn and her squad stopped at a bridal boutique and tried on wedding dresses. Caitlyn even screamed when she saw herself in a wedding dress for the first time.

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9. Caitlyn Announced New Partnership With MAC Cosmetics: In February 2016, Caitlyn announced her partnership with MAC Cosmetics. Caitlyn and MAC created a lipstick called Finally Free and Caitlyn revealed all proceeds from the lipstick will "go toward improving transgender communities." The lipstick went on sale in April 2016 and Caitlyn celebrated by posting a sexy campaign photo.

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10. I Am Cait Won Outstanding Reality Show at the GLAAD Media Awards 2016: In April 2016, I Am Cait won Outstanding Reality Show at the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, tying with TLC's I Am Jazz.

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11. Caitlyn Landed Spot on Out's 2016 Power List: In April it was also announced that Caitlyn, along with Ellen DeGeneres and more incredible stars, landed a spot on Out's 10th annual Power List of the 50 "most influential LGBT people in American culture."

Watch: Kris Jenner Reacts to Caitlyn's Name Change

12. Caitlyn Changed Her License & Birth Certificate: During an episode of I Am Cait, Caitlyn revealed to her ex Kris Jenner that she had changed her name and gender mark on both her driver's license and her birth certificate.

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13. Caitlyn & Kris Jenner Repaired Their Friendship: Since Caitlyn's transition, her relationship with Kris has been rocky, but after spending time together in New Orleans the two are able to sit down and have a conversation. "Going forward from here I would always want you in my life," Caitlyn told Kris on an episode of I Am Cait. The talk went so well Caitlyn even joked that they should renew their vows!

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14. Caitlyn Revealed She Would "Possibly" Consider Gender Confirmation Surgery: On the second to last episode of I Am Cait season two, Caitlyn and Jenny Boylan met with Dr. Marci Bowers, a surgeon who performs gender confirmation surgery. During the meeting, Jenny asked Caitlyn if the surgery would "help"  her. Caitlyn responded, "Um, possibly yeah possibly."