Caitlyn
Jenner
was
one
of
the
highlights
at
2015
ESPY
Awards.
It
was
a
big
night
for
the
former
Olympian
and
she
made
it
all
the
more
special
by
making
a
grand
red
carpet
debut.
The
65-year-old
athlete
made
her
red
carpet
debut
wearing
a
plain
white
beautifully
fit
floor
length
Versace
gown
and
looked
breathtaking
as
she
climbed
the
stairs
to
win
the
prestigious
Arthur
Ashe
Courage
Award.
Caitlyn
was
honoured
with
the
night's
prestigious
award
by
U.S.
women's
soccer
player
Abby
Wambach.
The
player
first
introduced
a
touching
montage
of
Caitlyn's
journey
to
the
stars
at
the
event.
The
reality
TV
star
then
walked
onto
the
stage
and
was
greeted
with
a
standing
ovation
from
the
entire
crowd
as
the
Kardashian
and
Jenner
supported
their
father
win
the
big
honour.
"Wow,
I
have
to
talk
after
that?
Thank
you
so
much.
It
is
so
wonderful
to
be
here
tonight.
The
last
few
months
have
been
a
whirlwind
of
so
many
different
experiences
and
emotions.
But
to
tell
you
the
truth,
it
seems
like
every
time
I
turn
around
in
life,
I'm
putting
myself
in
these
high-pressure
situations-competing
in
the
games,
raising
a
family,
but
I've
never
felt
more
pressure
than
I
have
in
my
life
than
I
have
in
the
last
couple
of
months.
Picking
out
this
outfit-OK
girls,
I
get
it," she
said
in
her
acceptance
speech.
Courtesy
of
Twitter
"It
was
exhausting.
And
next,
the
Fashion
Police.
Please
be
kind
on
me,
I'm
new
at
this."
She
started
again,
"My
plea
to
you
tonight
is
to
join
me
in
making
this
one
of
your
issues
as
well...
Learn
as
much
as
you
can
about
another
person."
She
continued,
"I
trained
hard.
I
competed
hard.
And
for
this,
people
respected
me.
But
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."
In
her
acceptance
speech,
Caitlyn
Jenner
thanked
her
transgender
friends
like
Laverne
Cox
and
Chaz
Bono,
and
also
thanked
Diane
Sawyer.
"Here
comes
the
tough
part,
I'd
like
to
thank
my
family.
I
never
wanted
to
hurt
anyone
else,
most
of
all,
my
family
and
my
kids.
I
always
wanted
my
children
to
be
so
proud
of
their
dad
for
what
he
was
able
to
accomplish
in
his
life.
You
guys
have
given
so
much
back
to
me,
you've
given
me
so
much
support.
I
am
so,
so
grateful
to
have
all
of
you
in
my
life.
Thank
you,"
an
emotional
Jenner
said.
"And
last
but
not
least,
my
mother...
I
always
thought
that
I
got
my
courage
and
my
determination
from
my
dad
who
landed
on
Omaha
beach
and
fought
all
the
way
through
World
War
II.
But
you
know,
I'm
realizing
now
mom,
I
think
I
got
all
of
those
qualities
from
you,"
Jenner
added.
"It
is
an
honor
to
have
the
word
‘courage' associated
with
my
life,
but
on
this
night,
another
word
comes
to
mind,
and
that
is
‘fortunate.'
I
owe
a
lot
to
sports.
It
showed
me
the
world.
It's
given
me
an
identity,"
she
continued
with
tears
in
her
eyes.
"If
you
wanna
call
me
names,
make
jokes,
doubt
my
intentions,
go
ahead.
Because
the
reality
is
I
can
take
it.
But
for
the
thousands
of
kids
out
there
coming
to
terms
with
being
true
to
who
they
are,
they
shouldn't
have
to
take
it,"
Jenner
said
which
touched
our
hearts!
Courtesy
of
Twitter
Speaking
for
transgender
and
also
about
the
critics
who
slammed
her
for
publicity,
the
I
Am
Cait
star
said,
"So
for
the
people
out
there
wondering
what
this
is
all
about,
whether
its
about
courage
or
controversy
or
publicity,
it's
about
what
happens
from
here.
It's
not
just
about
one
person.
It's
about
thousands
of
people.
It's
not
just
about
me.
It's
about
all
of
us
accepting
one
another.
We're
all
different.
It's
not
a
bad
thing.
It's
a
good
thing."
Other
recipients
of
this
honour
includes
Michael
Sam
(NFL
league's
first
gay
player),
Good
Morning
America's
Robin
Roberts,
and
former
women's
college
basketball
coach
Pat
Summitt.