Bailey Anne Kennedy

Bailey Anne Kennedy
Bailey Anne Kennedy
Born	Cambodia
Spouse	Casey Gup
	Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Maryland USA 2024
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Major; competition(s)	Miss Maryland USA 2024; (Winner)

Bailey Anne Kennedy is a Cambodian-American beauty pageant winner. She won the title of Miss Maryland USA in 2024, becoming the first transgender woman and first Asian American to win the beauty pageant.

Early life

Kennedy was born in Cambodia and emigrated to the United States when she was eleven.^[1]

Career

In 2024, Kennedy entered her first pageant and won the title of Miss Williamsport. She became the first transgender woman, and the first Asian American woman, to win Miss Maryland USA when she was crowned in June 2024.^[1]^[2] She is also the first military wife to win the title.^[3] She will represent Maryland on August 4, 2024 at the 2024 Miss USA pageant in Los Angeles as the oldest and second transgender delegate, following Kataluna Enriquez of Nevada.^[4]^[5]

Personal life

Kennedy is married to Casey Gup, an officer of the United States Marine Corps.^[6]^[7]

References

[nbc-1] ttps://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/every-woman-universally-miss-maryland-is-first-asian-american-married-woman-transgender-woman-to-win-title/3640541/

[2] ttps://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/06/10/heres-why-maryland-and-alabama-pageant-winners-are-going-viral-and-facing-right-wing-attacks/

[3] ttps://people.com/bailey-anne-kennedy-becomes-first-trans-miss-maryland-usa-8660550

[4] ttps://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/miss-maryland-bailey-anne-kennedy-trans-woman-7HTR4XLRXJHKHLJBBF3PUR73B4/

[5] ttps://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/06/12/bailey-anne-kennedy-first-trans-miss-maryland-usa/

[6] ttps://thesuperslice.com/blog/bailey-anne-kennedy-admires-millitary-husband-casey-gup/

[7] ttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/miss-maryland-bailey-anne-kennedy-speaks-against-transgender-hate-rcna156334

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