The Miss Netherlands beauty pageant, which crowned a transgender contestant in 2023, is ending.
The pageant’s organizers made the announcement on Thursday after a 35-year run, France 24 reported.
Director Monica van Ee’s updated platform is now titled “No longer of this time,” and aims to deal with mental health and be a place to share positive stories.
According to organizers, there will be “no more crowns, but stories that inspire. No dresses, but dreams that come to life.”
An image shows the pageant’s team members:
In July 2023, a transgender model was crowned “Miss Netherlands,” Breitbart News reported at the time:
Rikkie Kolle, a 22-year-old model, has been selected as Miss Netherlands 2023, the first biological male to win the historically female competition.
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Kolle said: “I am only too happy to commit to all the little Rikkies who have to…
