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At first glance, there’s nothing particularly that produces Miss Spain stand out at the upcoming Miss Universe contest — just another gorgeous and talented woman among the dozens of other people who will represent their countries at the yearly pageant in Bangkok, Thailand on December 16-17.
But there’s something unique and very inspiring about Angela Ponce — she’s the first transgender woman to signify any country at the international competition. Ponce had competed in the Miss Universe Spain pageant before, but this is her first time winning the qualifying event and she’ll be a trailblazer for prospective transgender competitors.
Transgender Competitors Were Banned Until 2012
Miss Universe, famously owned by Donald Trump before he started his political career, did not allow transgender opponents until 2012. The irony is not lost, then, that after Trump’s effort to prohibit transgender people from the United States military, it’ll be a former company of the which may celebrate diversity and draw attention to transgender issues facing the world today.
Ponce has indicated she will be using her position as Miss Spain to call action to transgender discrimination, transgender adolescent suicide rates and laws across the world that affect the transgender community.
The Betting World Has Taken Notice
Betting on the Miss Universe pageant isn’t fresh, but there has been an intense interest in this year’s event due to Ponce breaking new ground. It also appears that bettors are backing Ponce not just to compete but to win.
Miss Spain opened with +5000 betting odds at online shop Bovada but betting action has transferred her odds all of the way to +1000. In other words, from a 50-to-1 longshot to 10 to 1. These are better chances than other contenders Miss Brazil, Miss Ecuador and Miss Vietnam at +1500.
Current Betting Favorites
While Ponce’s odds offer very good price, the gambling favorites remain Miss Philippines (+500), Miss Puerto Rico (+500), Miss Thailand (+800) and Miss USA (+800).
Miss South Africa won a season’s occasion and South Africa sits at +1200 to repeat, although there have never been back-to-back winners from the exact same country.
America has won the event on eight occasions but hasn’t claimed the crown since 2012. Venezuela gets the second-most wins all-time at seven, while Puerto Rico is third with five wins.