Jenna Talackova made a worldwide splash in the surreal world of beauty pageants in 2012, but next year the gender equality crusader says it's back to reality. The 24-year-old Vancouver native who made international headlines as the first...Show More Summary
Former Miss Universe Canada competitor Jenna Talackova is part of an effort urging the World Health Organization to stop classifying people with transgender identities as having a mental disorder. read more
Many of you will remember Jenna Talackova, the Canadian Miss Universe nominee who had to fight for her right to compete at last year's pageant because she's transgendered (she won the appeal and finished in the top 12). Now, Talackova is asking the World Health Organization to remove transsexualism from their list of mental disorders. Show More Summary
Jenna Talackova made international headlines earlier this year when the Miss Universe Canada pageant originally refused to let her compete because she is transgender. Not only was she eventually allowed to compete, but she placed in the top 12. Now, Talackova is reaching out the World Health Organization, petitioning the organization to stop classifying transgender [...]
Jenna Talackova may not have won the title of Miss Universe Canada, but the transgender beauty queen has received another honour: she will be one...
Gloria Allred and her transgendered beauty queen client Jenna Talackova took to the streets of West Hollywood on Sunday to speak out against the Miss Pennsylvania controversy at the El Lay Pride Parade. Sheena Monnin resigned from her role within the Miss Universe Organization because she felt that the Miss USA Pageant was fixed. A [...]
As you might expect, GLAAD is not very happy with Miss Pennsylvania USA Sheena Monnin, who resigned from her post on June 5 because she says the Miss USA pageant was rigged
Jenna Talackova isn't ready to relinquish her 15 minutes of fame yet. The transgender Miss Universe hopeful who won the right to compete for the title of Miss Canada (she didn't win, but made the top 12) has landed her own reality s...
TORONTO - If you thought transgendered beauty queen Jenna Talackova had finished her 15 minutes of fame, think again. Shaw Media revealed this morning that it has picked up a reality show featuring the leggy Vancouver model. Talackova...Show More Summary
I've now an eye on the big picture: winning the hearts and minds of those not quite on board with trans people. If this involves embracing something seemingly shallow, so be it. My hat goes off to Jenna for opening some doors we couldn't have done easily otherwise.
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By Radar Staff Transgender beauty queen Jenna Talackova missed out on being crowned Miss Universe Canada last night. The 23-year-old was the first sex change contestant to be allowed entry into the competition after a battle with Donald...Show More Summary
This year’s scorching beauty pageant controversy (because there’s one every year, isn’t there?) has ended peacefully. Jenna Talackova, the contestant originally ousted from the Miss Universe Canada pageant because she was not born aShow More Summary
Jenna Talackova made a little bit of history this weekend. After successfully challenging the Miss Universe Canada pageant to welcome transgender contestants such as herself, she placed in the top 12 finalists and tied for Miss Congeniality. Some were concerned her story was stealing the spotlight, but the controversy also brought more attention to the [...]
The saga of transgender beauty contestant Jenna Talackova continues. -Styleite How to do a denim jacket without looking like a burnout? -College Fashion Kate Spade's first swimwear collection is here. -The High Low Megan Fox before she became Megan Fox. Show More Summary
Transgender Canadian beauty queen Jenna Talackova turned heads in a bikini and placed in the top 12 at the Miss Universe Canada pageant this weekend.
The 6-foot-1 blonde bombshell was a crowd favorite, even though she fell short of the...Show More Summary
Yesterday transgender Miss Universe contestant Jenna Talackova finished in Canada's top twelve. The 6-foot-1 blonde bombshell was a crowd favorite as she strutted down the runway in the evening gown and swimwear portions of the competition. Show More Summary
The first-ever transgender contestant in a Miss Universe pageant lost—but finished in the top 12 of 61 participants. Jenna Talackova failed to make the cut to the final five in the Canada contest, but was one of four contestants named Miss Congeniality, reports People. Talackova was born a male...
Jenna Talackova, the first-ever transgender contestant to compete in the Miss Universe Canada pageant, made it to the top 12 finalists and became one of four women who shared the title of Miss Congeniality, reports People magazine. read more
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