04-12-2012, 08:09 AM
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Trump now allows transgendered Miss Canada in Miss Universe
(from http://thetidbitsofmylife.blogspot.c...ection-of.html)
Wow, Trump really does need a tranny to boost Miss Universe's ratings.
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Donald Trump, owner of the Miss Universe Organization, on Tuesday overruled a decision by pageant officials, and said a transgender contestant will be allowed to compete in the Miss Universe Canada competition.
Jenna Talackova, a 23-year-old transgender woman, had reached the finals of the Miss Vancouver competition, but was ousted last week from the competition because organizers said she lied about having undergone sexual reassignment surgery
Initially, pageant officials said each contestant must be a ?naturally born female,? but in a statement released Monday, Miss Universe officials indicated that they might reverse their earlier decision as long as Talackova ?meets the legal gender recognition requirements of Canada? and other international competitions.
Talackova, who carries a Canadian passport, driver?s license and birth certificate that all identify her as a woman, held a press conference on Tuesday with Los Angeles-based attorney Gloria Allred, a high-profile legal advocate for women?s causes, demanding to be allowed back into the contest.
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