{"id":1084116,"date":"2021-12-04T14:13:38","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T19:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1084116"},"modified":"2021-12-04T14:13:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T19:13:43","slug":"first-trans-miss-usa-contestant-claims-pageant-just-not-ready-after-early-elimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-trans-miss-usa-contestant-claims-pageant-just-not-ready-after-early-elimination\/","title":{"rendered":"First Trans Miss USA Contestant Claims Pageant &#039;Just Not Ready&#039; After Early Elimination"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Ffirst-trans-miss-usa-contestant-claims-pageant-just-not-ready-after-early-elimination%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=1084116&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\">This month, Kataluna Enriquez made history as the first ever transgender Miss USA contestant. But after being eliminated very early in the competition, Enriquez is saying that the pageant is still not ready for transgenders.<\/p>\n<p>In a Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/miss-usa-first-transgender-contestant-kataluna-enriquez-eliminated-early-182731473.html\" target=\" _blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> with Yahoo Life, Enriquez, who entered the national pageant after winning her title of Miss Nevada, lamented being eliminated before the final 16 were even chosen during Monday\u2019s Miss USA Pageant.<\/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<p>\u201cI\u2019m a trans woman of color, a minority within a minority,\u201d Enriquez, who is Filipino, said. \u201cI\u2019m everything that\u2019s not represented in our country, and [ready] to create conversations around what it means to be an American.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an honor just to be able to represent my community and be an example for young queer children who now know they don\u2019t need to be limited by society\u2019s standards,\u201d Enriquez said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19006282\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" readability=\"38\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1330333535.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19006282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1330333535.jpg\" alt width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>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. (Bryan Steffy\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Still, the 28-year-old Enriquez claimed to be \u201cshocked\u201d and \u201cdisappointed\u201d at not advancing farther in the contest.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI worked so hard for it,\u201d the Nevada resident said. \u201cI think they were just not ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, Enriquez was knocked out very early and ultimately Miss Kentucky, Elle Smith, was crowned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2021\/11\/30\/most-womiss-kentucky-eliminates-first-trans-contestant-wins-woke-miss-usa-pageant\/\" target=\" _blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CW7DVFartP4\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" readability=\"-0.30882352941176\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Enriquez went on to claim that she was ready to \u201cface conflicts\u201d for being in the pageant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing into the competition, I was prepared to face issues and conflicts because of our political climate and divide,\u201d Enriquez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CW9h0SGpQLc\" target=\" _blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> in a Wednesday Instagram post. \u201cI went in with pre-judgement of beliefs and attitude according to your state and I am so thankful that I was wrong. To every woman who approached me with welcomeness and those who took time to understand me, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Enriquez added that being Miss Nevada was a wonderful chance to \u201ccorrectly\u201d tell the story of transgenders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo every person who ever felt invisible or denied the chance to be their best self, this is for you. I am a living breathing example of what was impossible. Do not let expectations and socio standards stop you from living your truth and chasing your dreams,\u201d the state Pageant winner insisted.<\/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>This month, Kataluna Enriquez made history as the first ever transgender Miss USA contestant. 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