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Tuesday 9 October 2012

Jenna Talackova



Jenna Talackova is a Canadian model and television personality, who gained media attention in 2012 when she successfully waged a legal battle to be allowed to compete in the Miss Universe Canada after being initially disqualified for being transgender.
Of Czech and Babine descent, Talackova was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her parents initially named her Walter. She experienced gender dysphoria beginning in early childhood, and began her gender transition at age 14, while attending Vancouver's Killarney Secondary School, before completing her sex reassignment surgery at 19. She initially took the name Page when she began transitioning, before changing it again to Jenna.
Talackova is currently a student of holistic nutrition.

Miss Universe Canada

After previously competing in the 2010 Miss International Queen pageant for transgender and transsexual women in Thailand, Talackova registered to compete in Miss Universe Canada 2012. She did not identify herself as transgender in her application; however, after she was selected as one of the Top 65 applicants who would proceed to the pageant, a person who recognized her from Miss International Queen contacted the Miss Universe Canada organizers, and Talackova was then disqualified on the grounds that the pageant rules required its competitors to be "naturally born" women.
Talackova subsequently contacted lawyer Gloria Allred, who took on the case and challenged the pageant organizers, including Donald Trump in his capacity as owner of the international Miss Universe organization, to reverse the decision and allow Talackova to compete. The organization ultimately reversed its decision, with Trump's office issuing a statement that "[a]s long as she meets the standards of legal gender recognition requirements of Canada, which we understand that she does, Jenna Talackova is free to compete in the 2012 Miss Universe Canada pageant."
At the pageant on May 19, 2012, Talackova made it into the Top 12, but failed to reach the Top 5. She was, however, one of four contestants awarded the title of Miss Congeniality.

Talackova as grand marshal of the 2012 Vancouver Pride parade

Talackova was named co-grand marshal of the 2012 Vancouver Pride Parade in recognition of her fight to be in the Miss Universe pageant.


Pictures of Janna Talackova at The Miss Universe Canada pageant



Working it: Transgender contestant Jenna Talackova, 23, takes part in Miss Universe Canada competition in Toronto



Ladies in red: Jenna leads the parade as the woman enter the competition wearing matching dresses and name sashes in the national colors
Head and shoulders above the competition: Miss Talackova towers over the other contestants in the bikini round this evening
True beauty: Miss Talackova has fought prejudice and discrimination to take part in the contest
Sheer talent: Jenna Talackova's family flew in from Vancouver to support her bid to win the pageant crown




Hope you are a fan to her beauty....

Jenna Talackova Official website : http://jennatalackova.ca/

Tweet her at : https://twitter.com/JennaTalackova

Jenna is on Facebook : www.facebook.com/J.Talackova 

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