{"id":8836,"date":"2023-07-21T12:55:33","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T12:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/?p=8836"},"modified":"2023-07-28T08:36:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T08:36:08","slug":"crowning-glory-rikkie-kolle-rewrites-pageant-history-as-first-trans-miss-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/21\/crowning-glory-rikkie-kolle-rewrites-pageant-history-as-first-trans-miss-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"CROWNING GLORY: Rikkie Koll\u00e9 Rewrites Pageant History As First Trans Miss Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8836\" class=\"elementor elementor-8836\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6fa2e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6fa2e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fe4cc8\" data-id=\"2fe4cc8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b998d elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80b998d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8839 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2-1-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2-1-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2-1-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2-1-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2-1-150x188.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2-1-450x563.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2-1.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p><blockquote><p><strong>Rikkie Koll\u00e9 just made history as the first openly trans woman to win Miss Netherlands, and she&#8217;s not stopping there! Next stop: Miss Universe<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><p>Rikkie Koll\u00e9 recently created a significant milestone by becoming the first openly transgender contestant to win the prestigious Miss Netherlands pageant. Her victory has secured her a place to represent her country in the upcoming Miss Universe competition later this year.<\/p><p>Following her triumph at the AFAS Theater in Leusden, Koll\u00e9 expressed her happiness in an Instagram post, sharing, &#8220;I did it! I have made my community proud and demonstrated that it can be achieved.&#8221; She included a trans flag emoji to symbolize her identity and cause.<\/p><p>Throughout the competition, Koll\u00e9 effectively utilized her platform to advocate for a more inclusive vision of beauty pageants and to inspire others. In a video posted on her Instagram page last month, she revealed that Miss Universe had asked contestants to describe themselves in one word.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8840 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rikkie-valerie-becomes-first-transgender-woman-to-win-miss-netherlands-title-104113-3x4-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"716\" height=\"955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rikkie-valerie-becomes-first-transgender-woman-to-win-miss-netherlands-title-104113-3x4-1.jpg 716w, https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rikkie-valerie-becomes-first-transgender-woman-to-win-miss-netherlands-title-104113-3x4-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rikkie-valerie-becomes-first-transgender-woman-to-win-miss-netherlands-title-104113-3x4-1-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/legalmitra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rikkie-valerie-becomes-first-transgender-woman-to-win-miss-netherlands-title-104113-3x4-1-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fac522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6fac522\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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