Patricia Yurena,
who was crowned Miss Spain in 2008 and again in 2013, reveals she is in a
lesbian relationship by posting Instagram photo of her and her lover in bed
The Telegraph, Fiona Govan, Madrid, 22 Aug 2014
The photograph showed Miss Spain and her girlfriend, Vanesa Cortes, a singer and DJ on the Spanish House circuit, lying together on a bed with the caption "Romeo and Juliet" |
Spain's
national beauty queen winner has revealed that she is in a lesbian
relationship, posting a photograph of her and her lover in bed on the social
media website Instagram.
Patricia
Yurena, who was crowned Miss Spain in 2008 and again in 2013 and came runner up
in last year's Miss Universe competition, is the first openly homosexual
national winner.
"I
don't regret what I did and I did it because I am happy about what's going on
in my life," said the 24-year old from Tenerife.
The
photograph showed Miss Spain and her girlfriend, Vanesa Cortes, a singer and DJ
on the Spanish House circuit, lying together on a bed with the caption
"Romeo and Juliet".
Her
decision to go public about her sexuality won her widespread support across
social media sites.
"Thanks
to everyone for their comments," wrote Miss Yurena on her twitter account.
Patricia Yurena (Getty) |
"I
published the picture spontaneously and in an impulsive manner," she
added.
In 2012,
for the first time two openly gay beauty queens competed for the Miss
California USA crown but both lost out on the title.
The last
Miss Universe pageant, held in November 2013 in Moscow, provoked a storm of
controversy after it was boycotted by its gay TV host because of Russia's
anti-homosexual laws.
Andy Cohen
pulled out of hosting the show and tens of thousands called for the competition
to be relocated in light of the "anti-gay propaganda" passed by
Russian president Vladimir Putin.
In 2012,
the Miss Universe Organisation, owned by Donald Trump, announced it would allow
transgender women to compete.
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