Marina Machete is the first transgender woman to place at Miss Universe. Miss Portugal changed its rules in 2022 to allow trans women, making her eligible to compete. Machete told BI that she felt ...

This year’s Miss Universe pageant will feature at least two trans women for first time, after 23-year-old flight attendant Marina Machete was last week named Miss Portugal. Machete will compete ...

Marina Machete became the first transgender woman to win Miss Portugal last week, making her one of two trans contestants so far to compete for Miss Universe later this year. Machete, a 28-year ...

"Proud to be the first trans woman to compete for the Miss Universe Portugal title!" Marina Machete wrote in an Instagram post before the competition. "For many years I wasn’t eligible to ...