Transgender model sets sights on Miss World

[Jazzy]

A Canadian glamour model is hoping to win the Miss World title - even though she was born male.

Amelia Maltepe, 23, who was born into a strict Muslim family in Bangladesh, has her eyes set on the world's most famous beauty pageant.

The business accounting student, who lives with personal trainer boyfriend Charles Dubuc, 27, was raised as a boy named Adesh.

She said: "To be become a Miss World is one of my biggest dreams. Growing up I always felt that I was trapped in the wrong body and the idea of changing gender was never an option."

But she says her eyes were opened to the possibility of transformation after she moved to Toronto in 2009 to study.

It was the first time I realised you could use surgery and medicine to change your birth gender," she added.

"It was an amazing moment and I felt like I could finally be the person I always was."

After beginning a course of hormones to alter her body, Amelia opted for breast implants two months later.

And since spending £6,000 on her breasts and £2,000 on laser hair removal, Amelia has appeared in glamour shoots in the hope of making it in the modelling world. This year she plans to enter beauty competitions

Although she has yet to have full gender reassignment surgery, Amelia lives as a woman with her boyfriend.

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Do you think she should be allowed to enter Miss World competition? Why / Why not?

 

[DrLeftover]

Would it be "intolerant" of me to say that I honestly don't care enough to have an opinion on the matter?

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Would it be "intolerant" of me to say that I honestly don't care enough to have an opinion on the matter?

No it wouldn't. Although I personally think that a man is a man and a woman is a woman no matter how they dress or what they do to surgically alter their bodies.

 

[Jazzy]

This is a Miss World title where females compete against each other for the title. This person is a male and should be disqualified from competing. I don't care how you alter the body, a male is a male. End of story.....

 

[Evil Eye]

Whatever, I'm not going to stop her. Nor will I feel the slightest emotion either way.

 

[Jazzy]

Whatever, I'm not going to stop her.

Just curious why you said her. This person has the same sexual apparatus as you do.

 

[Evil Eye]

Out of respect. The same way I might reference people by their chosen name instead of "hey you".
It's a little thing, not even a real concession, but if it makes her happy, why shouldn't I?

 

[Jazzy]

Out of respect. The same way I might reference people by their chosen name instead of "hey you".
It's a little thing, not even a real concession, but if it makes her happy, why shouldn't I?

No reason you shouldn't and I respect your opinion.

 

[DrLeftover]

Question (and I didn't read the article): Is the "original equipment 'plumbing' intact" on the, errr, 'contestant'?

If so, that should make part of the said competition 'interesting' to say the least.

 

[Sinon]

Yes, she still has a penis. I would say that until that is rectified, she should not be eligible to enter. Once the op's done, I see no problems.