THE HAGUE - A transgender woman has won the Miss Netherlands beauty pageant for the first time in the history of the tournament, saying she wanted to be a “voice and role model” for others. Rikkie Kolle, 22, from the southern town of Breda, was crowned at a ceremony on...
THE HAGUE - A transgender woman has won the Miss Netherlands beauty pageant for the first time in the history of the tournament, saying she wanted to be a “voice and role model” for others.
“I DID IT,” Kolle posted on Instagram after winning. “Yes I’m trans and I want to share my story, but I’m also Rikkie, and that is what matters to me.”
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