Bella Bautista, Miss Georgia USA's First Trans Contestant, On Why She Withdrew From the Pageant
Bella Bautista, a 22-year-old who reigned as Miss Buckhead 2025, would have made history competing as the first openly trans ...
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I Competed at Miss Georgia USA Last Year. Trans Competition Erases Women.
Now that is being threatened with a biological man, Bella Bautista, who plans to be the first transgender person to compete at Miss Georgia USA in June. Allowing biological men in women’s ...
Transgender woman says she’s dropping out of Miss Georgia USA pageant
A transgender woman who says she was preparing to participate in the Miss Georgia USA pageant this summer has dropped out. Bella Bautista posted on social media earlier this week that she would be ...
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Miss Georgia USA’s first trans contestant spends her free time fighting anti-trans bills
In a historic first, trans contestant Bella Bautista will soon compete in the 2025 Miss Georgia USA pageant. Her participation marks a significant moment for transgender visibility in mainstream ...
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Transgender woman says she won't go forward with competing in Miss Georgia USA event
ATLANTA — Bella Bautista, a 22-year-old transgender woman, has decided not to move forward with competing in the Miss Georgia USA pageant this June. The Miss Buckhead USA 2025 title holder ...
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Transgender pageant star gives up title, withdraws from Miss Georgia USA
ATLANTA (WANF/Gray News) - A transgender woman from Atlanta says she will no longer be competing in the Miss Georgia USA competition. In a social media statement, Bella Bautista, 22, said she will ...
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Transgender woman says she’s dropping out of Miss Georgia USA pageant
ATLANTA — A transgender woman who says she was preparing to participate in the Miss Georgia USA pageant this summer has dropped out. Bella Bautista posted on social media earlier this week that ...