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Jenna Talackova made it to the Top 12 finalists at the Miss Universe Canada pageant, which allowed her to compete in the swimwear and evening gown competitions before she was eliminated.
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GLAAD has announced that the Miss Universe Organization is close to finalizing a policy change that will allow transgender women to participate in its beauty pageants.
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Transgender beauty pageant contestant Jenna Talackova visited "The View" to talk about her ultimately successful battle to compete for the title of Miss Universe Canada and plans to keep going in the competition if she wins her national title.
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"If [Jenna] can compete that's great. If she doesn't want to compete because she doesn't think she'll win, that's fine. I couldn't care less," Trump says.
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"We ask Mr. Trump, and the Miss Universe Pageant stakeholders, to be on the right side of history, and reconsider their decision to disqualify Jenna," reads a statement from team Talackova.
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"I'm disqualified, however I'm not giving up," tweeted Talackova, who later locked her Twitter account. "I'm not going to just let them disqualify me over discrimination." She says she has been "disqualified for being born."
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Less than a day after word of her participation in this year's Miss Universe Canada pageant began making the rounds, her profile disappeared from the official pageant website.
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