Caitlyn Jenner received a Glamour woman of the year award on Monday, telling the crowd that she believes she was put on Earth to tell her story and make a difference in the world.

Jenner, one of a group of honorees that included actress Reese Witherspoon, dancer Misty Copeland and designer Victoria Beckham, also said that, in case anyone was wondering, “I’m very happy to be living on the other side.”

She said that before she had come out as a woman, she stayed home most of the time. “Now,” she said to cheers, “I actually like going out, and being myself.”

Describing her journey to becoming a woman, she said she had realized that perhaps “this is why God put me on this earth, to tell my story … and make a difference in the world.”

Jenner is not the first transgender woman to be a Glamour Woman of the Year; last year, actress Laverne Cox was honored.