Vanity Fair magazine have unveiled the first pictures of Caitlyn Jenner.

Caitlyn Jenner on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine

Caitlyn Jenner on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine

The former Olympian - who was known as Bruce Jenner before transitioning to a woman - has spoken out for the first time since her recent tell-all interview with Diane Sawyer in a feature accompanied by her first pictures as a woman, which were taken by acclaimed photographer Annie Leibovtiz.

Caitlyn said: "If I was lying on my deathbed and I had kept this secret and never ever did anything about it, I would be lying there saying, 'You just blew your entire life.'"

She has also set up her Twitter account, writing on the micro blogging site: "I'm so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self. Welcome to the world Caitlyn. Can't wait for you to get to know her/me."

Meanwhile, in a previous interview, where Caitlyn confirmed she would be transitioning into a woman, she admitted she wasn't quite ready to announce the name she had chosen just yet.

She said: "If I do [reveal the name], the media will go crazy and I'll never get rid of them," before joking that it wouldn't begin with a K like her ex-wife Kris Jenner, step-daughters Kim Kardashian West, Khloe Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian and her daughters Kendall and Kylie Jenner.

In other pictures from the shoot - which were taken at her Malibu home - Caitlyn is seen wearing a multitude of beautiful outfits including a ball gown and a sequinned dress.