{"id":103861,"date":"2024-06-11T12:36:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T12:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/11\/pageant-news-roundup\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T12:36:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T12:36:39","slug":"pageant-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/11\/pageant-news-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Pageant News Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The winner of Miss Universe Philippines made history with her African-American heritage. Did \u2018diversity finally win\u2019?<\/p>\n
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Is Miss Universe Philippines\u2019 win a \u2018hopeful\u2019 shift in beauty standards?https:\/\/t.co\/a73HloF4wr<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) June 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

-Chelsea Manalo, the first Miss Universe Philippines with African-American heritage<\/b>, has faced struggles and prejudices as a dark-skinned woman in the country<\/p>\n

-Her win was met with mixed reactions, highlighting the country\u2019s deep-seated preferences for Western features and light skin.<\/p>\n

-\u201cThe Miss Universe Philippines platform is reshaping our country\u2019s perception of beauty. Chelsea\u2019s win challenges our ingrained preference for Eurocentric beauty and lighter complexions in our nation<\/b>.\u201d<\/p>\n



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Bailey Anne Kennedy is first trans Miss Maryland USA<\/b><\/p>\n

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Bailey Anne Kennedy is first trans Miss Maryland USA https:\/\/t.co\/F59QKNGPfp<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Advocate (@TheAdvocateMag) June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

-Kennedy, who is Cambodian American, is the first Asian American to win the title and the first military spouse<\/b> as well.<\/p>\n

-“I knew that it was going to mean a lot for all the LGBTQ kids out there who might feel like they don\u2019t belong in a box \u2014 like me growing up,” she says.<\/p>\n

-The pageant has allowed trans contestants for over a decade. Kataluna Enriquez was Miss Nevada USA in 2021. Spain also sent a trans competitor, Angela Ponce, to Miss Universe in 2018. Both were the first to hold their respective titles.<\/p>\n

Plus-sized model, Sara Milliken, 23, is making headlines after being crowned Miss Alabama over the Memorial Day weekend.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Who is Sara Milliken? Meet plus-sized Miss Alabama winner as she divides the internet with pageant victory – and slams trolls after being branded an ‘unhealthy embarrassment’ https:\/\/t.co\/hX5AN0SCzF<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/mV1CROdauU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

–Sara was met with a barrage of hate online, with people branding her an ‘unhealthy embarrassment’<\/b> and questioning: ‘Is that actually considered attractive in Alabama?’<\/p>\n

-This is not her first time competing in the pageant as she competed for the crown twice before, scooping the win on her third try.<\/p>\n

-‘I plan to shatter glass ceilings in pageantry to create a path for other women to chase their dreams- no matter their shape or size.’<\/p>\n

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Does any good come out of pageants?<\/p>\n

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Sure. It empowers women<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s archaic and anti-feminist. Abolish<\/p>\n

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Idc. Let them live<\/p>\n

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