Transgendered beauty queen lands reality TV show
Jenna Talackova will star in ‘Brave New Girl’
Transgender beauty queen Jenna Talackova reacts as she makes the top 20 cut in the Miss Universe Canada pageant in Toronto on Saturday May 19, 2012. Talackova made a worldwide splash in the surreal world of beauty pageants in 2012, but next year the gender equality crusader says it’s back to reality. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Jenna Talackova loves the spotlight.
The transgendered Vancouver beauty who made Donald Trump eat his words when she demanded the right to compete in the Miss Universe pageant will be starring in her own reality TV show this fall.
E! and Bell Media’s Brave New Girl (the show’s working title) will follow Talackova, 24, as she moves to Toronto to launch her modeling career. The eight-part, “unscripted” drama is set to begin filming this summer. “It will be fun letting the world watch as I take the next steps in pursuing my dreams,” said Talackova in a media release.
Last year, the beauty queen made international headlines when she was banned from the Miss Universe competition because she was not a “naturally born” female.
After hiring celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred and gaining media attention, Trump, who owns the Miss Universe organization, reversed the decision.