Transgender Miss Universe Finalist Jenna Talackova May Be Able to Compete After All: Biggest Beauty Pageant Scandal?
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2012/04/03 15:00:00
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Jenna Talackova
Transgender beauty queen Jenna Talackova (right) was disqualified last month as a finalist from the upcoming Miss Universe Canada pageant, because she was born male. However, Miss Universe may reverse its decision.
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Jenna Talackova
Transgender beauty queen Jenna Talackova (right) was disqualified last month as a finalist from the upcoming Miss Universe Canada pageant, because she was born male. However, Miss Universe may reverse its decision.
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Vanessa Williams
In 1983, the singer was crowned Miss America, becoming the first African American to win the title. But when nude photos surfaced, she was forced to resign.
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Tara Conner
After she won the Miss USA pageant in 2006, Conner was accused of underage drinking, drug use and wild partying -- but Miss USA co-owner Donald Trump gave her a second chance.
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Carrie Prejean
Miss California USA 2009 famously spoke against gay marriage. Later, a solo sex tape emerged, which she said was created when she was 17 for her then-boyfriend.
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Miss South Carolina Teen USA Lauren Caitlin Upton
Upton became a sensation in '07 when she botched a question about why Americans can't find the U.S. on a map, saying: "U.S. Americans are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don't have maps."
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Katie Rees
Miss Nevada USA 2007 was supposed to compete in the Miss USA pageant, but she was dethroned when racy nightclub photos emerged.
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Lindsey Evans
After being named 3rd runner-up in the Miss Teen USA '08 pageant, Evans (right) was arrested for leaving a restaurant without paying. She then went BACK to the restaurant to find her purse -- and her marijuana.
Transgender Miss Universe Finalist Jenna Talackova May Be Able to Compete After All: Biggest Beauty Pageant Scandal?
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Transgender beauty queen Jenna Talackova may have a shot at the Miss Universe Canada title after all.
The 23-year-old, who was born male, was disqualified last month as a finalist from the upcoming Miss Universe Canada pageant. However, Donald Trump's Miss Universe Organization announced on Monday that it might reverse its earlier decision and let her compete, The Associated Press reports.
The rules of the contest say entrants must be "naturally born" females. Talackova says she has lived her life as a female since age 4, began hormone therapy at 14 and changed sex at 19.
But not long after Talackova announced her plans to hold a news conference with scandal-magnet lawyer Gloria Allred on Tuesday, the Miss Universe Organization said in a statement on the Miss Universe Canada website that Talackova can compete "provided she meets the legal gender recognition requirements of Canada, and the standards established by other international competitions."
From Talackova to Vanessa Williams to Tara Conner to Carrie Prejean, click through our slideshow and let us know: What was the biggest beauty pageant scandal?
The 23-year-old, who was born male, was disqualified last month as a finalist from the upcoming Miss Universe Canada pageant. However, Donald Trump's Miss Universe Organization announced on Monday that it might reverse its earlier decision and let her compete, The Associated Press reports.
The rules of the contest say entrants must be "naturally born" females. Talackova says she has lived her life as a female since age 4, began hormone therapy at 14 and changed sex at 19.
But not long after Talackova announced her plans to hold a news conference with scandal-magnet lawyer Gloria Allred on Tuesday, the Miss Universe Organization said in a statement on the Miss Universe Canada website that Talackova can compete "provided she meets the legal gender recognition requirements of Canada, and the standards established by other international competitions."
From Talackova to Vanessa Williams to Tara Conner to Carrie Prejean, click through our slideshow and let us know: What was the biggest beauty pageant scandal?
Don
There are only three known cases where a male with Down syndrome was able to father children, so if they are part of God's plan, why can't they procreate?
What exactly was God's plan here?:
Don
You claimed that "God doesn't make mistakes," but in the case of the baby shown, still loving the child is a moot point. That was a baby conjoined to a parasitic twin who could not possibly survive on its own, but had a distinct mind and therefore what you would call a soul. Plus, the only possible way for the original baby to survive would be removal of the parasitic twin. So, again, what was God's "plan" for the life of that parasitic twin? Why did he bother GIVING it life so it can only suffer and die?
You also didn't answer "If Down syndrome children are part of God's plan, why can't they procreate?"
Probably because you can't.
Because it doesn't make any sense, even to the most faithful.
Don