Beijing) A 24-year-old transsexual has been thrown out of the Miss Universe contest by its international body in New York after having been given permission to compete by the Chinese division of the beauty pageant.
Chen Lili a model from Sichuan Province became the first transsexual to enter the competition earlier this week when the Miss Universe China organizers in New York announced she had been accepted. (story) Chen would first have to compete in the provincial contest and if she won move up to the China national Miss Universe content, and then on to the world competition.