Transgender Wins Miss Portugal Beating Real Female Contestants

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Marina Machete, a 28-year-old flight attendant, was crowned Miss Portugal 2023 on October 8, 2023, making him the first transgender winner of the pageant.

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Machete was born as a man in Lisbon, Portugal, and began transitioning at the age of 17 and has been working as a flight attendant for the past two years.

Machete's victory has been met with mixed reactions. Some people have praised her for her courage and for breaking down barriers. Others have criticized the pageant for allowing transgender women to compete.

However, this is not the first such case. In the same year, a transgender also won Miss Netherlands. 22-year-old Ricky Colle turned out to be the most beautiful woman competing with real women in the Netherlands.

▼ Ricky Colle (Miss Netherlands 2023)