News

Miss Italy Pageant Bans Trans-Identified Individuals From Competing: "Must Be A Woman From Birth"

Patrizia Mirigliani, the patron of the Miss Italy pageant, says they are maintaining the tradition of the competition and will not allow biological men to compete, regardless of what they look like.

By Gina Florio2 min read
italia
Instagram/@missitalia

In a recent controversial development, the Miss Italy competition has declared that it will not allow transgender women to participate in its contest. Patrizia Mirigliani, the Official Patron of the contest, stated during an interview with Radio Cusano that contestants "must be a woman from birth," according to Il Primato Nazionale.