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    The Evolution of Bruce Jenner
    The Evolution of Bruce Jenner
    The Evolution of Bruce Jenner
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    The Evolution of Bruce Jenner

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    Bruce Jenner captured America’s attention by shattering world records in the Decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Launched onto the world stage, Jenner was young, photogenic, All-American. He humbly accepted the adulation of a nation, and has stayed a household name ever since, even more so in recent years as the patriarch of one of America’s most famous—and infamous—families, the Kardashian / Jenner clan.

    Almost forty years later, the press has been covering Jenner’s transition from male to female, and should he come out publicly, it would make him the highest-profile person ever to come out as transgender. Living life proudly and openly, Jenner would serve as a role model for much of the transgender community.

    But not for all. His path has been controversial, as some advocates see the celebrity glare given off by his connection to the Kardashian family as exploitative, and his public persona making him a less-than-ideal spokesperson for transgendered people. Bruce Jenner, who seemingly always being watched by crowds, now finds himself more scrutinized than ever.
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    PublisherDiversion Books
    Release dateMar 3, 2015
    ISBN9781626817753
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      Copyright

      Diversion Books

      A Division of Diversion Publishing Corp.

      443 Park Avenue South, Suite 1008

      New York, NY 10016

      www.DiversionBooks.com

      Copyright © 2015 by The Washington Post

      All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever.

      Cover Photo Credit: NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 11: Bruce Jenner attends Cantor Fitzgerald And BGC Partners Annual Charity Day at Cantor Fitzgerald on September 11, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/Getty Images)

      For more information, email info@diversionbooks.com

      First Diversion Books edition March 2015

      ISBN: 978-1-62681-775-3

      Introduction

      Bruce Jenner first stepped into the bright beam of America’s spotlight nearly 40 years ago, at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

      He was a relative unknown in the decathlon, which pits competitors against each other in not one but 10 skills, including long jump, high jump, sprinting, hurdles, discus and javelin. It’s an event so grueling that the winner is often dubbed the world’s greatest athlete.

      Jenner shattered the world record that summer, defeating the Soviet defending champion, Nikolai Avilov, at the height of the Cold War and bringing home the gold medal in America’s bicentennial year.  The world’s greatest athlete was suddenly a wholesome, handsome all-American boy.

      He quickly became one of the biggest celebrities in the country. Jenner unabashedly accepted every offer: sports commentating gigs, a clothing line, an autobiography, motivational speeches. There were Bruce Jenner dolls, board games and T-shirts. Of course his picture was on the Wheaties box; America ate him up.

      He simply is a real-life version of the American dream, fairly bursting with honest vitality, infectious health and cheerful good humor, The Washington Post’s Kenneth Turan wrote in 1977. Is it his fault that he’s direct, self-assured, sincere? The type of person we’d all like to be when we grow up?

      Now the buff heartthrob of America’s disco era is poised again to be the center of American attention, in a way few fans could have imagined in 1976.

      The All-American boy, now 65, will soon come out as transgender.

      The first startling tabloid photos showed up on checkout lanes in the fall of 2014: Jenner wearing his hair

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