"Wherever you are in the world, I want to be there for you and be the example that I missed as a little me," Rikkie Valerie Kollé said after winning the crown DPPA/Sipa USA/AP Miss Netherlands 2023 ...

The Miss Netherlands beauty pageant has been scrapped, after the competition’s organizers said it was time for change. The contest will no longer run, and in its place those behind it have introduced ...

Rikkie Valerie Kollé, the first transgender woman to be crowned Miss Netherlands, got it right when she said backlash to her win would only help lift her profile. The 22-year-old model won the beauty ...

The first transgender winner of the Miss Netherlands beauty pageant was left shocked when some of her competitors did not reach out after her historic win. Rikkie Valerie Kollé, 22, became the first ...

Rikkie Kollé became the first openly trans pageant contestant to win the title of Miss Netherlands on Saturday, and she will go on to represent her country in Miss Universe later this year. “I did it!

A transgender woman has been crowned Miss Netherlands for the first time — setting up a historic shot at becoming Miss Universe. Rikkie Valerie Kolle, 22, held her hands over her mouth in shock as she ...

Rikkie Valerie Kollé has been crowned the new Miss Netherlands. A proud transgender woman, she is the first to win the local contest, but not the first to compete for the Miss Universe crown. “I DID ...

Outrage ensued after a biological male won the title of Miss Netherlands 2023, beating out nine women on Saturday. On Sunday, Dutch commentator Eva Vlaardingerbroek spoke out against the decision on ...