Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – A trans girl named Rikkie Valerie Kolle received the Miss Netherlands 2023 magnificence contest. Rikkie received the title of magnificence queen within the Netherlands on Sunday (9/7) after efficiently impressing the judges together with her story.
The 22-year-old trans girl comes from Breda, a metropolis within the south of the Netherlands. She is the primary transgender girl to win the Miss Netherlands title because the pageant was held 94 years in the past.
After bringing residence the Miss Netherlands title, Rikkie is rumored to be persevering with to the Miss Universe contest which is able to happen in El Salvador later this 12 months to symbolize her homeland, the Netherlands.
Rikkie would be the second overtly transgender contestant within the competitors. Beforehand, a transgender mannequin from Spain, Angela Ponce, additionally participated in Miss Universe in 2018.
“Once I was little and determined to alter myself to be transgender, the method was not simple for everybody and I additionally suffered from it,” Rikkie mentioned in his opening profile of the occasion.
“By way of my dedication and energy, I hope to result in change in society,” he added.
Transgender contestants have been allowed to compete in Miss Universe since 2012 when the pageant was owned by former US President Donald Trump. The competitors is now owned by a Thai businesswoman and star actuality revealsAnne Jakkapong Jakrajutatip who can also be a transgender.
She bought the corporate in 2022 and vowed not solely to offer a platform for people from numerous backgrounds, cultures and traditions, however to develop the Miss Universe model for the following technology.
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