Credit: Reuters Miss Spain Athenea Perez walks the ramp during the preliminary swimsuit competition at the 72nd Miss Universe pageant in San Salvador, El Salvador. Credit: Reuters Miss Portugal ...

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Angela Ponce, who represented Spain, was the first male to compete for the Miss Universe international crown in 2018.

Miss Universe 2012, Olivia Culpo, and TV personalities Jeannie Mai Jenkins and Maria Menounos hosted the pageant on Saturday, while John Legend performed Jenna Wang is an Editorial Intern at PEOPLE.

The Miss Universe organization and Theilvig herself ... including the participation of transgender contestants like Miss Spain 2018 Angela Ponce and Miss Netherlands 2022 Rikkie Valerie Kolle.

After attending the Miss Universe competition, held in El Salvador in November, "I now consider it my calling to explain why we should all be paying attention," wrote Cosmopolitan's fashion editor.

Miss Universe was sold by Endeavor's IMG ... saw its first transgender contestant in 2018: Miss Spain, Angela Ponce. Mark Shapiro, president of Endeavor, said the company is "proud" of the ...