A transgender beauty queen contestant was crowned Miss Universe Netherlands 2023 at the AFAS Theater on Saturday.
Transgender Rikkie Valerie Koll, 22, managed to defeat nine women to win the Miss Universe Netherlands.
Kolle became the first-ever transgender woman to win the national beauty title.
Kolle dethroned previous winner Ona Moody and will now represent the Netherlands at the 72nd Miss Universe competition in El Salvador.
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Kolle’s ‘victory’ comes amid controversy over transgender people coming in beauty pageants.
In 2018, a transgender beauty contestant, Miss Spain Angela Ponce, competed in Miss Universe but did not advance to the finals.
Last year, we saw the first trans winner of the Miss Greater Derry beauty pageant, a news story the woke liberal media celebrated as some “milestone” of inclusivity.
According to a translation, Kolle said in a recent Instagram post:
“As a woman, I often doubted to make certain choices because I already thought further than just looking nice. We live in one community where everyone has an opinion and is happy to share it, positive or negative.”
“Today I say no to that! I’m sitting here as a proud woman in lingerie, and what people think of that is not what moves me forward; the best choice you can make is to embrace yourself and let them talk. Feel confident and especially feel yourself, rock that body and feel safe.”
Last week, Kolle said in a video:
“For this Pride Month, Miss Universe asked us to describe ourselves in one word. The word I’m choosing is ‘victory.’ Because that’s a little boy, I conquered all the things that came through my path. “
“And look at me now, standing here as a strong, empowering and confident trans woman. Love is love, be who you want to be. And never forget, always celebrate your pride.”
According to a translation, Kolle wrote in another Instagram post:
“Hey, darlings, as you know, I proudly admit that I wasn’t born as the woman I wanted to be, but I have developed myself into the woman I am. Over four months ago, I had my surgery. For ME, it completed the circle and brought me happiness.”
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That’s the ugliest dude I’ve seen
ridiculous and sad
It does make sense for trans women to compete in trans beauty pageants. This is not to say that I don’t support my trans sisters, to my way of thinking it just makes more sense