Trans woman crowned Miss Universe Spain 2018

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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bkk7rmdBWob/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:62.5% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bkk7rmdBWob/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Angela PONCE (@angelaponce.15)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-06-28T17:40:36+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jun 28, 2018 at 10:40am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>MANILA - A 25-year-old trans woman was crowned Miss Universe-Spain on Saturday in a historic moment for the country.</p><p>Angela Ponce is the first transsexual to win the prestigious crown in Spain and will represent her country in the Miss Universe 2018 pageant.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/missosology/videos/2219666514716267/" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Her victory coincides with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community&#x27;s celebration of Pride Month.</p><p>According to pageant website Missosology, Ponce, who underwent surgery for sexual reassignment, previously represented Cadiz in Miss Spain World 2015 but failed to get the crown. </p><p>In 2012, the Miss Universe Organization allowed transgender contestants to compete in the international pageant.<br/> </p>

<p>A 25-year-old trans woman was crowned Miss Universe-Spain on Saturday in a historic moment for the country.<br /> </p>

A 25-year-old trans woman was crowned Miss Universe-Spain on Saturday in a historic moment for the country.

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Trans woman crowned Miss Universe Spain 2018

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Published Jun 30, 2018 01:47 PM PHT

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Updated Jun 30, 2018 06:45 PM PHT

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