Miss Italy Bans Transgender Women From Participating In The Beauty Pageant

Miss Italy pageant has barred transgender contestants from participating in the beauty contest, days after Rikkie Valerie Kollé created history by becoming the first-ever transgender woman to win Miss Netherlands. According to reports, the contestants “must be a woman from birth” to participate in the Miss Italy pageant. Watch the video to know what Patrizia Mirigliani, the Official Patron of the contest, said about this decision.