The representative of Somalia was crowned the new Miss Universe Gay, in the first world edition of this contest celebrated the weekend in the Colombian city of Medellín and that looks for to visibilizar the transformismo in this community."It means a more successful goal," said María Solima de Albaniz, a 18-year-old transformant (who disguises herself from the opposite sex and adopts her idioms) born in the department of Chocó (northwest), Colombia's poorest, Won the first place on behalf of the African country.
After the victory, this brunette with broad smile, whose real name is Eider Córdoba, advocated for the education and rights of the homosexual community.
The first version of Miss Universe Gay, held between Friday and Saturday in a nightclub in downtown Medellin, brought together personalities from the homosexual and transsexual community of the second Colombian city, event organizer Mario León Giraldo told AFP.
"Let gay people get acquainted with the hetero community and not sign them as transvestites or as vulgar people," said Giraldo, also director of Corporación Gente Diversa de Antioquia, an NGO that seeks to raise awareness of LGBTI people with This kind of events.
"A transformer is now a doctor, he is a surgeon, he is the pilot, the dentist," added Giraldo, who has been doing beauty contests for homosexuals for 13 years and explained that each "queen" chose the country she wanted to represent.
An Argentine and a Venezuelan model, as well as twenty men from Colombian cities like Bogota, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Leticia, Chocó, Manizales and Cali, represented an equal number of countries in the coronation, which was attended by about 300 people.
The second place was obtained by Miss Kosovo and the third was occupied by India, said the organizer, who said the winners received between 175 and 70 dollars, as well as wigs and national and international recognition for participating in the event.
On Friday the participants paraded in fancy dress, which stood out for having something typical of the country they represented, and on Saturday was the catwalk dress and gala.
According to Giraldo, María Solima de Albaniz will be able to participate in "world-wide" events related to the gay community.
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