{"id":8633,"date":"2018-07-04T16:44:03","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T14:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=8633"},"modified":"2022-08-26T07:34:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T05:34:05","slug":"miss-universes-first-transgender-contestant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/07\/miss-universes-first-transgender-contestant\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss Universe\u2019s First Transgender Contestant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On June 29, Angela Ponce of Seville made history as she was crowned Miss Universe-Spain. She is the first ever transgender candidate in the prestigious pageant&#8217;s 60-year history. Although this is seen as a groundbreaking achievement for the LBGTQ community, many people on social media are divided in their opinions about allowing a former male to take part in an event associated with natural-born women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a look at the article and find out more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/lifestyle\/beauty\/face-body\/meet-miss-universes-first-transgender-contestant\/news-story\/308156f8ac3e2c5e492abfe53cbb08e5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/lifestyle\/beauty\/face-body\/meet-miss-universes-first-transgender-contestant\/news-story\/308156f8ac3e2c5e492abfe53cbb08e5<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Should a transgender woman be allowed to compete in Miss Universe? What is your opinion?<\/li><li>Why is this a controversial subject? How can this affect society in general?<\/li><li>Are beauty contests popular in your country? What can you say about beauty pageants?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate On June 29, Angela Ponce of Seville made history as she was crowned Miss Universe-Spain. She is the first ever transgender candidate in the prestigious pageant&#8217;s 60-year history. 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