{"id":1070718,"date":"2021-12-01T00:13:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T05:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1070718"},"modified":"2021-12-01T00:13:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T05:13:31","slug":"miss-kentucky-eliminates-first-trans-contestant-wins-woke-miss-usa-pageant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miss-kentucky-eliminates-first-trans-contestant-wins-woke-miss-usa-pageant\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss Kentucky Eliminates First Trans Contestant, Wins &#039;Woke&#039; Miss USA Pageant"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmiss-kentucky-eliminates-first-trans-contestant-wins-woke-miss-usa-pageant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1070718&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">The most woke Miss USA ever was held on Monday, crowning Miss Kentucky, Elle Smith, as the winner but eliminating the pageant\u2019s first-ever transgender contestant early in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, 23, was amazed at her big night,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CWRm1OgAsez\/\" target=\" _blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying<\/a> on Instagram: \u201cA little over a year ago, I sat in bed and watched Miss USA. I remember watching \u2026 so many incredible women grace the stage and thinking, \u2018I want to be on that stage. I want to be like them.\u2019 \u2026 I made that dream reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.4830508474576\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am still in disbelief that tonight just happened. I am humbled and thrilled to be your Miss Kentucky USA 2021. It is a true honor and I will serve Kentucky to the best of my ability over the next year. Now let\u2019s get to work \ud83d\ude09 {\ud83d\udcf8: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edwinshawphotog?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@edwinshawphotog<\/a>} <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/centertech?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@centertech<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealProcProdMUO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realprocprodmuo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zqesDwx3MJ\">pic.twitter.com\/zqesDwx3MJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elle Smith (@MissKYUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MissKYUSA\/status\/1396331046929584128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The 70th pageant was dubbed \u201cPageantry Reimagined\u201d and the \u201cwokest\u201d Miss USA ever.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, a journalist with WHAS11 News in Louisville, Kentucky, is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and was vice president of the school\u2019s chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>One of the reasons the pageant was \u201cthe most woke ever\u201d is the inclusion of the first trans contestant, Miss Nevada, Kataluna Enriquez, 27.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/miss-nevada-usa-2021-kataluna-enriquez-miss-usas-first-transgender-picture-id1330333779\" alt=\"Miss Nevada USA 2021 Kataluna Enriquez, Miss USA&#039;s first transgender pageant winner, attends a celebration in her honor at The Garden Las Vegas on...\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>LAS VEGAS, NEVADA \u2013 JULY 23: Miss Nevada USA 2021 Kataluna Enriquez, Miss USA\u2019s first transgender pageant winner, attends a celebration in her honor at The Garden Las Vegas on July 23, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bryan Steffy\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Enriquez claims to have transitioned at 14 after entertaining thoughts of suicide. Despite winning the title of Miss Silver State, Enriquez told NBC affiliate KVVU that it was a struggle to get there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t have the easiest journey in life. It was a struggle for a moment. I struggled with physical and sexual abuse. I struggled with mental health,\u201d Enriquez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5vegas.com\/news\/miss-nevada-2021-will-be-first-trans-woman-to-compete-for-miss-usa-title\/article_5de90f6a-d829-11eb-961d-8728f5318dec.html\" target=\" _blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, adding, \u201cDon\u2019t let your differences determine what you\u2019re capable of. Your differences is anything what makes you unique, and you are capable of anything as long as you believe in yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, Enriquez was eliminated before the final 16 were even chosen during the contest held at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p>Enriquez, though, was not the only first for the Miss USA Pageant. Amanda Torchia, 25, served as the first Afghan woman ever to represent the state of Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p>Another contestant, Maine\u2019s Veronica Bates, is a U.S. Air Force veteran.<\/p>\n<p><i>Follow Warner Todd Huston on Facebook at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston\">facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most woke Miss USA ever was held on Monday, crowning Miss Kentucky, Elle Smith, as the winner but eliminating the pageant\u2019s first-ever transgender contestant early in the competition. 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