TAYLOR KNIGHT:
SAY HELLO TO KATALUNA ENRIQUEZ.
THE FIRST OPENLY TRANSGENDER MISS USA CONTESTANT.
ENRIQUEZ WAS CROWNED MISS NEVADA AFTER THE MISS USA PRELIMS.
SHE IS TAKING THE CROWN AND REPRESENTING THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.
ENRIQUEZ’S PLATFORM FOCUSES ON TRANSGENDER AWARENESS AND MENTAL HEALTH.
SHE DESIGNS HER OWN GOWNS INCLUDING THIS RAINBOW SEQUIN DRESS SHE WORE TO CELEBRATE PRIDE MONTH.
AFTER CROWNED SHE SAID “MY WIN IS OUR WIN. WE JUST MADE HISTORY. HAPPY PRIDE.”
NEXT UP FOR ENRIQUEZ, SHE WILL REPRESENT NEVADA IN THE MISS USA PAGEANT IN NOVEMBER.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT A TRANSGENDER WOMAN TAKING THE CROWN?
LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENTS BELOW.
