News about Leilani Dowding

'Trans women are women, full stop,' according to the Transgender-owned Miss Universe's founders

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 13, 2023
Anne Jakrajutatip, 43, (right), a transgender billionaire, took over the Miss Universe group in October last year. The world's best-known pageant bosses claim that "trans women are people, full stop" before adding that you must have undergone 'gender-affirming surgery" in order to compete. Rikkie Valerie Kolle, 22, won the Miss Netherlands crown and will be the second transgender woman to compete in Miss Universe. Kolle (left) is the first trans woman to win the Netherlands crown, and she has been lauded for her triumph and a 'larger stage.' Both Miss Universe and Miss America welcome transgender individuals, but they do have to have undergone gender-affirming surgery. The Miss America competition modified the rules for their 2024 competitors, claiming that people must identify as a "born female" or have "completely completed sexual reassignment surgery." Previously the pageant had permitted people who simply identified as "a woman" to participate, with Monroe Lace, the Miss San Francisco contest's sole proprietor, progressing to the semi-finals last week. Miss Universe has welcomed trans women to compete for more than a decade, but the competition has recently opened up to married and divorced women.

Residents in Staffordshire have described the earthquake as 'quite a jolt,' as tremors strike the English Midlands

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 28, 2023
Residents in Staffordshire have described the 'quite a jolt' across the English Midlands.

Miss America tightens the laws banning transgender contestants from undergoing medical examination

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 23, 2023
The competition has attempted to exclude transgender people from the game, although they have not completely transitioned. Previously, they allowed anyone who simply identified themselves as "a woman" to participate. Competitors now have to identify whether they're a female or a female who'fully undergone sexual reassignment surgery,' in the new Miss 2024 agreement, as seen by The Standard.

Leilani Dowding, a former grid girl, has slammed Sam Smith's video for lauding her

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 10, 2023
After the Formula One models were banned from competing, former grid girl Leilani Dowding has slammed Sam Smith for their gruesome music video. The Real Housewives Of Cheshire actress admitted that she adored' her time as a model on the circuit and that those who called for their ban were "attacking beauty and women." Leilani wondered if Sam's latest album, I'm Not Here To Make Friends, would ignite the same outrage that grid girls experienced, adding that "kids can view graphic hardcore porn at the touch of a button."

Brían Nguyen becomes Miss America's first transgender local title holder

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 15, 2022
Brán Nguyen (right), 19, a student from New Hampshire, made Miss America history last week when she became the first transgender woman to win one of the organization's local championships. According to their website, the Miss Greater Derry Scholarship Program, which was established by the Miss America Organisation, welcomes contestants aged 17 to 24 who are judged on their "intuition, aptitude, beauty, moral, community service, and poise." Brán will face other local title holders in April to become Miss New Hampshire 2023. However, Miss Great Britain 1998 champion Leilani Dowding expressed disappointment in assisting Bran in the victory over other contestants, accusing the pageant of being "desperate to appear awake." Br. left: Following her historic victory, she meets with other local Miss America contestants.