Transgender model Rikkie Valerie Kolle was crowned Miss Nederland on July 8 (July 9 in Manila) and will represent the Western European country in the global tilt’s 72nd edition in El Salvador later this year. | diyarista
“She has an iron strong story with a clear mission. The jury is convinced that the organization will enjoy working with this young woman,” the national pageant organization continued in its Facebook post.Although the Miss Universe Organization had allowed transgender women to take part in the competition for more than a decade already, Ponce was only the first to successfully earn a national title and make it to the international stage.
Miss Universe Philippines National Director Shamcey Supsup-Lee said in an earlier interview that she will allow transgender applicants in the national pageant “as long as they have legal documents to prove they are now female and they already underwent gender reassignment.” Beatrice Luigi Gomez shared her story of being in a long-term relationship with a woman when she joined the national pageant’s second edition in 2021. She won the national title and later finished in the Top 5 of the 70th Miss Universe pageant held in Israel.
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