THE HAGUE, Netherlands (The Adobo Chronicles, Berlin Bureau) – A 22-year-old man won the crown in The Netherlands’ first-ever beauty pa-gent!
The man, who goes by the name of Rikkie Valerie Kolle, bested other gents in the historic competition on Sunday.
Pagent organizers are still negotiating with the Miss Universe Organization to see if Kolle can also be The Netherlands’ representative to this year’s 72nd Miss Universe Pageant to be held in El Salvador.
NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, New York Bureau) – The Miss Universe Organization has announced that it is renaming its international beauty pageant to “It Universe.”
The decision came after Netherlands crowned its first openly transgender woman queen to compete in this year’s Miss Universe. Rikkie Valerie Kolle, 22, made history after she won the competition on Sunday.
Kolle is the second openly transgender woman to compete in Miss Universe. In 2018, Angela Maria Ponce Camacho represented Spain in the pageant.
“We want to be all-inclusive and non-discriminatory and changing the pageant name is the right thing do it,” the organization told The Adobo Chronicles.
While there have only been two openly transgender women competing in the pageant, insiders said there could be other Miss U transgender women contestants in the past, adding: “they just weren’t public about .”
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – A transgender woman has been crowned Miss Netherlands for the first time in the beauty pageant’s history and is now set to compete for the Miss Universe title.
Rikkie Valerie Kolle, 22, made history after she won the competition on Sunday.
2023 Miss Universe Philippines Michelle Dee welcomed the news and told The Adobo Chronicles that she is looking forward to a head-to-head competition with a biological male.
Dee has self-identified as bisexual.
Bring out the popcorn. Its the 2023 Miss Universe competition — a battle of the sexes! Or sexual orientation.
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