Rikkie Kollé, the first transgender woman to ever be crowned Miss Netherlands, will represent the country later this year in the Miss Universe competition.
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00:00The first transgender woman to represent the Netherlands will compete in the 2023 Miss Universe competition.
00:06Miss Netherlands 2023 is Rikki!
00:17Rikki Cole, a 22-year-old transgender woman, won the 2023 Miss Netherlands title and was crowned over the weekend.
00:24When Cole competes in the Miss Universe pageant later this year, she will be the second openly trans woman, after Spain's Angela Ponce in 2018, to ever compete for the crown.
00:34Since her historic win, Cole has given interviews to share her story and discuss how the hate also shows that we are not yet as inclusive as we think.
00:43Back in February, Cole underwent gender reassignment surgery and shared an update on Instagram.
00:49In the post, which has been translated from Dutch, the beauty queen encouraged her followers to persevere and dare to choose for yourself.
00:56Only you can make the difference to become your own self.
00:59El Salvador will host the 72nd Miss Universe competition in late 2023.