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Several Miss Universe contestants display signs of Catholic faith during competition

Brazil's contestant wore an outfit resembling Our Lady of Aparecida, France's entrant honored St. Joan of Arc, and the Miss Universe winner from Mexico made the sign of the cross.

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LifeSiteNews staff

• Nov 21, 2025Nov 24, 2025

‘Transgender’ male wins Miss Maryland pageant, causing outrage among female contestants

Miss Maryland USA crowned gender-confused man Bailey Anne Kennedy as the winner on June 1, coinciding with the start of ‘Pride Month,’ and sparking controversy among female contestants who say they were not given a fair chance.

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Mary Margaret Olohan

• Jul 3, 2024Jul 3, 2024

New male ‘Miss Portugal’ becomes second ‘trans’ finalist for Miss Universe beauty contest

November will see two 'trans' Miss Universe finalists compete for the first time since the pageant changed its rules in 2012.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Oct 9, 2023Oct 10, 2023

Everyone knows why a gender-confused man won the ‘Miss Netherlands’ beauty pageant

The only way we’re going to find out how far the LGBT movement will be able to go in transforming our society is by finding out how far is too far for ordinary people.

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Jonathon Van Maren

• Jul 10, 2023Jul 10, 2023

Gender-confused man wins ‘Miss Netherlands’ beauty pageant

The 'transgender' man will now compete in the Miss Universe pageant, which is owned by a Thai businessman who also presents himself as a woman.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Jul 10, 2023Jul 10, 2023

DeSantis defends video slamming Trump for LGBT support: ‘Totally fair game’

'I think identifying Donald Trump as really being a pioneer in injecting gender ideology into the mainstream, where he was having men compete against women in his beauty pageants, I think that’s totally fair game' DeSantis said.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Jul 6, 2023Jul 6, 2023

Miss Universe becomes Mr. Universe as new ‘trans’ owner takes over pageant

The 43-year-old dude, who says he was inspired to get into media by Oprah Winfrey, appears intent on using the beauty pageant as a platform to promote transgender ideology.

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Jonathon Van Maren

• Jan 16, 2023Jan 17, 2023

‘Transgender’ beauty queen favored to win Miss Universe contest: ‘Trans women’ are women’

Spain's contestant is a biological male who has dreamed of competing 'since I was a little girl.'

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Doug Mainwaring

• Dec 5, 2018Jun 18, 2021

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Several Miss Universe contestants display signs of Catholic faith during competition

‘Transgender’ male wins Miss Maryland pageant, causing outrage among female contestants

New male ‘Miss Portugal’ becomes second ‘trans’ finalist for Miss Universe beauty contest

Everyone knows why a gender-confused man won the ‘Miss Netherlands’ beauty pageant

Gender-confused man wins ‘Miss Netherlands’ beauty pageant

DeSantis defends video slamming Trump for LGBT support: ‘Totally fair game’

Miss Universe becomes Mr. Universe as new ‘trans’ owner takes over pageant

‘Transgender’ beauty queen favored to win Miss Universe contest: ‘Trans women’ are women’