sydney hazlett was jenner 's only real friend among the south florida elite , and syd often begged jenner to attend these things to give her support and backup ; in an odd reversal of circumstance , nature - whatever - the young woman who had been born to a life of luxury , coddled and catered to all her life , suffered from an almost paralyzing lack of confidence , while jenner , who had come from nothing , could stare down anyone and shrug off any slight , which meant the one doing the slighting was , at best , unimportant to her .