Miss Italy pageant maintains its requirement for contestants to be biological women, unlike its Dutch counterpart.
The Miss Italy Pageant Stands Firm on Accepting Biological Women
The Miss Italy pageant, a prestigious competition leading up to Miss Universe, has made it clear that it will only allow biological women to participate. This decision has sparked a debate in the beauty pageant world.
“Lately, beauty contests have been trying to make the news by also using strategies that I think are a bit absurd,”
said Patrizia Mirigliani, the Official Patron of the Miss Italy pageant, in a recent interview with Radio Cusano.
“Since it was born, my competition has foreseen in its regulation the clarification according to which one must be a woman from birth. Probably because, even then, it was foreseen that beauty could undergo modifications, or that women could undergo modifications, or that men could become women.”
This statement by Mirigliani highlights her disagreement with the acceptance of transgender beauty pageant contestants, which she finds “absurd”. However, other pageants, like the Miss Universe system, have embraced transgender contestants in recent years.
A Historic Moment for the Netherlands
Contrary to Miss Italy’s stance, the Netherlands has crowned its first transgender pageant queen to represent the country at Miss Universe. Rikkie Valerie Kolle, a 22-year-old transgender woman, triumphed over nine other women to secure her spot in the competition. This marks the third time a transgender contestant will participate in Miss Universe’s 72-year history.
It’s worth noting that transgender contestants have been allowed to compete in the Miss Universe Pageant system since 2012, during the ownership of former President Donald Trump. However, a transgender contestant has yet to claim the coveted title of Miss Universe.
The Miss Italy pageant is scheduled to take place on October 8th. As for Miss Universe, it will be held in El Salvador after the other 37 participating countries have crowned their representatives, with the final event taking place in November.
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