Miss Universe celebrates its first openly gay contestant

  • 📰 CNN
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 32 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 16%
  • Publisher: 95%

United States Headlines News

United States Latest News,United States Headlines

Swe Zin Htet from Myanmar, where homosexuality is criminalized, came out as gay shortly before Sunday’s Miss Universe competition.

However, Htet's coming out was met with a flood of support from fans both in Myanmar and across the world. After she apologized

for failing to progress in the Miss Universe competition, comments soon flooded in with messages of pride and consolation.Miss Universe 2018: Catriona Gray, from the Philippines, claims crown as first transgender contestant fails to make top 20 The Miss Universe Organization also expressed its support."We are honored to give a platform to strong, inspirational women like Miss Universe Myanmar, who are brave enough to share their unique stories with the world," the group's president, Paula Shugart, said in a statement."Miss Universe will always champion women to be proud of who they are.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

ShameonyouSweZinHtet You are not worth to be a Miss. Shit!!!

First that article is misleading. homosexuality isn't criminalized in Myanmar, it's only illegal like most of the rest of the country. Government don't restrict their freedom of expression as you can see or ask they're lots of LGBT celebrity in Myanmar (most are Make up artist)

🙄

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 4. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi Is Crowned Miss Universe 2019Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi is going home with the coveted crown and sash as the 2019 Miss Universe! She deserves it!! It’s convenient to give people of color awards. But what about the bigger picture and the opportunity for wealth. The queen of universe 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Source: enews - 🏆 466. / 52 Read more »

Miss Universe 2019: See Who Was Crowned the New Winner!The new winner was awarded the coveted crown by last year's Miss Universe, Catriona Gray. Se me puso la piel chinita cuando nombraron su nombre. Soy de méxico pero enserio me lleno de orgullo saber que gano😭 Yay She did a wonderful job congratulations 👏🏻
Source: etnow - 🏆 696. / 51 Read more »

Ally Brooke Tributes Selena Quintanilla During Miss Universe 2019Ally Brooke paid tribute to Selena Quintanilla with a stunning performance on the Miss Universe 2019 stage! What shocked me is Quintanilla pala ang surname ni Selena. Uunahan ko na kayo. Yes, hindi ko nai-google yan. A QUEEN👸🏽💛 QUEEN WE STAN
Source: etnow - 🏆 696. / 51 Read more »

Steve Harvey Announces Wrong National Costume Winner on Miss UniverseSteve Harvey accidentally announces the wrong winner for the National Costume category on Miss Universe 2019 Again Again?
Source: enews - 🏆 466. / 52 Read more »

Steve Harvey Mixes Up National Costume Winner On Miss Universe PageantNot again! Steve Harvey suffered another Miss Universe flub Sunday night, but it wasn’t completely his fault. Four years after he caused jaws to drop with a bizarre Miss Universe blunder, Har… Not again 🙈 DigiRanger1994 Again!? Can we keep this man away from contests
Source: DEADLINE - 🏆 109. / 63 Read more »

Steve Harvey Announces Wrong Miss Universe National Costume WinnerMiss Universe 2019 had a real déjà vu moment midway through Sunday's show. Yeah Steve, those exotic places sound the same to dudes like you, right? 👓 👓👓👓👓👓👓👓
Source: etnow - 🏆 696. / 51 Read more »