Caitlyn Jenner breaks Twitter world record

Caitlyn, previously known as Bruce Jenner, revealed her new identity overnight, tweeting out the first image of her Vanity Fair cover.

https://twitter.com/Caitlyn_Jenner/status/605407852342018048

She set up her new account to coincide with the magazine's release, and four hours and three minutes later she had become the fastest person to gain a million followers, a record formerly held by US President Barack Obama.

https://twitter.com/GWR/status/605476304218169344
https://twitter.com/kourtneykardash/status/605480098423312384

We were given this life because you were strong enough to live it! I couldn't be prouder!!! Caitlyn, You are beautiful!!! ?

A photo posted by Khloé (@khloekardashian) on Jun 1, 2015 at 9:46am PDT

Her daughter Kendall also tweeted her support after the magazine shoot by photographer Annie Leibovitz went viral.

https://twitter.com/KendallJenner/status/605419652521598976

Bruce Jenner first spoke about being transgender in a television interview in April, telling Diane Sawyer, “For all intents and purposes, I’m a woman."

But yesterday she introduced Caitlyn for the first time, quickly became a worldwide Twitter trend overnight. At the time of writing, she has 1.88 million followers, with many celebrities tweeting their delight at the cover, a closely guarded secret by US magazine Vanity Fair.

https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/605442629933735936
https://twitter.com/lenadunham/status/605429578799153152

Even Barack Obama, who previously held the Guinness World Record now broken by Caitlyn, tweeted his support.

https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/605487361011544065

The magazine article details how Jenner had started to make the transition in the 1980s, wearing pantyhose and a bra beneath a suit after winning gold at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.

After the marriage to the Kardashians' mother Kris ended, the reality star once again began the work towards becoming Caitlyn.