Ángela Ponce

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ponce and the second or maternal family name is Camacho.

Ángela María Ponce Camacho (born 18 January 1991) is a Spanish model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Spain 2018. Ponce made history on 29 June 2018 as the first openly transgender woman to be crowned Miss Spain.^[5] She represented her country at Miss Universe 2018 as the first openly transgender contestant competing for the title.^[6][7] She did not advance to the finals.^[8]

Ángel Ponce
Born	Ángel Maria Ponce Camacho (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 33)[1] Seville, Spain[2]
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss World Cadiz 2015 Miss Universe Spain 2018[4]
Hair color	Dirty Blond
Eye color	Light Blue
Major competition(s)	Miss World Cadiz 2015 (Winner) Miss World Spain 2015 (Unplaced) Miss Universe Spain 2018 (Winner) Miss Universe 2018 (Unplaced)

Career

Ponce entered and won the Miss World Cadiz 2015 title. Since she won that title, she represented Cadiz in Miss World Spain 2015. At that pageant, she was unplaced.^[5] On 29 June 2018, she competed at the Miss Universe Spain 2018 pageant and won the title, becoming the first openly transgender woman to win the title.^[2] She represented Spain at the Miss Universe 2018 finals in Bangkok, won by Catriona Gray of the Philippines.

References

1. "Ángela Ponce: su biografía". El Heraldo de Mexico (in Spanish). 15 December 2018.
2. "Ángela Ponce – Miss Universe Spain 2018". awardgoesto.com. awardgoesto. 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
3. Ángela Ponce Archived 2019-01-14 at the Wayback Machine. missuniverse.com
4. "ÁNGELA PONCE: LA TRANSEXUAL MÁS HERMOSA DE ESPAÑA QUE CAMBIARÁ PARA SIEMPRE MISS UNIVERSO". be Miss Universe Spain (in Spanish). 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
5. Tantiangco, Aya (30 June 2018). "Miss Universe Spain crowns its first transgender queen, Ángela Ponce". gmanetwork.com. GMA Network. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
6. Amy B Wang (17 December 2018). "Miss Spain makes history as first transgender woman to compete in Miss Universe pageant". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
7. Cady Lang (17 December 2018). "Miss Spain Made History as the First Miss Universe Transgender Competitor". Time. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
8. Castillo, Jackie (2018-12-17). "Miss Universe 2018: Catriona Gray, from the Philippines, claims crown". CNN Style. Retrieved 2018-12-17.

External links

• Ángela Ponce on Instagram

Awards and achievements
Preceded by María Sevilla	Miss World Cadiz 2015	Succeeded by Sara López
Preceded by Sofía del Prado	Miss Spain Universe 2018	Succeeded by Natalie Ortega