Victoria Kjaer Theilvig of Denmark received the title of Miss Universe 2024 on November 16, sparking political and cultural debates on social media because the pageant allowed transgender ladies to compete.
Admirers of the competition have began sarcastically mocking the pageant over the winner being a organic girl, with Donald Trump Jr. and different MAGA supporters terming the 21-year-old’s win in opposition to “woke” beliefs.
Theilvig, an aspiring lawyer, works within the diamond business and advocates for animal welfare. She turned Denmark’s first-ever Miss Universe after defeating 120 different opponents within the dazzling occasion held in Mexico City.
Trump Jr, Elon Musk react to Victoria Kjaer Theilvig’s win
Meanwhile, many social media customers expressed shock following a win of anon-transgender particular person.
“Biological & objectively engaging ladies are allowed to win magnificence pageants once more,” Trump Jr. wrote on X in response to Theilvig’s victory, portraying it as a rejection of current efforts at range. “WE ARE SO BACK,” he added, seemingly taking credit score for her win, which comes after his dad Donald Trump’s beautiful victory within the 2024 White House race.
Popular political analyst Matt Wallace declared on X, “BREAKING: Fans shocked after straight, white, organic girl wins Miss Universe 2024.”
Elon Musk, a billionaire, additionally made enjoyable of the competition by posting a meme with out a caption. “Breaking: web surprised after a pretty organic feminine human of wholesome weight wins Miss Universe pageant,” it learn.
Expressing delight that an precise white organic feminine received the pageant, one X person commented: “Yes, the World is therapeutic,” whereas one other acknowledged, “Oh look! A girl received Miss Universe this yr!”
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Uproar over transgenders’ participation in Miss Universe competitors
In distinction to the earlier yr’s competitors, which featured two transgender opponents — Portugal’s Marina Machete and the Netherlands’ Rikkie Kollé, who took house the title, the 2024 Miss Universe pageant was very completely different. Their participation got here after Ángela Ponce made historical past in 2018 as the primary transgender girl to signify Spain in Miss Universe.
Some individuals have disagreed with the pageant’s growing illustration of transgender ladies, saying it has eclipsed its conventional focus. Donald Trump, a former co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization and the US President-elect, focused the transgender contenders and referred to their participation as an endorsement of “woke ideology.”