Ángela Ponce facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Ángel Ponce
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Born |
Ángel Maria Ponce Camacho
18 January 1991 Seville, Spain
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Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Title | Miss World Cadiz 2015 Miss Universe Spain 2018 |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Hair color | Dirty Blond |
Eye color | Light Blue |
Major competition(s) |
Miss World Cadiz 2015 (Winner) Miss World Spain 2015 (Unplaced) Miss Universe Spain 2018 (Winner) Miss Universe 2018 (Unplaced) |
Ángela María Ponce Camacho (born 18 January 1991) is a Spanish model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Spain 2018. Ponce made history on 29 June 2018 as the first openly transgender woman to be crowned Miss Spain. She represented her country at Miss Universe 2018 as the first openly transgender contestant competing for the title. She did not advance to the finals.
Career
Ponce entered and won the Miss World Cadiz 2015 title. Since she won that title, she represented Cadiz in Miss World Spain 2015. At that pageant, she was unplaced. On 29 June 2018, she competed at the Miss Universe Spain 2018 pageant and won the title, becoming the first openly transgender woman to win the title. She represented Spain at the Miss Universe 2018 finals in Bangkok, won by Catriona Gray of the Philippines.
See also
In Spanish: Ángela Ponce para niños