Ángela Ponce
Ángel Ponce | |
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Born | Ángel Maria Ponce Camacho (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 33)[2] Seville, Spain[3] |
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) |
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]
Career
Ponce 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
- ^ "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.
External links
- Ángela Ponce on Instagram
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by María Sevilla | Miss World Cadiz 2015 | Succeeded by Sara López |
Preceded by | Miss Spain Universe 2018 | Succeeded by Natalie Ortega |
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- ALB: Trejsi Sejdini
- AGO: Ana Liliana Avião
- ARM: Eliza Muradyan
- ABW: Kimberly Julsing
- AUS: Francesca Hung
- BLZ: Jenelli Fraser
- BOL: Joyce Prado
- BRA: Mayra Dias
- VGB: A'yana Keshelle Phillips
- KHM: Rern Sinat
- CAN: Marta Stępień
- COL: Valeria Morales
- CRI: Natalia Carvajal
- HRV: Mia Pojatina
- CUR: Akisha Albert
- DNK: Helena Heuser
- DOM: Aldy Bernard
- SLV: Marisela de Montecristo
- FIN: Alina Voronkova
- FRA: Eva Colas
- GEO: Larissa Petrosyan
- GBR: Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers
- GUM: Athena McNinch
- HTI: Samantha Colas
- ISL: Katrín Lea Elenudóttir
- IND: Nehal Chudasama
- IDN: Sonia Fergina Citra
- IRL: Grainne Gallanagh
- ISR: Nikol Reznikov
- ITA: Erica De Matteis
- JAM: Emily Maddison
- JPN: Yuumi Kato
- KAZ: Sabina Azimbayeva
- KOS: Zana Berisha
- LBN: Maya Reaidy
- MYS: Jane Teoh
- MLT: Francesca Mifsud
- MUS: Varsha Ragoobarsing
- MEX: Andrea Toscano
- MMR: Hnin Thway Yu Aung
- NAM: Selma Kamanya
- NPL: Manita Devkota
- NLD: Rahima Ayla Dirkse
- NIC: Adriana Paniagua
- PAN: Rosa Montezuma
- PRY: Belén Alderete
- PER: Romina Lozano
- PHL: Catriona Gray (winner)
- POL: Magdalena Swat
- POR: Filipa Barroso
- PUR: Kiara Ortega
- RUS: Yulia Polyachikhina
- SGP: Zahra Khanum
- ZAF: Tamaryn Green
- ESP: Ángela Ponce
- THA: Sophida Kanchanarin
- TUR: Tara De Vries
- USA: Sarah Rose Summers
- VEN: Sthefany Gutiérrez
- VNM: H'Hen Niê