I struggled with physical and sexual abuse, I struggled with mental health,' she said. 'I didn't have the easiest journey in life. And while speaking with NBC affiliate KVVU, Kataluna - who was born in the Philippines and moved to the US at age 10 - previously revealed that she is a survivor of physical and sexual abuse. She first began competing in pageants in 2016 while she was working as a model. She works as a healthcare admin but also owns her own clothing line, called KatalunaKouture. Kataluna, 28, is the first openly transgender woman to compete in Miss USA. Viewers can watch it at 8 PM EST via the FYI Network or Hulu Meet the 51 women who are set to compete for the Miss USA title in the most diverse pageant yet - from transgender Miss Nevada (pictured) to the first-ever Afghan Miss Connecticut The event will take place on Monday, November 29 at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The winner will move on to compete in the 2021 Miss Universe pageant, which will take place on December 12, 2021, in Eilat, Israel. Some of this year's competitors have made history themselves, including Kataluna Enriquez - who is the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Miss USA pageant.Īmanda Torchia also accomplished a first, when she became the first Afghan woman to win Miss Connecticut USA. Asya, formerly Miss Mississippi USA, was the first black woman from her state to earn the Miss USA title. Miss USA 2020 Asya Branch will also be there to crown the new winner at the end. Rapper Ja Rule is set to hit the stage for a special performance. Judges for the Miss USA pageant include Chloe Flower, Haley Kalil, Pasqal Mouwad, Natalia Barulich, Oliver Trevena, Sophie Elgort, and Ty Hunter. The two-hour event, which takes place on November 29 at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will include a swimsuit and an evening gown competition, followed by an onstage question-and-answer segment. Miss USA's most diverse pageant yet will kick off this evening, with 51 women from across the country going head-to-head in the hopes of seizing the beauty queen crown - including the first openly-transgender competitor and a US Air Force veteran who struggled with PTSD.
The winner will move on to compete in the 2021 Miss Universe pageant, which will take place on December 12, 2021, in Eilat, Israel.The judges for the Miss USA pageant are Chloe Flower, Haley Kalil, Pasqal Mouwad, Natalia Barulich, Oliver Trevena, Sophie Elgort, and Ty Hunter.Miss Maine Veronica Iris Bates will also compete she joined the US Air Force after high school before being diagnosed with PTSD.It will feature Miss Nevada Kataluna Enriquez, who is the first openly-transgender woman to take part in Miss USA.This year's competition is arguably the most diverse Miss USA yet.The two-hour pageant includes a swimsuit and an evening gown competition, followed by an onstage question-and-answer segment.The star-studded event will take place on Monday, November 29 at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
0 kommentar(er)
