JAKARTA - Victoria Kjaer Theilvig's victory as Miss Universe 2024 has sparked debate, both politically and culturally. Many supporters of Donald Trump and the MAGA (Make America Great Again) group view Victoria as winning Miss Universe 2024 as a victory over the growing idealism.
Victoria is a dancer, a potential lawyer, animal protection activist and works in the diamond industry. The 21-year-old managed to become the winner at the Miss Universe 2024 event. The event was held in Mexico on November 16. This is Denmark's first win in the history of Miss Universe.
Reported by VOI from next Tuesday, November 19, 2024, in the competition, she managed to beat Miss Nigeria in the final round and Miss Mexico who took third place. Miss Universe 2024's victory received a reaction from US President Donald Trump.
He responded to Victoria's winning news through platform X. He sees the victory as a rejection of the recent growing inclusiveness efforts.
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"Biological women and objectively interesting. This is allowed to win in beauty pageants. WE're back!" she wrote.
Unfortunately, Miss Universe 2024's victory drew protests from the public. Some said they were surprised that this year's winner was really a woman. Moreover, Victoria, who looks like Barbie, is considered to have the'special beauty' of the sejagad queen.
The Miss Universe 2024 competition is much different from last year's event. At that time, there were two transgender contestants, namely Rikkie Col? from the Netherlands who won the title. Followed by Marina totale from Portugal. Their participation took part in the beauty event, because 11, Ponce won the title Miss Universe 2018. Representing Spain, she became the first transgender woman to compete in Miss Universe.
The transgender women's involvement in the event sparked criticism from some who thought it violated the rules of this competition. Donald Trump, a former owner of the Miss Universe Organization, has long opposed the participation of transgender contestants, calling it a form of acceptance of "Wokness is over."
The Miss Universe contest is often a cultural battleground, where the growing traditions and social values collide with each other. Supporters, including Donald Trump, see Victoria's victory as evidence of a change in society that is more in line with their views.
On platform X, some users refer to this result as 'The Trump Effect' or 'Donald Trump Effect'. They suspect Victoria's success is thanks to the help of Donald Trump.
In 2022, Anne Jakkapong JakraMITip, a media entrepreneur from Thailand and transgender woman, bought Miss Universe Organization and introduced an inclusive policy. This policy allows married women, mothers, and transgender contestants to participate.
The change drew criticism, with some assessing that this new policy was against the original values of the competition.
Some observers believe Victoria's victory could signal a change in the Miss Universe Organization, which may be triggered by a public reaction to inclusiveness policies.
Donald Trump believes that this victory marks a return to normal and in accordance with preliminary regulations. Interestingly, no transgender contestants participated in the Miss Universe 2024 event.
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