{"id":2409985,"date":"2025-03-05T10:55:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T15:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-transgender-contestant-to-compete-for-miss-georgia-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T10:55:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T15:55:44","slug":"first-transgender-contestant-to-compete-for-miss-georgia-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-transgender-contestant-to-compete-for-miss-georgia-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"First transgender contestant to compete for Miss Georgia &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">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%2Ffirst-transgender-contestant-to-compete-for-miss-georgia-washington-examiner%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=2409985&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>bella bautista, a transgender contestant currently holding \u2063the title of Miss Buckhead USA, \u200dhas \u200bannounced \u200bher intention to compete for Miss\u2063 Georgia, marking a historic moment as she\u200b would be the first biological \u2063male to participate in the pageant&#8217;s 80-year history. Bautista emphasized that \u200bher journey goes beyond \u200dwinning a crown; \u2062it is about portrayal, \u200bbreaking barriers, and promoting inclusion and empowerment \u200bwithin the community. She has\u200c launched \u2062an online fundraiser to support her participation and raise \u200cawareness\u200c for her cause. The Miss Georgia competition is set \u2062to\u2064 begin on June 11, with Bautista facing \u200cnearly 100 contestants, all\u2064 vying for the chance to represent Georgia at the Miss America pageant. This decision comes <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">amid ongoing discussions<\/a> regarding transgender athletes in\u200b sports,especially following legislative\u200b advancements in Georgia aimed at restricting such participation in women&#8217;s sports.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">First transgender contestant to compete for Miss Georgia<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2028196\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Transgender<\/a> pageant queen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bellabxllaa\/\" title=\"\">Bella Bautista<\/a> has announced plans to compete for <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Miss Georgia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bautista would be the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-just-a-human-naked-and-afraid-features-transgender-survivalist\/\" title=\"\u2018I\u2019m Just A Human\u2019: \u2018Naked And Afraid\u2019 Features Transgender Survivalist\">biological male contestant<\/a> in Miss Georgia&rsquo;s 80-year history. Currently, Bautista holds the title of Miss Buckhead USA.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3335488\/oscars-get-political-conan-obrien-ukraine-gaza\/\">Oscars get political despite efforts to keep current events out of broadcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3335292\/john-kennedy-no-propaganda-act-defund-npr-pbs\/\">John Kennedy introduces &#8216;no propaganda act&#8217; to defund NPR and PBS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3334984\/dave-portnoy-rejected-invite-trash-gavin-newsom-podcast\/\">Dave Portnoy says he rejected invite for &#8216;trash&#8217; Gavin Newsom podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This journey is about more than just a crown&mdash;it&rsquo;s about representation, breaking barriers, and proving that beauty, strength, and authenticity belong to everyone,&rdquo; Bautista wrote of the decision to compete in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-bella-bautistas-historic-journey?attribution_id=sl:e8226315-a816-4ef0-a4c4-6f73cfde05df&amp;utm_campaign=natman_sharesheet_dash&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"online fundraiser\">online fundraiser<\/a> for the effort. &ldquo;Your contribution will not only help fund my journey but will also support my mission of visibility, inclusion, and empowerment for all. If you believe in diversity, representation, and making history together, I&rsquo;d be so grateful for your support&mdash;every dollar, share, and word of encouragement makes a difference.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 100 contestants attended the Miss Georgia Scholarship Competition annual forum earlier this week. These will become Bautista&rsquo;s competition for the crown, starting June 11.<\/p>\n<p>The winner of Miss Georgia will represent the state at the Miss America contest. Georgia last took the title in 2016 when Betty Cantrell of Warner Robins won.<\/p>\n<p>This comes two years after the Netherlands crowned a transgender contestant as its national representative ahead of Miss Universe. Transgender contestants have been allowed by the Miss Universe&nbsp;Pageant&nbsp;system since 2012. At the time, President Donald Trump still owned Miss Universe and welcomed the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaign\/donald-trump-fickle-relationship-transgender-competitors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first transgender Miss Canada<\/a>. A transgender contestant has yet to win the title of Miss Universe.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3334587\/rahm-emanuel-democrats-dei-not-another-word-bathroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"RAHM EMANUEL ADMITS DEMOCRATS LOST DEI CULTURE WAR: NOT &lsquo;ANOTHER WORD ABOUT THE BATHROOM&rsquo;\">RAHM EMANUEL ADMITS DEMOCRATS LOST DEI CULTURE WAR: NOT &lsquo;ANOTHER WORD ABOUT THE BATHROOM&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2021, the Georgia House issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.ga.gov\/legislation\/61043\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"resolution\">resolution<\/a> recognizing Nov. 20 as Trans Day of Remembrance. Bautista made an appearance at the state Capitol to commemorate the event.<\/p>\n<p>However, last week, Georgia legislators advanced a bill to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-house-moves-forward-with-bill-to-ban-transgender-athletes-in-school-sports\/\" title=\"Utah House Moves Forward With Bill To Ban ... In School Sports\">ban transgender athletes<\/a> from women&rsquo;s sports. This was a follow-up to Trump&rsquo;s executive order doing the same.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2028196\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2028196\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transgender contestant Bella Bautista plans to compete for Miss Georgia, making history as the first biological male in the pageant&#8217;s 80 years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2409986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cef5f1c69b670ebf045b979031accd2b-1024x666.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32342,51272,51566,4019],"class_list":["post-2409985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-beauty-pageant","tag-diversity-2","tag-miss-georgia","tag-transgender"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cef5f1c69b670ebf045b979031accd2b-1024x666.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2409985"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2409989,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409985\/revisions\/2409989"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2409986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2409985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2409985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2409985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}