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| Facebook via The Daily Mail Jenna Talackova |
By Rheana Murray / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Monday, March 26, 2012, 3:14 PM
Online support is mounting for the leggy blond beauty queen who said she was booted from the Miss Universe Canada pageant for being transgender.
Jenna Talackova, 23, was born as a male, but has identified as a female since age 4. She began hormone therapy at 14, and underwent gender reassignment surgery at 19, according to a 2010 interview.
On Friday, Miss Universe Canada released a statement explaining that Talackova was eliminated “because she did not meet the requirements to compete despite having stated otherwise on her entry form.”
A Change.org petition for the 6-foot-1 stunner's reinstatement into the competition launched shortly after, and has drawn more than 21,000 signatures. READ MORE
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