Transgender Miss Universe finalist Jenna Talackova may be able to compete after all: Biggest beauty pageant scandal?
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2012/04/03 16:41:44
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.
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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."
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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.
SODAHEAD SLIDESHOW: See the biggest beauty pageant scandals.
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."
PHOTOS: See the latest celebrity pictures to hit the Internet.
From Talackova to Vanessa Williams to Tara Conner to Carrie Prejean, let us know: What was the biggest beauty pageant scandal?
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- Sherlock Dog BL - a Gazillion 2012/08/02 05:23:09
- Monty 2012/08/02 04:45:54
theses days...women want to be men and men want to be womenreply - Monty 2012/08/02 04:44:35oh god nooooreply
- Mike 2012/04/03 17:24:49I don't think it's a scandal but my opinion is just because someone has a surgical procedure to allegedly change their sex does not mean they're 100% changedreply
- Mark In Irvine 2012/04/03 16:43:18 (edited)+1dunno if i'd consider this a scandal ... i suppose i have to say that the only thing stupider than a miss-anything pageant is a miss-something pageant that some guy always wanted to enter ... in case you couldn't figure it out, i think these things are stupid, idiotic, vapid ... i don't have a problem with transgender people (though personally i do not get it) though i'm in favor of just-about complete personal freedom for all people (as long as one person's freedom doesn't harm another person) ... but these inane beauty pageants are essentially "victimless crimes" ...reply
