MIAMI.- Colombia is preparing to choose its greatest beauty to compete in Miss Universe 2024. And given the change in the rules of the most important pageant in the world, many countries are adapting their competition policies, which is why the trans model Jasmine Jiménez was selected as pre-candidate for the Valle del Cauca contest, a milestone in the history of the contest.
“My mother told me one day: ‘The third time is the charm’, and I am a faithful believer in the word and her unconditional love. You don’t know how happy I am and how proud I feel. Thank you all and for that “Jasmine Jimnez said,” Jimnez said when referring to the possibility of competing in Miss Colombia.
Model competition
In accordance with People in Spanish, Jasmine participated in the Miss International Queen 2022 contest and became the first runner-up of the contest. “She Now she seeks to participate in her national selection contest for Miss Universe.”
If she wins, Jasmine Jimnez would be the successor to Mara Camila Avella, who represented the South American country at Miss Universe 2023 as the first mother to compete on the platform and finished in the Top 5.
This is not the first time that Miss Universe is linked to trans models. In 2018, the representative of Spain, Ángela Ponce, was the first transsexual to opt for the highest beauty crown.
“Life is full of challenges, understanding that in my life has meant that today I have fulfilled a dream that I always had. To do this, all I needed was to convert every obstacle that was presented to me as an opportunity for growth,” Ponce said on July 2, 2018, after being crowned Miss Universe Spain.
