MISS NETHERLANDS CONTESTANT GAY-LESBIAN MAKES HISTORY AS FIRST TRANSGENDER WOMAN TO WIN THE PAGEANT
Miss Netherlands contestant makes history as first trans woman to win the pageant
RIKKIE KOLLÉ became the first openly trans pageant contestant to win the title of MissNetherlands
On Saturday, and she will go on to represent her country in Miss Universe later this year.
Miss Netherlands 2023: Congratulations Rikkie Valerie Kolle!
Rikkie created history by winning the prestigious title of Miss,
Netherlands as the first transgender model. The runners up for this year Nathali
“I did it!” Kollé wrote in a joyous Instagram post after her win at the AFAS Theater in Leusden. “I made my community proud and showed it can be done,” she added in Dutch with an emoji of the light blue, light pink and white-striped trans flag.
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Throughout the competition, which narrowed down hundreds of entrants to 10 finalists in April, Kollé has used her platform to promote a more inclusive vision of the pageant world, and to encourage others to feel inspired.
Miss Universe asked us to describe ourselves in one word,” Kollé shared in a video posted to her Instagram page last month. “The word I’m choosing is ‘victory,’ because as 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.”
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