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Transgender Woman Wins Miss Nevada Pageant, Poised to Take on Miss USA
Transgender Woman Wins Miss Nevada Pageant, Poised to Take on Miss USA
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Enriquez is now expected to become the first openly transgender contestant to advance to the Miss USA pageant. 03.07.2021, Sputnik International
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Kataluna Enriquez, a 27-year old Filipono-American transgender woman, has won Miss Nevada USA and is going to represent the state in the upcoming Miss USA pageant, Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.Having prevailed over 21 other candidates during the contest, Enriquez is the first transgender woman to scoop the title of Miss Nevada USA.She said that "inclusivity, diversity, and representation" is important to her. "It’s something I did not have growing up and is still lacking in today’s world," Kataluna said earlier this year after winning the Miss Silver State USA, as quoted by Fox News. "Today I am a proud transgender woman of colour."
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Transgender Woman Wins Miss Nevada Pageant, Poised to Take on Miss USA
18:23 GMT 03.07.2021 (Updated: 13:19 GMT 06.08.2022) Enriquez is now expected to become the first openly transgender contestant to advance to the Miss USA pageant.
Kataluna Enriquez, a 27-year old Filipono-American transgender woman, has won Miss Nevada USA and is going to represent the state in the upcoming Miss USA pageant, Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
Having prevailed over 21 other candidates during the contest, Enriquez is the first transgender woman to scoop the title of Miss Nevada USA.
"It’s a huge honour to win, especially during Pride Month," Enriquez said. "I wasn’t nervous. I knew that I had worked really hard and I had my one shot at making history."
She said that "inclusivity, diversity, and representation" is important to her. "It’s something I did not have growing up and is still lacking in today’s world," Kataluna said earlier this year after winning the Miss Silver State USA, as quoted by Fox News. "Today I am a proud transgender woman of colour."
