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Italian beauty pageant's anti-trans rule backfires after more than 100 trans men sign up in protest
The pageant's patron said participants must be women "from birth" to compete.
Sebastian Cahill
After being bullied as a kid, I became the first transgender woman to compete at the Miss USA pageant
Enriquez was told not to play with her sister's toys as a child. She later made history as the firs…
Yoonji Han
I only had 3 weeks to prepare for Miss Universe, but made history as the first trans woman to place in the top 20
Marina Machete made history this year while representing Portugal at the Miss Universe pageant.
Anneta Konstantinides
Miss Italy beauty pageant bans transgender women from competing, saying contestants must be 'woman from birth'
Patrizia Mirigliani said pageant contestants must be a "woman from birth" in a statement to local m…
Maria Noyen
The pageant world is for some reason enraged by the new Miss France's... pixie haircut?
Eve Gilles, the new Miss France, celebrated her moment as a win for "diversity," but some viewers c…
Anneta Konstantinides
India's first trans beauty pageant winner's journey from hunger and abandonment to a symbol of empowerment
The LGBTQIA+ community (an acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, queer, intersex …
Miss USA Elle Smith says first transgender contestant Kataluna Enriquez 'had every right to be on that stage'
"I see her as a trans woman, but I see her as a woman," Miss USA winner Elle Smith said of Miss Nev…
Anneta Konstantinides
The new Miss Universe said critics need to understand that pageants are 'not about beauty'
Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu, who won the crown for India, told Insider that beauty pageants are ab…
Anneta Konstantinides
Sanjay Leela Bhansali to launch Heeramandi's first song on Miss World stage
Makers of the upcoming web series ' The Diamond Bazaar' starring Sonakshi Sinha, Richa Chadha, Adit…
ANI
Miss USA's first transgender contestant, Kataluna Enriquez, says she was only asked about her transition while others were asked about politics and climate change
Kataluna Enriquez, 27, was crowned Miss Nevada in June before going on to take part in closed-door …
Mikhaila Friel
From crown to scrubs: A British beauty queen shares why she returned to her job as a doctor amid the country's coronavirus crisis
"It's been normalising to return to work — it's the only contact you have at the moment," Mukhurjee…
Shafi Musaddique
Pride Month: Campaigns that started conversations and sparked change in India
To mark pride month, we look back at some of the iconic advertisements that initiated an early conv…
Miss United States of America has won the right to ban trans women from the competition
A federal judge in Oregon threw out a discrimination lawsuit filed against Miss USA by a transgende…
Canela López
Abandoned at 7, raped at 11, India's three-time Miss Diversity, Naaz Joshi, shares the gut wrenching plight of the country's trans community
Aizya Naaz Joshi created history when won the Miss Diversity 2019 pageant for this third time, at…
I'm the first openly transgender cheerleader in the NFL. Despite facing negative comments, I don't let anyone steal my joy.
Justine Lindsay navigated her gender identity and the world of dance on her own. She hopes to be a …
Yoonji Han
Priyanka Chopra says she was dropped from 2 movies after a doctor messed up a surgery on her nose
In her new memoir, "Unfinished," the actress recalled feeling as if her career "seemed to be over b…
Olivia Singh
Miss India finalist Diksha Singh to contest Uttar Pradesh Panchayat elections
Femina Miss India finalist, Diksha Singh, will add a dash of glamour to the Zila Panchayat election…
The first ever ‘Mr World’ from India, Rohit Khandelwal’s training routine will leave you stunned
The Indian model and TV actor, Rohit, competed with 47 participants from across the globe and was d…
15 Women Who Redefined Bollywood
In an era when her contemporaries were busy posing pretty, Nadia was riding horses and kicking badd…
Caitlyn Jenner Is Proving That Trans Is Indeed Trance. So You Think We Could Ever Have A Transgender As The Next U.S. President?
When the greater religions put a gun to our head and threatened us to jump in its well, we jumped…