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| − | Miss Spain 2013, being the first LGBTQ national beauty queen. | + | Miss Spain in 2013 and 2008, being the first LGBTQ national beauty queen. Won the runner-up prize at the Miss Universe competition in Moscow, Russia in 2013. One of three former Miss World semi-finalists to place in the Miss Universe semi-finals. |
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| + | Surprisingly, female beauty pageants have been at the forefront of public exposure to LGBTQ issues recently and including those affecting the transgender community. There is a long history of transgender and transsexual activity in theatre and cabaret as a legitimate form of entertainment and this has spread itself to the realm of the formal beauty pageant. | ||
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| + | Beauty pageants in the LGBTQ community have a history in local communites around the world. These have now grown to include pageants such as Ms. Gay America and Mr. Gay World. An interesting aspect of LGBTQ pageants is their embrace of gender diversity. The greater acceptance of the LGBTQ community into the mainstream may negate the need for gender-specific competitions. | ||
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| + | Also known as [[Patricia Jurenez Rodriguez]]. | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
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* http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/08/22/miss-spain-winner-comes-out-as-gay/ | * http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/08/22/miss-spain-winner-comes-out-as-gay/ | ||
* http://www.lavanguardia.com/local/canarias/20140821/54413239580/miss-espana-patricia-yurena-muestra-en-instagram-su-relacion-con-vanesa-klein.html | * http://www.lavanguardia.com/local/canarias/20140821/54413239580/miss-espana-patricia-yurena-muestra-en-instagram-su-relacion-con-vanesa-klein.html | ||
| + | * http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/miss-spain-patricia-yurena-becomes-4091947 | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:12, 22 June 2015
Country
Spain
Birth - Death
1990 -
Occupation
Entertainment
Description
Miss Spain in 2013 and 2008, being the first LGBTQ national beauty queen. Won the runner-up prize at the Miss Universe competition in Moscow, Russia in 2013. One of three former Miss World semi-finalists to place in the Miss Universe semi-finals.
Surprisingly, female beauty pageants have been at the forefront of public exposure to LGBTQ issues recently and including those affecting the transgender community. There is a long history of transgender and transsexual activity in theatre and cabaret as a legitimate form of entertainment and this has spread itself to the realm of the formal beauty pageant.
Beauty pageants in the LGBTQ community have a history in local communites around the world. These have now grown to include pageants such as Ms. Gay America and Mr. Gay World. An interesting aspect of LGBTQ pageants is their embrace of gender diversity. The greater acceptance of the LGBTQ community into the mainstream may negate the need for gender-specific competitions.
Also known as Patricia Jurenez Rodriguez.
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/08/22/miss-spain-winner-comes-out-as-gay/
- http://www.lavanguardia.com/local/canarias/20140821/54413239580/miss-espana-patricia-yurena-muestra-en-instagram-su-relacion-con-vanesa-klein.html
- http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/miss-spain-patricia-yurena-becomes-4091947
