AS THE FIRST TRANSGENDER MODEL TO WIN THE CROWN, RIKKIE VALERIE KOLLÉ BECOMES MISS UNIVERSE NETHERLANDS 2023.

On Saturday, July 8 at the AFAS Theater in Leusden, Rikkie Valerie Kollé, a transgender model, was officially crowned Miss Universe Netherlands 2023.

Successor to Ona Moody, the 22-year-old Breda-based Dutch-Moluccan model and actress will now get ready to represent the Netherlands at the 72nd Miss Universe (Miss Universe 2023) in El Salvador.

First runner-up was the 26-year-old Amsterdam resident Nathalie Mogbelzada, while Miss Congeniality and Miss Social Media went to Habiba Mostafa and Lou Dirchs, respectively.

Being the first transgender woman to win the national crown, the new Miss Universe Netherlands made history.

Along with Spain’s Angela Ponce, who competed in 2018, she will be the second transgender contestant at Miss Universe.