Miss Portugal Marina Machete, Miss Netherlands Rikkie Kollé, Miss Nepal Jane Dipika Garrett and more are making history at the Miss Universe 2023.
Transgender modelJenna Talackovachallenged Miss Universe rules that forbid contestants who were not "natural-born women" from competing. She took home the Miss Congeniality prize at the Miss Universe Canada pageant in 2012. Age:36 Birthplace:Vancouver, Canada ...
Move forward 10 seconds Unmute Miss Spain is the first-ever trans woman to compete in Miss Universe Angela Ponce, a 27-year-old from Spain, became the first transgender woman to participate in the international competition. TopicsActivismLGBTQSocial Good...
For the first time ever, a transgender woman will compete for the Miss Universe crown. Spaniard Angela Ponce, who was born a man, won the Miss Universe Spain pageant last weekend and will compete in the global beauty pageant once owned by President Donald Trump. “Let’s make history,” ...
We began this week with the now-usual, unhelpful conversation about whether Donald Trump is a jerk for going on about a former Miss Universe and her weight and ethnicity. Lost in the noise around Alicia Machado’s value as a human being (Mary Matalin called hera “tart”), was the lee...
Trans Advocacy and Public Relations: A Rhetorical Analysis of Mediated Transfemininity in the 2012 Miss Universe PageantCiszek, Erica
“Stop it!” I said. “You need to go home, OK? Just because I’m gay doesn’t mean I want to make out with every man in the universe.” I politely walked him to the door and watched him bounce off walls toward his own room, keeping watch until I was sure he wasn’t headed...
Nguyen had previously announced on Instagram that he has intentions to compete in Miss Universe. After news of his win reached social media, along with group photos of the contestants, many were quick to point out that Nguyen appeared to have been held to a much lower standard when compared...
December 4, 2023 at 10:10 am I’m to busy trying to get old ladies like you to understand my gender to reply to all of these incorrect ideas and comments, so lets start here. I am a trans demiboy still in the process of transitioning. I use he/they pronouns, and LITERALLY WANT...
Utah’s Noelia Voigt crowned Miss USA 2023 The organization lifted its ban on 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...