Yulia Skalkovich, 20, was crowned Miss Belarus 2012 at an event held at Minsk on May 4th. She will represent her country at Miss World 2012 in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China in August. The two runners-up are Victoria Saviel and Anastasia Pahranicnaja. They will travel to Miss Supranational and Miss International 2012. The Miss Belarus pageant is held every two years (specifically on even years). On odd years, the 1st runner-up is sent to compete internationally, so either Saviel or Pahranicnaja is expected to compete in Miss World 2013.
A local beauty pageant is attracting ample mockery on social media after a trans-identified male was crowned the winner of the competition and awarded a scholarship intended for young women. Brían Nguyen , 19, was awarded the crown in the Miss Greater Derry pageant, held on November 8 in the Greater Derry area of New Hampshire. The competition is a locally-run event under the national Miss America series of pageants. In addition to winning the crown, Nguyen will receive the Miss Greater Derry Scholarship , a financial award established to support young women. Nguyen, who is male, is a freshman at Nashua Community College majoring in Business Management. After his win, Nguyen wrote on Facebook : “ I am ecstatic to be the FIRST transgender woman to be a Miss America local titleholder, and I hope to make everyone proud and become the first to walk the Miss America stage. I am Brían Nguyen, your Miss Greater Derry 2023 .” Nguyen had previously announced on Instagram that he has intention
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