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Trump backtracks
Beauty queen who was born a male can compete after all
Jenna Talackova, the beauty queen who was kicked out of the Miss Universe Canada competition, will be allowed to compete after all.
Ms. Talackova, 23, was disqualified from the Donald Trump-organized Miss Universe Canada competition last week because she was born a male. She had been originally selected as one of 65 finalists, but her profile and photos were stripped from the Miss Universe Canada website after she was dropped from the pageant.
On Monday, however, the Trump organization backtracked on its earlier decision, ABC News reported.
“The Miss Universe Organization will allow Jenna Talackova to compete in the 2012 Miss Universe Canada pageant provided she meets the legal gender recognition requirements of Canada, and the standards established by other international competitions,” Michael D. Cohen, executive vice-president and special counsel to Donald Trump, said in an e-mail.
Although the rules on the Miss Universe website say a female entrant must be a Canadian citizen between the ages of 18 and 27, it does not mention any rules involving sexual reassignment. In an interview posted on YouTube, Ms. Talackova says she began hormone therapy at 14 and had her reassignment surgery at 19.
Ms. Talackova and her U.S. attorney, Gloria Allred, were scheduled to hold a news conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday to plead the beauty queen’s case on why she ought to be allowed to compete and outline legal action should the Trump organization continue to reject her.
There’s no word yet from Ms. Talackova responding to Monday’s announcement.
Trump backtracks
Beauty queen who was born a male can compete after all
Jenna Talackova, the beauty queen who was kicked out of the Miss Universe Canada competition, will be allowed to compete after all.
Ms. Talackova, 23, was disqualified from the Donald Trump-organized Miss Universe Canada competition last week because she was born a male. She had been originally selected as one of 65 finalists, but her profile and photos were stripped from the Miss Universe Canada website after she was dropped from the pageant.
On Monday, however, the Trump organization backtracked on its earlier decision, ABC News reported.
“The Miss Universe Organization will allow Jenna Talackova to compete in the 2012 Miss Universe Canada pageant provided she meets the legal gender recognition requirements of Canada, and the standards established by other international competitions,” Michael D. Cohen, executive vice-president and special counsel to Donald Trump, said in an e-mail.
Although the rules on the Miss Universe website say a female entrant must be a Canadian citizen between the ages of 18 and 27, it does not mention any rules involving sexual reassignment. In an interview posted on YouTube, Ms. Talackova says she began hormone therapy at 14 and had her reassignment surgery at 19.
Ms. Talackova and her U.S. attorney, Gloria Allred, were scheduled to hold a news conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday to plead the beauty queen’s case on why she ought to be allowed to compete and outline legal action should the Trump organization continue to reject her.
There’s no word yet from Ms. Talackova responding to Monday’s announcement.
