(CBN News) – A transgender contestant is being considered a frontrunner to win the Miss Universe competition over the rest of the biologically female contestants. Angela Ponce won the qualifying rounds in Spain and will represent that country at the upcoming 2018 Miss Universe pageant in Bangkok, Thailand on Dec. 16. The model said a win would send a message to President Donald Trump, who used to own the pageant and didn’t allow transgender contestants.

“It would be a win for human rights,” Ponce said in an interview with Time Magazine. “Trans women have been persecuted and erased for so long. If they give me the crown, it would show trans women are just as much women as cis women.” Ponce was born a male, but underwent gender reassignment surgery. The Blast reports online bookies are slating Ponce to win as a fan favorite. READ MORE


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