{"id":1968000,"date":"2023-07-09T15:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T19:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-contestant-wins-miss-universe-netherlands-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-07-09T15:58:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T19:58:50","slug":"transgender-contestant-wins-miss-universe-netherlands-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-contestant-wins-miss-universe-netherlands-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Transgender wins Miss Universe Netherlands 2023."},"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\">12<\/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%2Ftransgender-contestant-wins-miss-universe-netherlands-2023%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=1968000&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--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo via: Instagram @rikkievaleriekolle \/ ANP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>12:44 PM \u2013 Sunday, July 9, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>For the first time ever, a transgender contestant who was biologically born a man and who later transitioned to identify as a woman was named Miss Universe Netherlands, making history in the Dutch country.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Rikkie Valerie Kolle, 22, won the pageant on Saturday, thereby making her Miss Netherlands 2023, and qualifying her to compete in the next Miss Universe competition later this year. Miss Universe is a competition when women from all around the world train to present their best selves for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-contestant-wins-miss-universe-netherlands-2023\/\" title=\"Transgender wins Miss Universe Netherlands 2023.\">famous beauty pageant crown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cShe has a rock-solid story with a clear mission\u2026 The jury is convinced that the organization (of Miss Netherlands, ed.) will be happy to work with this young woman,\u201d stated the competition\u2019s jury in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kolle will be crowned Miss Netherlands for a year and will be eligible to compete in the Miss Universe pageant later this year in El Salvador.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, the Moluccan-Dutch model competed in Holland\u2019s Next Top Model reality television show, reaching the final round of candidates. Kolle was the show\u2019s second transgender model, following Loiza Lamers, who won the competition in 2015.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI am only too happy to commit to all the little Rikkies who have to deal with rejection from their family, their transition to the person they desire to be. Help make their self-image and acceptance stronger, untouchable,\u201d Kolle said. \u201cThrough my commitment and strength, I hope to bring change to society. Ultimately, it\u2019s about being able to become who you are without issues and that that can happen when YOU want.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The 22-year-old model will be the second transgender contender to compete in the worldwide competition, following Angela Ponce of Spain in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>However, the fact that the competition\u2019s jury chose a biological man as Miss Netherlands has also sparked outrage on social media from users throughout the globe.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cA man just won \u201cMiss Netherlands\u201d 2023. Considering the fact that we live in a post-Truth world, I wasn\u2019t even expecting anything else. It\u2019s all so predictable and unoriginal at this point.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A man just won \u201cMiss Netherlands\u201d 2023. <\/p>\n<p>Considering the fact that we live in a post-Truth world, I wasn\u2019t even expecting anything else. It\u2019s all so predictable and unoriginal at this point. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j6NKo2cCvu\">pic.twitter.com\/j6NKo2cCvu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eva Vlaardingerbroek (@EvaVlaar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EvaVlaar\/status\/1677976646148554753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Miss Netherlands 2023 <\/p>\n<p>Winner (male) vs the runner-up (female): <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HMkg40j890\">pic.twitter.com\/HMkg40j890<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1678027399026409472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Facebook and Meta\u2019s Mark Zuckerberg releases new Threads app, which many say is a \u2018softer\u2019 version of rival Elon Musk\u2019s Twitter app, but the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-deploys-floating-barrier-in-rio-grande-river\/\" title=\"Texas uses floating barrier in Rio Grande River.\">app faces controversy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>National Political Correspondent Neil W. 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Rikkie Valerie Kolle&#8217;s victory marks a significant milestone in the country&#8217;s history, highlighting the progress towards inclusivity and acceptance. 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