The Miss Portugal 2023 contest made history with the victory of Marina Machete
Marina Machete (28) is the first trans woman to triumph in the Miss Portugal pageant. She is the first trans woman to win the contest. It announced the victory during the final evening in Borba, which is in the southwestern region of Evora.
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Who is the new Miss Portugal? The competition winner was born and raised in Pamela, a small town in the district of Setubal. Before winning, he worked for five years as a professional flight attendant and spoke perfect English.
70 participants took part in the Miss Portugal contest but she got in tune with the public thanks to her skills.
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Marina Machete won the crown after beating the other 16 finalists in the Miss Portugal pageant and during the event, she spoke of her “desire and commitment to protecting human rights“.
‹‹I am proud to be the first trans woman to compete for the title of Miss Universe, Portugal››.
In addition–always on her Instagram profile–she recalled that for years she was not “eligible to compete” and that she was finally honored to have taken part in the national Miss Portugal competition.
She will not be the first trans contestant to take part in the Miss Universe pageant. In fact, before her, there was the Dutch Rikkie Valerie Kolle and Angela Ponce–the first contestant in the world–at Miss Universe 2018 for Spain.
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