Here's an interesting throwback for your Thursday...
Rumors have been swirling on the Internet that Caitlyn Jenner is being eyed to judge the 2015 Miss USA pageant next month, and while nothing has been confirmed, the organization tells E! News they would indeed love to have her and are reaching out to make an offer.
With this possible gig up in the air, we are reminded of a moment from the 2012 Miss USA pageant that makes all of this that much more intriguing.
(With the release of her Vanity Fair cover on June 1, Caitlyn has chosen to publicly identify as a woman and E! News will refer to her using female pronouns. In stories published prior to this date, Caitlyn was referred to as Bruce and male pronouns were used.)
Jenner's stepson Robert Kardashian was a guest judge during that year's competition, and ended up being the one to ask Olivia Culpo (who went on to claim the title) her final question, which, ironically enough, was whether or not she thinks it is fair for a transgender woman to win the title over a naturally born woman.
"I do think that that would be fair, but I can understand that people would be a little apprehensive to take that road because there is a tradition of natural-born women but today where there's so many surgeries and so many people who need to change for a happier life, I do accept that, because I believe it's a free country," Culpo responded, which drew cheers and applause from the crowd.
Furthermore, Caitlyn previously explained how she came to the decision of her name in her interview with Vanity Fair magazine, saying, "It's one of the hardest things in life—choosing your own name," and admitted that she tried to come up with ideas for her name by watching Miss America pageants, browsing the contestants to see if anything sparked her interest!
Funny how things kinda come full circle, right?
Although Jenner said she liked the name Heather or Cathy, Caitlyn always stuck with her. The Olympian also told the mag that at one point, her assistant Rhonda randomly mentioned liking the name Caitlyn.
Jenner took the coincidence as a sign, and decided to go ahead with it spelled with a C as opposed to a K—something the Kardashians and Jenners have seemingly trademarked over the years, boom, #CallMeCaitlyn was born.