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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 …
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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Trump welcomed transgender women in his Miss Universe pageant years before he started campaigning on excluding them from women's sports
Trump took credit for reversing the Miss Universe ban on transgender women in 2012, welcoming the p…
Kelsey Vlamis
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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
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Every adult woman can now compete at Miss USA. Past winners and contestants aren't convinced it's a good idea.
Former Miss USA contestants questioned how the pageant would judge 20-year-olds against 60-year-old…
Anneta Konstantinides
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A former Miss World America said she wouldn't wish being the titleholder on her worst enemy
Former Miss World America Marisa Butler spoke to Jezebel about being queen. She said the pageant hu…
Samantha Grindell
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Miss America said being the first Korean-American contestant to win shows how the pageant has become 'incredibly progressive'
Emma Broyles is the first Miss Alaska and Korean-American contestant to become Miss America. She to…
Samantha Grindell
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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
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The newest Miss America is thrilled the pageant ditched its swimsuit competition
Emma Broyles, the first Miss Alaska to be Miss America, told Insider she's glad contestants "don't …
Samantha Grindell
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The 100th Miss America pageant had numerous technical difficulties, and some viewers say it ruined the event
Miss America, which aired live on Peacock, had a number of technical issues. Some critics said the …
Samantha Grindell
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Ron DeSantis accepts responsibility for his campaign's anti-LGBTQ video but says he doesn't 'believe in demeaning anybody'
"I'm responsible for it, don't get me wrong," DeSantis said in an interview with Fox News' Bret Bai…
Bryan Metzger
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Miss Thailand says she's happier when her makeup comes off
The 27-year-old beauty queen placed second during the 2023 Miss Universe pageant, which was held on…
Amanda Goh
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Miss United States pageant can bar transgender women from competing, appeals court rules
A federal court ruled in favor of the US pageant on Wednesday. The organization will be allowed to …
Jordan Hart
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Miss Alaska makes history as she is crowned the new Miss America
The Miss America pageant aired on Thursday on Peacock. Miss Alaska Emma Broyles won the pageant, ma…