Plus-Sized Woman Wins Miss Alabama, Transwoman Wins Miss Maryland

Sara Milliken, 23, a plus-sized woman from Atmore, Alabama, was recently crowned Miss Alabama.

This year was her third time competing. "At 16, I came back as a Teen," she wrote in a now-edited post on Instagram. "I worked so hard and changed everything about myself."

"I became who I thought they wanted. Days before the pageant, I had a mean boy tell me I was 'too ugly' to win," she continued. "I was going to prove him wrong, so I went into pageant weekend with a fire under me. I didn't even place."

"I was humiliated and hung my head low thinking my non-placement meant one thing. He was right. I vowed to never compete again. So I didn't. For seven years. This weekend I returned to the NAM stage to prove to myself I didn't give up. I could do this. I was more than the mean things that was said to me."

Milliken seems like a sweet young girl. I have no doubt she's a lovely person – but as others have argued on social media, a beauty pageant should still consider contestants' physical appearance. What about the other women in the contest who worked hard for their bodies and ate clean to attain fit physiques? What message is a pageant sending to young girls when they're promoting an unhealthy size that's associated with diabetes and cardiovascular disease?

Yet, not everyone was too upset about Milliken's win. "At least this one doesn’t have a d*ck," wrote @DanannOficial on X, referencing the recent winner of Miss Maryland.

Transwoman Bailey Anne Kennedy Wins Miss Maryland

This Saturday, Bailey Anne Kennedy became the first transwoman to be crowned Miss Maryland USA. When speaking to the Washington D.C. TV station, Kennedy described the win as a “whirlwind because I knew it was bigger than me.”

He continued, “I knew that it was going to mean a lot for all the LGBTQ kids out there who might feel like they don’t belong in a box — like me growing up.”

Kennedy, a Cambodian American, is the first Asian American and military spouse to win the title. He's going to compete for the Miss USA crown in LA this summer, and he's hoping this move “will open up some doors, open up some hearts for people to see that there are many aspects of LGBT community out there, and I hope I can be a positive contribution to society in making a difference like the USO program like I’m working with."

So, biological men are not only competing in women's sports, they're also winning beauty pageants. Women's only competitions and safe spaces are diminishing as more and more men are allowed into them under the guise of "inclusivity."

The pageant has received major backlash following Kennedy's win. "I can hardly believe that women are putting up with this. As a former pageant participant, this is shameful and disgusting," wrote @DixieChick0211 on X/Twitter. There are conservative women and radical feminists alike who try to speak up against men erasing womanhood, but they are accosted, ironically, by other women.

Kennedy is not the first transgender to take a crown home.

In 2022, Brían Nguyen made headlines after he became the first transgender to win a title under the Miss America Organization. He was named Miss Greater Derry in 2022, landing him a crown and scholarship. 

It seems that beauty pageants are struggling to stay afloat. Last year, Miss Universe allowed two biological men to compete in its contest. Transgenders Portugal's Marina Machete and the Netherlands' Rikkie Kollé, both biological males, got to compete shortly after The Miss Universe owner filed for bankruptcy.

More recently, Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava and Miss USA Noelia Voigt resigned due to the alleged bullying they faced from the organization's CEO.

Maybe no one is watching these pageants anymore, and outrage or virtue signaling is the only way they can gain attention.

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