The Miss Universe Canada organizers concede Jenna Talackova is a real girl, but that doesnt mean they will let her in their beauty pageant.
Talackova, a Vancouver native, will not be competing in this years Miss Universe Canada pageant because she was born a male.
According to Denis Davila, national director of Miss Universe Canada, the rules set by the Miss Universe franchise state that each contestant must be a naturally born female.
According to Davila, Talackova claimed on her registration form she was born a female. He said he suspected otherwise and asked her about it on Mar. 13, when she admitted she was not.
She was pulled from the contest the same day.
She feels like a real girl and she is a real girl. She didnt expect people to question it, Davila said.
She was hoping we could put her back in the competition, but the rules are very clear and theres no way we can go back on it.
Talackova could not be reached for comment Friday night. In a YouTube interview posted in 2010, she says she knew she was a female at the age of 4 and began hormone therapy at 14. She surgically changed her gender a few years ago when she was 19.
I regard myself as a woman with a history, Talackova says in the video, winking.
Davila insisted there is no bad blood between Talackova and Miss Universe Canada, and that they wish her the best.
She was excited about the competition. Just because she can't compete doesn't mean we stopped loving her.
The Miss Universe Canada organizers concede Jenna Talackova is a real girl, but that doesnt mean they will let her in their beauty pageant.
Talackova, a Vancouver native, will not be competing in this years Miss Universe Canada pageant because she was born a male.
According to Denis Davila, national director of Miss Universe Canada, the rules set by the Miss Universe franchise state that each contestant must be a naturally born female.
According to Davila, Talackova claimed on her registration form she was born a female. He said he suspected otherwise and asked her about it on Mar. 13, when she admitted she was not.
She was pulled from the contest the same day.
She feels like a real girl and she is a real girl. She didnt expect people to question it, Davila said.
She was hoping we could put her back in the competition, but the rules are very clear and theres no way we can go back on it.
Talackova could not be reached for comment Friday night. In a YouTube interview posted in 2010, she says she knew she was a female at the age of 4 and began hormone therapy at 14. She surgically changed her gender a few years ago when she was 19.
I regard myself as a woman with a history, Talackova says in the video, winking.
Davila insisted there is no bad blood between Talackova and Miss Universe Canada, and that they wish her the best.
She was excited about the competition. Just because she can't compete doesn't mean we stopped loving her.
This article is either full of lies or has a large amount of spelling errors. It's poor "journalism" either way.
Spelling Errors? No sorry it's not, especially post op. Really rude and just a dick move not using the correct pronouns. I spend a lot of time around transgender people and if a person thinks and feels like they are a girl, then they are a girl. Gender isn't just if you have a penis or vagina.
I have no beef with transgendered
just a dick move
Sounds fine to me. I have no beef with transgendered, but sorry, I'll never consider them anything other than their born gender... something about X and Y chromosomes.
Spelling Errors? No sorry it's not, especially post op. Really rude and just a dick move not using the correct pronouns. I spend a lot of time around transgender people and if a person thinks and feels like they are a girl, then they are a girl. Gender isn't just if you have a penis or vagina.