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Myanmar’s Swe Zin Htet becomes first openly gay contestant at Miss Universe
Miss Universe Myanmar 2019 Swe Zin Htet became the first openly gay woman to compete for the title of Miss Universe. Swe came out to the world few days prior to the beauty pageant held on 9th December 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. The brave 21-year-old decided to come out as gay openly despite same-sex relationships are still being criminalized in her home country Myanmar.
By Camilla Suarez · 11 December 2019
