Jenna Talackova was disqualified from competing in the Miss Universe Pageant for Canada because she was not born a female. Although the rules do state that you must be a naturally born female Talackova wants to sue according to the Huffentoning Post. Looking at Talackova you would never guess that she was a man. Here's a picture:
Jenna Talackova has always been very open with her being transgender and has been reported saying "she is a woman wiht a history", the history being the change from male to female. This history is what has caused her to be kicked out of the running for miss universe for Canda.
This is bad press for the Miss Universe even though they had this to say according to the Huffenton Post,
"Talackova was disqualified because "she did not meet the requirements to compete despite having stated otherwise on her entry form. We do, however, respect her goals, determination and wish her the best."
Although disqualified for disobeying the rules, Talackova is stating that it is "discriminatory and unjust." As stated with an interview with CTV News blog. Talackova is going to Twitter to get support.
By using the media Talackova may just force a change upon the competition. The use of the media that Talackova is on, which is mostly the web, is showing the change from paper and pen and sit ins to immediate signing and support, like that of twitter. I think that by using her fame in the tran-sexual community, Talackova may be able to change the rules.