The Miss USA pageant continues to embrace diversity ... This is the case of Miss Maryland 2024 Bailey Anne Kennedy, who is the first transgender contestant to win the state title, as well as ...

BALTIMORE -- The newly-crowned Miss Maryland USA made history on June 1 by becoming the first Asian American to win the crown in the annual pageant and the first transgender woman to attain the ...

"I just want people to see my heart," Bailey Anne Kennedy said. Bailey Anne Kennedy was crowned the new Miss Maryland USA in June, becoming not only the first transgender woman to win the title ...

Edwin Shaw Bailey Anne Kennedy has become the first transgender woman to hold the title of Miss Maryland USA. On Saturday, June 1, Kennedy, 31, made history when she was crowned at the end of the ...

The wife of a Marine has been crowned the first-ever transgender Miss Maryland USA — and said she was inspired by the “sisterhood” of other competitors she saw on the pageant circuit.

Bailey Anne Kennedy, of Montgomery County, made history in the pageant community by becoming the first trans woman to be crowned Miss Maryland USA. Along with becoming the first trans woman to win ...

Newly crowned Miss Maryland USA, a Cambodian American trans woman and a military wife, is speaking out against transphobic hate comments she received after winning her title. Bailey Anne Kennedy ...

I just happened to go from point A to point B.” Photograph By Fadil Berisha. When Bailey Anne won the 2024 Miss Maryland USA pageant in June, she shattered nearly every barrier in the book as the ...

Bailey Anne, the biological male who identifies as a woman and was crowned Miss Maryland USA last week, said winning the pageant is a huge step forward for LGBT children. Winning the pageant was a ...

On June 1, Bailey Anne Kennedy became the first trans woman to be crowned Miss Maryland USA. She now hopes that her victory will inspire LGBTQ+ kids across the nation. “Not everyone has to agree ...

"That's what Miss USA represents, is a diverse woman," said ... Miss New Mexico, Miss Maryland, Miss Florida, Miss Nevada and Miss Oklahoma. During this year's show, two contestants swapped ...