Trans-identified male wins Miss Maryland USA pageant

The prettiest girl in Maryland is officially a man who identifies as trans. So say the judges of the Miss Maryland USA contest, who crowned Bailey Anne Kennedy as Miss Maryland. Kennedy doesn't just credit Kennedy's beauty for Kennedy's success, but says that the win has been a "whirlwind because I knew it was bigger than me."

In a interview with DC News Now, Kennedy said "I knew that it was going to mean a lot for all the LGBT kids out there who might have felt different and might of feel like they don't belong in a box — like me growing up. So I hope that my win will be a delicious invitation for them to be themself."
 

Miss Maryland USA is a man who hopes his win will be "a delicious invitation" for "trans kids" to be themselves. pic.twitter.com/jy09nufSaM

— Libby Emmons (@libbyemmons) June 7, 2024