Jenner sets Twitter speed record for one million followers
Jenner hit 1 million Twitter followers in just 4 hours and 3 minutes
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LOS ANGELES:
-In the race for Twitter glory, Caitlyn Jenner -- who as Bruce set the Olympic world record in the decathlon -- is now first to the million-follower finish line.
Jenner on Monday set a new record by hitting one million Twitter followers in four hours and three minutes, according to a post on the Guinness World Records website -- besting the time recently set by US President Barack Obama.
Jenner's account at Twitter indicated that there were over 1.3 million followers by mid-afternoon on Monday in California, where Twitter is based.
Jenner -- who in April confirmed she was transitioning to life as a woman -- unveiled her new name and look in a sexy Vanity Fair cover shoot -- drawing widespread praise, including from the White House.
An official Caitlyn Jenner page on Instagram, where the single image posted was the Vanity Fair cover, had 384,000 followers.
-In the race for Twitter glory, Caitlyn Jenner -- who as Bruce set the Olympic world record in the decathlon -- is now first to the million-follower finish line.
Jenner on Monday set a new record by hitting one million Twitter followers in four hours and three minutes, according to a post on the Guinness World Records website -- besting the time recently set by US President Barack Obama.
Jenner's account at Twitter indicated that there were over 1.3 million followers by mid-afternoon on Monday in California, where Twitter is based.
Jenner -- who in April confirmed she was transitioning to life as a woman -- unveiled her new name and look in a sexy Vanity Fair cover shoot -- drawing widespread praise, including from the White House.
An official Caitlyn Jenner page on Instagram, where the single image posted was the Vanity Fair cover, had 384,000 followers.