Sal Garcia, representing the municipality of Maimón, was
crowned Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2016 on April 24 in Santo Domingo's Hotel Jaragua. The
23-year-old model will now represent her country in Miss Universe 2016 pageant
whose date and venue have yet to be confirmed. The first runner-up is Miss Santo Domingo Oeste, Joely Bernat; the second runner-up is Miss La Vega,
Marlenis Peralta who will compete in Reina Hispanoamericana 2016; and the third runner-up is Miss San Pedro de Macorís, Bárbara Santana who will compete in Miss United Continents 2016.
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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