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Filipina Mela Franco Habijan named Miss Trans Global 2020

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: Filipina transgender woman Mela Franco Habijan wins international pageant as first ever Miss Trans Global 2020.<br/><br/>Prior to the pageant, Mela was a writer in ABS-CBN, an actress, performer, entrepreneur, and LGBTQ advocate. | via <a href="https://twitter.com/JervisManahan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JervisManahan</a> <a href="https://t.co/fVp7aWoZNr">pic.twitter.com/fVp7aWoZNr</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1304905201195741184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>MANILA - Mela Franco Habijan was named Miss Trans Global 2020 during a virtual coronation ceremony held Saturday night.</p><p>Habijan confirmed the wonderful news through a Facebook post.</p><p>She wrote, unedited: “Pilipinassss, we won! We wonnnnnnn!!! We are the first-ever Miss Trans Globalllll! Lorddddd!!! Maraming, maraming salamat pooooo!!!”</p><p>While she had a not so typical crowning moment, Habijan said she is extremely happy “to be holding the hands of the best people in my life” when it happened.</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/photo.php?fbid=10164432581935651&amp;set=a.10152798943980651&amp;type=3&amp;theater" data-width="auto"> </div><p>According to its official website, Miss Trans Global “is an international online pageant for trans &amp; gender nonconforming people from all backgrounds to raise awareness on transgender and LGB issues around the world.”</p><p>The website added that the winner of Miss Trans Global will be the community’s spokesperson and will work digitally to influence positive changes internationally. </p><p>“They will work closely with activist organizations such as TransValid, TransBeauty Magazine and many more to raise money, educate and inspire transgender people globally,” it said.</p><p>Before joining Miss Trans Global, Habijan was a writer in ABS-CBN, an actress, performer, entrepreneur, and an LGBTQ advocate.</p>

<p>Mela Franco Habijan was named Miss Trans Global 2020 during a virtual coronation ceremony held Saturday night.<br /> </p>

Mela Franco Habijan was named Miss Trans Global 2020 during a virtual coronation ceremony held Saturday night.