Miss Universe 2023: Meet the trans candidates, the plus-size

This year, Miss Universe broke another glass ceiling as it features two trans candidates, a plus-sized beauty queen, and married mothers. It also welcomed Pakistan into the sisterhood, as the South Asian country joins for the very first time.

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