Brían Nguyen

American beauty pageant winner

Brían Nguyen (born on July 16, 2003) is the first transgender person to win a local Miss America beauty contest.[1][2][3][4][5][6] She won the Miss Greater Derry event on Sunday, November 6, 2022.[1] Being transgender means she is a person who was born male but identifies as a woman. After she won, she also started the #QueensAreEverywhere movement.[7] She helps young women and men feel more confident and strong.[7]

Nguyen went to Nashua Community College and took a business class.[8]

Accomplishments

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Before starting the #Queens Forever Movement, the 19-year-old Nguyen won the 2023 Miss Greater Derry beauty pageant.[7] [9] She was the first ever local trans woman to do so. [7] After she won, she got the title of “Miss Greater Derry 2023,” a crown, and money to pay for school. [1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rogers, Zachary (2022-11-09). "Transgender model wins local 'Miss America' pageant for the first time ever". WPDE. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  2. "Brian Nguyen Scripts History Becoming First Transgender To Win Local 'Miss America' Beauty Pageant, But Not Everyone Happy! Twitterverse Flooded With Mixed Reactions | 👍 LatestLY". LatestLY. 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  3. "Issue of the day: Trans teen Brian wins a Miss America pageant". uk.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  4. "EEUU. Un trans gana el certamen de belleza "Miss Greater Derry 2023"... y se lleva a casa una beca para mujeres". Hispanidad (in Spanish). 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  5. "V rámci soutěže Miss America poprvé vyhrála transgender soutěžící. Hýří sebevědomím a těší se na úžasný rok". www.super.cz (in Czech). 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  6. "Трансгендер победил на конкурсе красоты от «Мисс Америка» - ФОТО". 1news.az (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Rao, Karishma. "Who is Brian Nguyen? Transgender teen sparks online debate by winning Miss Greater Derry 2023". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  8. Woulahan, Shay (2022-11-10). "Trans-Identified Male Crowned "Miss Greater Derry 2023," Takes Home Women's Scholarship". Reduxx. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  9. "Brian Nguyen Wiki, Age, Biography, Husband, Family, Height, Nationality, Net Worth & More". Latest in bollywood.[permanent dead link]