Trans woman Caitlyn Jenner has made this year’s Woman’s Hour Power List of top 10 influencers, alongside Angelina Jolie, singer Sia and Anna Wintour. The list, topped by Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon identifies women who have had an “exceptionally large impact”. Caitlyn is at number seven. She revealed her transition to Caitlyn on the cover of Vanity Fair last month.The former Olympian, whose famous children include step-daughter Kim Kardashian and daughter Kendall Jenner, is honoured for bringing the experience of being a trans woman to a global audience.
Both the Vanity Fair photoshoot and the ensuing #CallMeCaitlyn hashtag adopted by many fans on Twitter generated huge publicity.
See the list below:
Woman’s Hour Power List 2015 – Top 10 influencers
1. Nicola Sturgeon – leader of the SNP
2. Anna Wintour – editor-in-chief of American Vogue
3. Angelina Jolie – actor, director and humanitarian ambassador
4. Katharine Viner – editor of The Guardian
5. Camilla Cavendish – director of Downing Street Policy Unit
6. Sia – singer, songwriter and music video director
7. Caitlyn Jenner – high profile trans woman
8. Karen Blackett, CEO, MediaCom UK
9. Zanny Minton Beddoes – editor-in-chief of The Economist
10. Sara Khan – co-founder of Inspire
Speaking about Jenner’s inclusion in this year’s top 10, Daily Mail columnist and judge Sarah Vine acknowledged it was controversial, for several reasons.
“Initially… many of us felt that Kim Kardashian would have to appear somewhere – not because any of us felt any particular admiration for the woman, but simply because her influence on millions of women worldwide is undeniable.But then the Caitlyn Jenner story broke and I in particular felt that she trumped all others in the celebrity stakes.”