Jazell Barbie Royale
Jazelle Barbie Royale | |
|---|---|
 Royale final walk at Miss International Queen 2020 pageant | |
| Born | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
Jazelle Barbie Royale (born in Jacksonville, Florida 1987 or 1988 (age 36–37))[1][2] is an American transgender beauty pageant winner. In 2019, she became the second American, and the first woman of African descent to win the Miss International Queen.[3][4][5] As of 2019, she was an Orlando resident working as a healthcare provider, and a nightclub performer.[1][6] She was succeeded as Miss International Queen in 2020 by Valentina Fluchaire of Mexico.[7]
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- Michael Williams (June 13, 2019). "From Parliament House to the world's 1st black Miss International Queen, Jazell Barbie Royale 'brings a song to life'". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida.
- Darcel Stevens (December 10, 2019). "Jazell Barbie Royale, Miss International Queen 2019". Watermark Online. Tampa Bay, Florida: Watermark Media.
- Maiysha Kai (December 11, 2019), "But Wait, There's Yet Another Black Beauty Queen to Celebrate This Year!", The Root
- Asaree Thaitrakulpanich (March 11, 2019). "TRANS QUEEN JAZELL BARBIE ROYALE WANTS TO INSPIRE WOMEN LIKE HER". Khaosod English. Bangkok.
- Newman, Scarlett (March 26, 2019), "Jazell Barbie Royale Becomes First Black Woman Crowned in Trans Beauty Pageant", Teen Vogue
- Melalin MAHAVONGTRAKUL (March 11, 2020). "The homecoming queens". Bangkok Post.
- "Transgender pageant a statement against discrimination as much as a night of glamour". Agence France-Presse. March 13, 2020 – via South China Morning Post.