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  10. Edward Enninful
  11. Andrea Gibson
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  13. Muhsin Hendricks
  14. Patricia Highsmith
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  28. Jewel Thais-Williams
  29. Karl Heinrich Ulrichs
  30. Alok Vaid-Menon
  31. Edmund White

Swe Zin Htet
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Articles & Websites

https://gaynation.co/swe-zin-htet-makes-history-as-first-openly-lesbian-miss-universe-contestant/

https://www.thelily.com/miss-universes-first-openly-gay-contestant-just-became-a-feminist-icon-for-these-young-women/

https://thegavoice.com/news/lesbian-swe-zin-htet-competes-in-miss-universe-makes-history/

https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/pageants/myanmar-swe-zin-htet-opens-up-about-being-lesbian

https://www.advocate.com/women/2019/12/08/miss-myanmar-swe-zin-htet-1st-openly-gay-miss-universe-contestant

https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/myanmar/

https://people.com/human-interest/miss-myanmar-is-miss-universe-first-openly-gay-contestant/