Ángela Ponce Explained

Ángel Ponce
Miss World Cadiz 2015 ^[1]
Nationalcompetition:	Miss World Cadiz 2015 (Winner) Miss World Spain 2015 (Unplaced) Miss Universe Spain 2018 (Winner) Miss Universe 2018 (Unplaced)
Birth Name:	Ángel Maria Ponce Camacho
Birth Date:	18 January 1991^[2]
Birth Place:	Seville, Spain
Height:	5inchesft11inchesin (ftin)^[3]
Eye Color:	Light Blue
Hair Color:	Dirty Blond

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.^[4] She represented her country at Miss Universe 2018 as the first openly transgender contestant competing for the title.^{[5] [6]} She did not advance to the finals.^[7]

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.^[8] She represented Spain at the Miss Universe 2018 finals in Bangkok, won by Catriona Gray of the Philippines.

Notes and References

1. Web site: ÁNGELA PONCE: LA TRANSEXUAL MÁS HERMOSA DE ESPAÑA QUE CAMBIARÁ PARA SIEMPRE MISS UNIVERSO. be Miss Universe Spain. Spanish. 9 July 2018. 12 July 2018. 28 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328130228/https://www.bemiss.es/angela-ponce-la-transexual-mas-hermosa-de-espana-que-cambiara-para-siempre-miss-universo/. dead.
2. Web site: Ángela Ponce: su biografía . El Heraldo de Mexico . Spanish . 15 December 2018.
3. https://www.missuniverse.com/contestant/1000520 Ángela Ponce
4. Web site: Miss Universe Spain crowns its first transgender queen, Ángela Ponce . Tantiangco . Aya . 30 June 2018 . gmanetwork.com . GMA Network . 1 July 2018.
5. News: Miss Spain makes history as first transgender woman to compete in Miss Universe pageant . Amy B Wang . . 18 December 2018 . 17 December 2018 .
6. Miss Spain Made History as the First Miss Universe Transgender Competitor. Cady Lang. . 18 December 2018 . 17 December 2018.
7. Web site: Miss Universe 2018: Catriona Gray, from the Philippines, claims crown . Castillo . Jackie . 2018-12-17 . CNN Style . en . 2018-12-17.
8. Web site: Ángela Ponce – Miss Universe Spain 2018 . 29 June 2018 . awardgoesto.com . awardgoesto . 1 July 2018 . 2 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180702163953/http://awardgoesto.com/angela-ponce-miss-universe-spain-2018/ . dead .