Solange Dekker (born 1995/1996) is a Dutch model, hairdresser, and transgender beauty queen from Amsterdam[1] who won the title of Miss International Queen 2023 held on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at Tiffany's Show in Pattaya Chonburi, Thailand.[2][3][4][5][6] She is the first contestant from the Netherlands to win the title.[1]
Solagne Dekker | |
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Born | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss International Queen Netherlands 2023 Miss International Queen 2023 |
No. of films | None |
Major competition(s) | Miss International Queen Netherlands 2023 (Winner) Miss International Queen 2023 (Winner) |
Dekker was among 22 contestants participating in the pageant, along with Singapore's Qatrisha Zairyah Kamsir and United States's Melony Munro finishing second and third, respectively.[2][1]
Beauty pageants
Solange Dekker began her pageant career when she participated in Miss Trans Star International 2019 held in Barcelona, Spain.[7] Her determination and intellect led her becoming one of the finalist in Miss Universe Netherland pageant and receiving Miss Social Media award.[7]
She also competed in Miss Beauty of Noord Holland, a regional pageant which is held across the country.[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Dutch trans woman wins Miss International Queen 2023". NL Times. June 26, 2023. p. 4.
- 1 2 "Netherlands wins Miss International Queen 2023". Yahoo News. June 26, 2023. p. 2.
- ↑ "Solange Dekker of the Netherlands wins Miss International Queen 2023". Nation Thailand. June 25, 2023. p. 4.
- ↑ Panyadee, Tanakorn (June 25, 2023). "Beauty Contestant from Netherlands Wins Miss International Queen 2023 in Pattaya". The Pattaya News. p. 4.
- 1 2 Gupta, Neksha (June 26, 2023). "Who Is Solange Dekker? Dutch trans woman wins Miss International Queen 2023". PKB News. p. 6.
- ↑ Rutagenes, Arci Brezeula (June 25, 2023). "Miss Netherlands wagi sa Miss International Queen 2023". Balita Net Ph. p. 2.
- 1 2 Estrada, Korina (June 26, 2023). "Solange Dekker of Netherlands wins Miss International Queen 2023". Transgender Feed. p. 4.