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In March, Enriquez was crowned Miss
Silver State USA, which is described as the “biggest preliminary competition for the Miss Nevada USA pageant.”
The
Las Vegas Review-Journalreports that Enriquez first took part in transgender pageants in 2016 while working as a model, and started competing in women’s pageants last year.
Women’s beauty pageants are not the only place where biological males are beginning to dominate.
Sports Illustrated‘s annual Swimsuit Issue.
Chelsea Wolfe, a transgender BMX freestyle rider and U.S. Olympic team alternate who once said his goal was to win the Olympics so that he could burn the American flag on the podium has become Team USA’s first trans athlete.
Miss Nevada USA crowns transgender woman for first time
At the Miss Nevada USA pageant Sunday night, a transgender woman was crowned and will represent Nevada in Miss USA.
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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) â When Kataluna Enriquez was crowned Miss Nevada USA Sunday night at the South Point, she made history. I m the first trans woman and trans woman of color and it s time that our voices are heard, Enriquez said.
Enriquez will also be the first trans woman to compete in Miss USA in the fall where she ll represent Nevada. Representation of the trans community is something Enriquez feels strongly about only recently being able to compete in cisgender pageants herself.
Transgender Woman Crowned as Miss Nevada USA for First Time in Pagean s History
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27-year-old ballgown designer Kataluna Enriquez, who amasses over 35,000 followers on Instagram, makes history after defeating 21 other women and earning the coveted title. Jun 29, 2021
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Miss Nevada USA has crowned its winner at the South Point hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Sunday, June 27. For the first time in the pageant s history, the title went to a transgender woman.
Prior to winning Miss Nevada USA,
Kataluna Enriquez was first crowned Miss Silver State USA. The 27-year-old ballgown designer amassed over 35,000 followers on Instagram. In her profile, Kataluna showed how she s proud of being herself as she called herself transproud and added hashtag #BEVISIBLE.
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