Miss Universe Owner Implies Trans Contestants “Cannot Win”

Lady Louise Windsor, the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, showed off her skills during a carriage competition in Windsor. Her doting mum was spotted on the sidelines cheering her 20-year-old daughter on as she raced across the field in the precarious cart on Father's Day (Sunday, 16 June). For those that don't know, carriage racing, also known as carriage driving, is a competitive sport where horses are attached in harnesses at the front of the four-wheeled carriage and driven by the competitor.This sport can see the carriage being pulled by a single horse, a pair, a tandem or a four-in-one team.

A federal judge in Texas blocked rules adopted by the Biden administration aimed at prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ students — particularly those who are transgender — in educational settings.The guidance from the U.S. Department of Education was adopted in April.

Miss Universe pageant builds among fans. The 73rd edition, set to take place in 2024, will be held in Mexico.

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Henry Winkler was plucked for an interview by an unwitting Irish reporter Wednesday who didn’t realize she was speaking to a famed actor and comic. The legendary “Fonzie” star didn’t identify himself when he recounted being evacuated from Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel after a fire broke out around 10:30 a.m.“When I heard the fire alarm, I thought it was the clock radio,” Winkler told RTE News, adding that he didn’t realize it was the fire alarm until he went into another room at the hotel and could still hear the “buzzing.”“I called downstairs and the woman said in a very calm voice: ‘Yes! We’re all evacuating! You must evacuate right now!’” Winkler added, turning on a hilariously panicked and guttural character voice.Fortunately, there were no injuries and the blaze was brought under control in less than an hour, leaving minimal damage to the 200-year-old hotel.Winkler — who was visiting the Irish city to promote his new memoir “Being Henry: The Fonz … And Beyond” — was later seen thanking and taking selfies with the “wonderful” crew of firefighters.“Dublin’s finest does a great job when our hotel is evacuated on our first morning !!!!” the “Arrested Development” star said in an Instagram post that featured three smiling smokeeaters.

Roger Federer. The Swiss tennis legend was the guest speaker at this year’s Dartmouth University graduation. Federer gave graduates a speech full of wisdom and humility, one that quickly went viral due to some of the great advice that he provided.Friends David Beckham, Anna Wintour and Roger Federer reunite at screeningRafael Nadal’s incredible career: Titles and records he’s wonFederer compared the moment that graduates are going through with the moment he’s experiencing in his real life.

Oprah Winfrey was hospitalized with a stomach virus, her friend Gayle King revealed on CBS Mornings.

the 73rd edition of Miss Universe is building as women from all corners of the globe prepare to vie for this year’s coveted crown. The iconic pageant is set to take place in November in Mexico, and countries are gradually unveiling the names of the contestants who will represent them in the grand ceremony.

Coronation Street star Peter Ash found himself answering back to his on-screen mum as he was seen ditching the UK to an outpouring of messages from his fans. The actor took to social media over the weekend to reveal he'd swapped Weatherfield for Portugal for a few days of fun.

The search for a young woman who went missing last summer in Georgia has ended in tragedy… and quite a long way from where it began.

Sheynnis Palacios, the first Nicaraguan Miss Universe, is on her way to breaking a record. After the winners take home their crown, they spend the next year on an extensive tour around the world, representing the organization and promoting charitable causes as global ambassadors. Palacios’ has been on hers, and she has already added over a dozen stamps to her passport.If Palacios keeps going at the rate she is, she may break a Miss Universe record.

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures‘ untitled coming-of-age musical from director Michel Gondry and producer Pharrell Williams has two new additions, the studio announced on Wednesday: Quinta Brunson, the creator and star of hit ABC comedy Abbott Elementary, and eight-time Grammy winner Anderson .Paak.

Dundee United have agreed terms with Macedonian winger Kristijan Trapanovski.

This is NOT a good look for the Miss Universe organization!

Kate Middleton had a bit of a hair-raising moment when an overzealous fan got a little too hands-on during a selfie at the Coronation concert in Windsor last year.The American tourist couldn't contain her excitement and ended up grabbing the Princess of Wales' hair, but thankfully, a quick-acting security guard was on hand to intervene. Despite the unexpected hair-pulling, our future Queen Consort didn't seem phased at all - she even managed to flash a smile for the selfie with the overly enthusiastic Royal fan.

Anne Jakapong Jakrajutatip, the transgender co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization, was caught on tape saying that women from nontraditional backgrounds — transgender women, married women, divorced women, and plus-sized women — “can compete but they cannot win.”It is unclear from the video whether Jakrajutatip is referring to the Miss Universe Pageant itself — or a potential, separate reality competition involving pageant contestants.Jakrajutatip made the comments during a Miss Universe board meeting last November.During the meeting, Jakrajutatip said it would be good for the pageant’s image to allow a diverse group of women to compete.“This is a communication strategy, because, you understand…they can compete but they cannot win,” she says in the video, which online news outlet Vox obtained from Rodrigo Goytortua Ortega, the former CEO of Miss Universe Mexico, who was present at the meeting. “We just put the policy out there.

XL Bully dog owners are being warned that they only have one month to comply with new rules.

Manchester's iconic Hotel Gotham has been sold to new owners in a multi-million pound deal. Leonardo Hotels, one of the fastest growing hotel groups in Europe, has confirmed the aquisition of the landmark site for an "undisclosed sum".

Ellie Leach has admitted she feared her 'life was over' when she exited Coronation Street last year.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor As Paramount’s British series “A Gentleman in Moscow” hopes to break into the highly competitive limited series races, the show has submitted for 20 Primetime Emmys, including lead actor for star Ewan McGregor and supporting actress for Mary Elizabeth Winstead. The eight-episode series follows an aristocrat, Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov, who spends decades banished to an attic hotel room following the October Revolution after being sentenced to house arrest by a Bolshevik tribunal. Based on the 2016 novel by Amor Towles, the series was written by Ben Vanstone, who also serves as the executive producer and showrunner, and whose pilot episode titled “A Master of Circumstance” is submitted for consideration.