Trans woman Angela Ponce makes history winning Miss Universe Spain
Ponce will compete in Miss Universe 2018 later this year
By Rhuaridh Marr on July 2, 2018
Angela Ponce has become the first transgender woman to win Miss Universe Spain.
Ponce, 26, bested 22 other competitors to be crowned at the finale in Tarragona. Her win comes six years after the competition ended a ban on trans contestants, after previously requiring all contestants be “naturally born†women.
“I am very happy with what all this means,†Ponce said after her crowning on June 29, adding, “I want to give a lesson to the world of tolerance and respect towards oneself and towards others.â€
Ponce had previously competed in Miss World Spain in 2015, but failed to take that title. At the time, she told 20 Minutos that society “is not educated for diversity and that is what has made me go public. Here I am and I’m not weird, I just have a different story.â€
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