Who owns Miss USA 2023? 2023 is the first Miss USA contest organized by JKN Global Group, owned by Thai transgender entrepreneur Anne Jakrajutatip, which purchased the Miss Universe Organization in 2022. Laylah Rose assumed the roles of president and chief executive officer of Miss USA and Miss...
The Miss USA and Miss Teen USA beauty pageants are both run by the Miss Universe Organization, which also runs the Miss Universe pageant. In 2022, the Miss Universe Organization was purchased by Thai business tycoon and transgender activist Chakrapong "Anne" Chakrajutathib, who controls JKN Glo...
Who are the contestants for the 2023 Miss Universe Pageant? There will be 84 women competing for the Miss Universe crown in 2023 from countries across the globe. For the first time, among the 84 contestants there will also be two transgender women (Miss Portugal M...
Miss USA, Noelia Voigt, advanced to the top 20 of the Miss Universe pageant. This year's crown ultimately went to Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios.
In this photo, Miss Universe USA, R’Bonney Gabriel, who won the 2023 Miss Universe competition, wowed the crowd wearing a Jacqueline Aguilera swimsuit during the preliminary competition on Jan. 11, 2023. Scroll down to see the swimsuits worn by all of the top 16 finalists! (Photo...
HOUSTON - After a new Miss Texas USA was crowned this weekend, controversial anti-Semitic comments she allegedly made are resurfacing online. Some activists are now questioning why more wasn’t done to address the issue. New Miss Texas USA facing backlash over anti-semit...
Kataluna Enriquez was crowned in the biggest preliminary competition for the Miss Nevada USA pageant. Enriquez, 27, started competing in transgender pageants in 2016 when she was working as a model. “I wanted to share my story and present that I was more than just a body,” s...
Bailey Anne Kennedy was crowned the new Miss Maryland USA in June, the first transgender woman and the first Asian American to win the title.
Jakkaphong has been outspoken about her experiences as a transgender woman, and is also the first woman owner of the pageant. She made an appearance onstage to award theImpactWayv Challengewinner to Thailand's Anna Sueangam-iam, honoring her commitments for social good. ...
Utah’s Noelia Voigt crowned Miss USA 2023 The organizationlifted its banon transgender contestants after Jenna Talackova, a trans competitor in the Miss Universe Canada national pageant, was told by organizers she would be disqualified because she had undergone gender-affirming surgery and thus did ...