Lucía Heredia
Lucía Heredia | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1996 (age 29–30) Ceuta, Spain |
| Occupation | Beauty pageant contestant |
| Title | Miss World Ceuta 2019 |
Lucía Heredia Pablos (born 1996) is a Spanish model. In 2019 she won the beauty pageant Miss World Ceuta becoming the first trans woman to win said contest, and the second to achieve this at a national level, after Ángela Ponce.[1]
Biography
[edit]At thirteen years old, she realized and informed her family that her sex did not match her gender identity,[2] so her mother called her Lucía.[3] At 21 years old, she underwent Gender-affirming surgery.[2]
In September 2019 she won the beauty pageant Miss World Ceuta among eight contestants.[2] The victory qualified her for the pageant Miss World Spain 2020 celebrated in Marina d'Or, but she failed to reach the final.[4] However, she was the first trans woman to participate in Miss World Spain.[1][5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Lucía Heredia: mi victoria como miss es un paso más para romper barreras". www.laverdaddeceuta.com (in European Spanish). 2019-09-07. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- 1 2 3 Peña, Rafael (2019-09-13). "Lucía Heredia, la primera «trans» que participará en Miss Mundo: «No hay que esconderse, no hay más prejuicios que los que se pone uno mismo»". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ↑ Salas Colunga, Axel (2020-07-21). "Ella es Lucía Heredia y va por el título de Miss España". Homosensual (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ↑ "Lucía Heredia no pasa a las semifinales del certamen Miss Mundo España", El Faro de Ceuta, 2020-07-25, retrieved 2023-12-07
- ↑ Ortiz, Laura (2019-09-15). "Su condición transexual lanza a Lucía Heredia a la prensa nacional". Ceuta TV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-07.