Bailey Anne Kennedy has made history by becoming the first transgender woman and the first Asian American to win the Miss Maryland USA pageant. The 31-year-old from Montgomery County will now represent Maryland in the Miss USA pageant. This year marks the first time married women are allowed to compete in the Miss USA pageant. Kennedy, who has a military background, achieved this milestone in her first pageant competition on June 1.
Breaking glass ceilings is the Maryland way. Congratulations to our newly crowned Miss Maryland, Bailey Anne Kennedy. Representation matters. https://t.co/P6ptTjByCW
Competing in her first pageant, 31-year-old Montgomery County-raised Bailey Anne Kennedy now holds the crown and represents Maryland in the Miss USA pageant. https://t.co/zB4MZvJhHu
The newly-crowned Miss Maryland USA made history on June 1 by becoming the first Asian American to win the crown in the annual pageant and the first transgender woman to attain the title of Miss Maryland. https://t.co/zB4MZvJhHu
It's the first year that married women can compete in the Miss USA pageant, and Bailey Anne Kennedy, the newly crowned Miss Maryland, has wasted no time in making history. https://t.co/rHZCW8BOZr
Bailey Anne Kennedy, the newly crowned Miss Maryland, has wasted no time in making history. https://t.co/SD4xXGdhUU
Newly crowned Miss Maryland USA Bailey Anne Kennedy is a military and the first Asian American and transgender woman to win the title. https://t.co/2itWCEXv62
Bailey Anne Kennedy is the first transgender woman to win the Miss Maryland USA pageant, The Blaze reported Monday. https://t.co/Fg6esfEGvB
Newly crowned Miss Maryland USA, a Cambodian American trans woman and a military wife, is speaking out against transphobic hate comments she received after winning her title. https://t.co/xePi4La0XJ