Caitlyn Jenner’s GF Sophia Hutchins Says Investors Discriminated Against Her

“There’s all these rumors online that I’m a model and so they had that misconception in their head. And it just kind of proved to be really challenging,” Sophia said of her meetings with investors during an interview with BUILD Series.

“Getting primarily old white men to believe that this 23-year-old that looks like that can run a company and would give them a good return on their investment and has an idea that’s worth looking at and has the ability to surround herself with people that are smart and can execute this with her was really a huge hurdle for me to overcome,” she said.

“I had the partner at the firm say to me, ‘I understand that you have this great idea and it’s a great idea. But it’s you I’m worried about,’” Sophia said, pointing out the sexist hypocrisy. “But unfortunately, men can go out at 22 years old — and we’ve seen them drop out of college and do it even younger — and go get a lot of capital to fund their ventures and nobody’s saying, ‘Well, I’m not sure cause you look like that.’”

Sophia said the experience has made her second-guess her online postings, but that she hasn’t let it stop her from expressing herself.

“I was dancing, kind of being foolish, having fun. And so I was like, guys, should I post this video of me dancing? And they’re like, no don’t do it, you’re a CEO, you’re a founder, you can’t show that side of yourself. It’s like, why not? Yes I can,” she said about a recent Instagram post.

Sophia recently graduated from California’s Pepperdine University. She’s currently executive director for the Caitlyn Jenner foundation.