While a transgender woman has won the miss netherlands beauty pageant for the first time in the competition’s history.
Ricky Valbri earned the title of the 94-year-old contest after impressing the jury with her story. She will now go on to compete in the Miss Universe competition in December.
The 22-year-old Dutch Molokan model won the pageant by defeating Habiba Mustafa. among others during a ceremony held in Amsterdam.
In a recent interview, Ricky Valerie spoke of dedicating her career to uplifting the queer community. She further added that the queer community faces immense pressure and rejection from their families for being true to their own identity.
She envisions a world where no one faces rejection and challenges for being themselves. Wiki is the second transgender contestant ever to participate in Beauty Legend.
The first transgender model to participate in this beauty pageant was Angela Ponce from Spain, who made history in 2018.
