Kataluna Enriquez, the newly crowned winner of the Miss Nevada beauty pageant, will be the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Miss USA competition in the fall.
On Sunday in Las Vegas, Enriquez became the first transgender woman to receive the title of Miss Nevada USA after competing against 21 other candidates to represent the state. The 27-year-old, who won Nevada's Miss Silver State pageant in March, will go on to compete in the Miss USA competition on November 29.
Enriquez, who first began competing in transgender pageants in 2016 while working as a model, decided to join cisgender competitions last year, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
On Sunday in Las Vegas, Enriquez became the first transgender woman to receive the title of Miss Nevada USA after competing against 21 other candidates to represent the state. The 27-year-old, who won Nevada's Miss Silver State pageant in March, will go on to compete in the Miss USA competition on November 29.
Enriquez, who first began competing in transgender pageants in 2016 while working as a model, decided to join cisgender competitions last year, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
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