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The newly crowned Miss Universe 2024, Victoria Kjaer Theilvig (C) from Denmark, reacts as she celebrates amid the other participants after winning the 73rd edition of the Miss Universe pageant in Mexico City on November 16, 2024. (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)

Denmark’s Victoria Kjaer Theilvig Wins Miss Universe 2024

Fans of the renowned, worldwide pageant competition are praising the fact that the newly crowned winner is a biological woman, after the organization’s previous decision allowed transgender women to compete.

BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pearl and diamonds decorated Miss Universe 2005 crown, worth 250,000 USD, put on display by Japan's leading pearl company Mikimoto at a press conference in Bangkok, 17 May 2005. The Tiara is decorated with 800 round brilliant cut diamonds weighing a total of 18 carats, as well as 120 pearls. The reigning Miss Universe, Jennifer Hawkins of Australia, will crown her successor in Bangkok before thousands of journalists and spectators on May 31. AFP PHOTO/ SAEED KHAN (Photo credit should read SAEED KHAN/AFP via Getty Images)

71-Year-Old Woman Becomes Oldest Contestant In Miss Texas USA History

A 71-year-old woman has made history by being the oldest person to compete in the Miss Texas U.S.A. pageant.

SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - NOVEMBER 17: Miss United States Noelia Voigt poses during the The 72nd Miss Universe Competition press junket at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 17, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

Miss USA 2023 Announces Title Resignation, Citing Mental Health Struggles

The beautiful and compassionate Miss USA 2023 is officially relinquishing her title.

HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA - MAY 16: Contestants appear onstage at the 69th Miss Universe competition at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on May 16, 2021 in Hollywood, Florida. (Photo by Rodrigo Varela/Getty Images)

Company Behind Miss Universe Files For Bankruptcy After Inclusion Of Trans Contestants

The 2023 Miss Universe pageant, which recently announced that they will be including transgender competitors, is still scheduled for this Saturday, but only a few days prior to it, the JKN Global Group filed for bankruptcy.

Contestant Rikkie Kolle poses after being crowned winner in the Miss Netherlands beauty pageant in Leusden, on July 8, 2023. A transgender woman has won the Miss Netherlands beauty pageant for the first time in the history of the tournament, saying she wanted to be a "voice and role model" for others. Rikkie Kolle, 22, from the southern town of Breda, was crowned at a ceremony on July 8 and will now take part in the Miss Universe contest in El Salvador, the organisers said. (Photo by Evert Elzinga / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by EVERT ELZINGA/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

2 Transgender Contestants To Compete In Upcoming Miss Universe Pageant

Marina Machete, one of two transgender contestants who recently won their home country’s national pageants, became the first transgender person to win Miss Portugal last week, making Machete eligible to compete for Miss Universe later this year.