TRANSGENDER BEAUTY QUEEN AMONG CANDIDATES FOR MISS UNIVERSE PHILIPPINES-PAMPANGA IN 2025

A transgender woman is set to compete for a local pageant in search for the next representative of Pampanga for Miss Universe (Photo courtesy of Miss Universe Philippines - Pampanga)

The local pageant organization in Pampanga has unveiled the official candidates for the upcoming Miss Universe Philippines 2025. Sixteen beauties from Pampanga will compete in hopes of bringing home the crown and representing Pampanga in the next Miss Universe Philippines pageant.

Among the official candidates is transgender beauty queen-model Keylyn Trajano who hails from Siñura, Municipality of Porac who’s the first-ever trans woman to join Miss Universe Philippines – Pampanga.

On the official posts of the local pageant organization, Trajano was as a "successful model, entrepreneur, and advocate.”

"Keylyn Trajano, proudly representing her Kapampangan roots, makes history as the first trans woman to compete in Miss Universe Pampanga 2025. A successful model, entrepreneur, and advocate, she champions inclusivity, diversity, and empowerment," the organization wrote in its caption.

Trajano in her Instagram post express her joy over making it to the official list after being “rejected numerous times.” 

“I have been constantly told to stop breaking the system, have been rejected numerous times and finally I am here! I GUESS MS KEY NEVER GIVES UP NO?” she began in her caption. 

“A lot of people have given up on my delusions and aspirations, but what kept me going is myself! I vowed to myself to never stop until you reach your goal and my GOAL IS SIMPLY TO BE A VOICE OF CHANGE AND HOPE!” she continued, adding that she's aspiring to be a beauty queen with true purpose. 

Before this, Miss Universe began allowing transgenders to join the prestigious event in 2013. The first-ever transgender candidate to join the tilt was Spain’s Angela Ponce, who competed back in 2018. In 2023, two transwomen joined the pageant, namely Rikkie Valerie Kollé of the Netherlands and Marina Machete of Portugal.

Source: Philippine Star

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