Kendall Jenner Opens Up About Caitlyn's Transition: "It's Kind of a Blessing in Disguise"

Updated on 8/12/2016 at 9:00 PM

Kendall Jenner's career hit a new high this week when her stunning cover for Vogue's coveted September issue was revealed. The model may be a prominent member of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, but she is certainly paving her own way in Hollywood apart from her family. In the magazine, Kendall opens up about gaining the respect of the modeling world, learning from her sisters' mistakes, and the first time she met Caitlyn Jenner. See her best quotes below!

On the criticism behind the Kardashian name: "People say a lot of what they think, and it's not always positive. And we never say anything. We just take it. And then when people meet us, they're pleasantly surprised. Because we aren't what people think. One of the best lessons I ever learned from my sisters is not to take everything so seriously. Just leave it alone — it will pass in a week. That's how I grew up. My sisters are so f*cking strong, and they taught me and my little sister to just toughen up and not let it affect us. You know what's real."
On why she didn't invite her family to her first runway show: "Marc invited my whole family to that first show, and I was like, 'I love you guys, but can you please just not come?' I was trying so hard to be taken seriously, like, 'Guys: This is not a joke or a stunt; this is what I want to do with my life.' I had to prove that I could do it. And now I feel like I'm a part of something. I feel I have accomplished something that is mine."
On what she learned from her sisters' careers: "Obviously, my success came after my sisters' — I got to see all of their mistakes and watch out for them."

On her dad's transition from male to female: "I knew it was going to have its rough phase, but it's all supernormal now. It's not weird at all. Sometimes I look at a picture of my dad when she was a guy, and it makes me a little sad — I get emotional. You have to get past it — you've got a new person to love. It’s kind of a blessing in disguise — if that's not the wrong way to say it."
On how her family taught her to stay grounded: "If I'm being honest, my little sister and I have every right to go crazy. You would expect that from us. But neither of us has the desire to do that. I think it says a lot about the way we were raised. Not even just by my parents, but my Kardashian sisters and what they've taught us. My parents did something right, and thank God."
On when she first met Caitlyn: "Obviously it's strange having your dad, who was so male, completely reverse. It is definitely a gnarly experience. But my whole life we would, like, catch her, and we would be like, 'What is going on here?' I think we know, but do we? At one point Kylie and I thought he was cheating on my mom, because he had makeup and nail polish. One time we found those squishy boob things. We found wigs. And then one time I actually ran into her. In this house. She had no idea. She would wake up really early just so she could dress up and move around the house and get that little kick for the morning, and then go back to being Bruce — take us to school, totally normal. So one morning I woke up at 4:00 a.m. so thirsty, came downstairs into the kitchen, and grabbed a bottle of water. And as I was coming back out, my dad was coming down the stairs in, like, a wig and makeup and shoes — the full nine. And she didn't see me. I literally froze. Please don't turn left. Because she could either turn left or turn right. Thank God she turned right and — to this day! — has no idea that happened. That was the first time I had ever seen her.”