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The first transgender woman to compete in the global Miss Universe pageant says that, whether she wins the beauty title or not, she wants to make history as a role model for trans children around the globe.
"I think that this is something that is going to create - regardless of the final - the end of an era and the start of something new, not only in the history of Miss Universe and beauty contests but in many countries' views of transgender women," said Angela Ponce, the 26-year old model and activist representing Spain.