Ángela María Ponce Camacho (born 18 January 1991) is a Spanish model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Spain 2018. Ponce made history on 29 June 2018 as the first openly transgender woman to be crowned Miss Spain.[5] She represented her country at Miss Universe 2018 as the first openly transgender contestant competing for the title.[6][7] She did not advance to the finals.[8]
Ángel Ponce | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ángel Maria Ponce Camacho 18 January 1991[2] |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[4] |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss World Cadiz 2015 Miss Universe Spain 2018[1] |
| Hair color | Dirty Blond |
| Eye color | Light Blue |
| Major competition(s) | Miss World Cadiz 2015 (Winner) Miss World Spain 2015 (Unplaced) Miss Universe Spain 2018 (Winner) Miss Universe 2018 (Unplaced) |
Career
editPonce entered and won the Miss World Cadiz 2015 title. Since she won that title, she represented Cadiz in Miss World Spain 2015. At that pageant, she was unplaced.[5] On 29 June 2018, she competed at the Miss Universe Spain 2018 pageant and won the title, becoming the first openly transgender woman to win the title.[3] She represented Spain at the Miss Universe 2018 finals in Bangkok, won by Catriona Gray of the Philippines.
References
edit- ^ "ÁNGELA PONCE: LA TRANSEXUAL MÁS HERMOSA DE ESPAÑA QUE CAMBIARÁ PARA SIEMPRE MISS UNIVERSO". be Miss Universe Spain (in Spanish). 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Ángela Ponce: su biografía". El Heraldo de Mexico (in Spanish). 15 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Ángela Ponce – Miss Universe Spain 2018". awardgoesto.com. awardgoesto. 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ Ángela Ponce Archived 2019-01-14 at the Wayback Machine. missuniverse.com
- ^ a b Tantiangco, Aya (30 June 2018). "Miss Universe Spain crowns its first transgender queen, Ángela Ponce". gmanetwork.com. GMA Network. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ Amy B Wang (17 December 2018). "Miss Spain makes history as first transgender woman to compete in Miss Universe pageant". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ Cady Lang (17 December 2018). "Miss Spain Made History as the First Miss Universe Transgender Competitor". Time. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ Castillo, Jackie (2018-12-17). "Miss Universe 2018: Catriona Gray, from the Philippines, claims crown". CNN Style. Retrieved 2018-12-17.