Trans woman wins Miss Maryland USA, making history with a list of pageant firsts

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06/07/2024

She’s 31. She’s married to a military officer. She’s Asian-American. And she’s a trans woman. When Bailey Anne Kennedy was crowned on Saturday as Miss Maryland USA, she broke almost every barrier that existed in the state’s pageant history. And she did it with her first pageant. Now she will go on to make additional history as she vies to become the oldest and first trans Miss USA when she competes in Los Angeles on Aug. 4. Previously women over the age of 28 were not allowed to compete in the pageant. Trans women have been allowed to compete for the past decade.

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