Crowning of first transgender woman in local Miss America pageant sparks 'woke' criticism

The Miss Greater Derry has faced online criticism after crowning its first trans woman winner.

The winner of Miss Greater Derry will go on to compete in the Miss New Hampshire contest in April.

In the 100 years that the Miss America Organization has existed, she has been the first trans titleholder.

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The Miss Greater Derry has been giving scholarships to young women in New Hampshire since 1987.

She went on to announce that she would be launching a social media movement called #QueensAreEverywhere. She wrote that the movement would aim to help the next generation develop their self-confidence, realize their potential and become the leaders of their destiny.

The Miss America Organization, the company that operates local scholarship pageants, came under fire for being "woke" for being involved in a heated discussion on the internet.

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The 1998 Miss Great Britain winner wrote that young women are not being given the same chance as she was when she competed in an "era without woke ideology."

In the past two years, we've seen biological males compete against women in female sports tournaments with the unfair advantage of being a man.

A far cry from what society would have considered a 'natural beauty', Bran Nguyen did not have any advantages, apart from being an overweight trans person.

The scholarship pageant was accused of reaching "peak woke" by the host of the show.

One user wrote under the Miss Greater Derry post, "For f*cking up the world just a little bit more." Disrespect for all the women in this world.

One user wrote, " Does Han Solo still owe you money?" in a comment under another post.

The Miss America competition began as a beauty contest on the boardwalk of Atlantic City in 1921, but has undergone a number of changes in recent years.

The elimination of the swimsuit competition is one of the changes implemented in the new Miss America.

Carlson told prospective candidates that they wanted to celebrate their accomplishments and give them scholarships.

Many people still celebrated the historic moment in her comment section, with one writing, "Thank you for existing."

You will never be compared to your grace, courage and beauty. Another person commented that you are killing it.

The image was featured viabrianannguyen.