I didn’t feel that baggage that I was carrying back in the US.” I also didn’t feel like the beer girl who is transgender. I envisioned our nation as a secure haven.
The ‘baggage’ she had alluded to was the negative reaction of American viewers who were put off by the idea of a transsexual lady appearing on the cans of their preferred beer.
Fans of the Miss Universe pageant, which was purchased for $20 million last year by Thai entrepreneur and transgender advocate Anne Jakkapong Jakrajutatip, displayed a similar lack of enthusiasm on Saturday.
She welcomed many transgender competitors to the pageant last year, including Machete and Kolle, the first woman to possess the title. In July 2023, Kolle became the first trans woman to win the title of Miss Netherlands.
The former, on the other hand, performed well enough to go to the finals before falling short against Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua, Theilvig’s predecessor. The 29-year-old flight attendant,
Machete, thanked fans for the “positive and empowering” comments she got after winning the title of “Miss Portugal” a few weeks before. In an Instagram video at the time, she said,
