Caitlyn Jenner poses for Sports Magazine cover with her gold medal.

I AM CAIT TV star, Caitlyn Jenner is on the cover of Sports Illustrated showing off her gold medal in a shiny sequin jumpsuit which she had won from the 1976 Summer Olympics, wearing it for the

first time in 40 years. The 66-year-old reality star, who won gold at the 1976 Montreal Games in the decathlon, also reveals to the magazine in an interview where she keeps her prized hardware in her makeup drawer.

'I am happier, these last 12 months, than I’ve ever been in my life,' says Jenner in the interview. It was also revealed that Jenner began considering plastic surgery at 27, something she says was a result of her gender dysphoria which distracted her from her feelings saying she was trapped inside the wrong body. She will not speak about whether or not she has had or plans to have gender reassignment surgery, saying: 'It’s nobody’s business'.

In the interview, Jenner at one point walks over to her vanity and pulls out a makeup bag to reveal the wooden box holding the medal, telling the writer: ''Here it is. In my nail drawer. That’s what you can say: It was in the nail drawer.' The cover photo also marks the first time Jenner has publicly worn the medal since she stood on the podium in Montreal 40 years ago

In the interview Jenner also speaks about how her life now, and what she is doing with her life as a transgender advocate, is so much more important than winning that medal. 'Sports. It’s not real life,' says Jenner. 'You go out there, you work hard, you train your ass off, win the Games. I’m very proud of that part of my life. And it’s not like I just want to throw it out. It’s part of who I am. 

See more photos:

Caityln Jenner on the podium 40 years ago in Montreal (above with silver medalist Guido Kratschmer on left and bronze medalist Nikolay Avilov on right)

Jenner and transgender friend