Las Vegas, Nevada – The Miss Universe Organization has announced that NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman  will be among the celebrity judges at the forthcoming Miss Universe Pageant to be held in Moscow, Russia.  The famous basketball player, who most recently shocked the world by his personal meeting with North Korean president Kim Jong Eun, will be the first-ever crossdresser to judge the pageant.  Pageant officials requested that Rodman come dressed as a woman.

The announcement came just days after American television host Andy Cohen said that he was not going to fulfill his duties this year as co-emcee of the pageant, because of the anti-gay laws recently passed in Russia.  Cohen is openly gay.

Donald Trump, owner of the Miss Universe Pageant said that since the organization has recently allowed transgender contestants to participate in the pageant, it just makes sense to also have a crossdresser as a member of the judging panel.

Rodman has not returned calls from The Adobo Chronicles which wanted to find out who is designing the NBA star’s gown for the final night telecast.

Russian officials were silent on the issue of whether Rodman will be subject to arrest if he attends the pageant dressed as a woman.