Miss Universe

The transgender Miss Universe contestant got a standing ovation

Miss Spain didn't win, but she made history.

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Spain’s Miss Universe contestant is a favorite to win. She’s also transgender.

We talked with Miss Spain, Angela Ponce, to get her take on breaking new ground and having a good chance at bringing home a tiara.

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A transgender woman just won the Miss Universe Spain pageant

The 27-year-old will represent her country at the Miss Universe competition later this year.

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Thomas Roberts is sorry about that time he hosted Trump’s Miss Universe in Russia now

Roberts pocketed $25,000 for hosting the show in 2013, but who paid his price? Trump or the Russians? He doesn't know either.

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Yoyo dieter Newt Gingrich fat-shames Miss Universe at gay GOP dinner

“You’re not supposed to gain 60 pounds during the year that you’re Miss Universe," the former House speaker told the Log Cabin Republicans.

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Bette Midler turns Miss Universe blunder into George W. Bush insult

Bette Midler doesn't suffer fools gladly.

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Miss Spain becomes first openly lesbian national beauty queen

Miss Spain has revealed she is in a lesbian relationship, becoming the first openly gay national beauty queen. Patricia Yurena, 24, revealed in an Instagram photo that she is in a relationship with singer Vanesa Cortes.…

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Miss Universe: Transgender contestants should have their own pageants

Gabriela Isler, the former Miss Venezuela who was crowned Miss Universe on Saturday, said she does not believe transgender contestants should be allowed to participate in the Miss Universe pageant.

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Thomas Roberts to host Miss Universe in Moscow to give LGBT Russians ‘hope’

NEW YORK -- Thomas Roberts, an openly gay journalist and news anchor for MSNBC, announced Thursday he plans to host the upcoming Miss Universe pageant in Moscow, calling it a "huge, visible opportunity for LGBT people.…

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Miss Universe pageant rejects call to move competition out of Russia

The Miss Universe pageant has responded to a Change.org petition calling for this year’s pageant to be moved from Russia because of that country’s recently enacted anti-gay “propaganda law.

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