Kataluna Enriquez
A healthcare administrator with a specialization in LGBTQ+ care, Kataluna is also a fashion designer and the founder of the clothing line KatalunaKouture. In fact, she is the very first openly transgender female to compete in a Miss USA pageant in over a decade. If she wins the Miss USA pageant in November 2021, she will become only the second openly transgender woman to compete in the Miss Universe pageant in the history of the organization.
Indya Moore
According to her agent, William Morris Endeavor, she is the first transgender celebrity to sign a contract with the company. In 2019, she made history by becoming the first transgender person to show up on the cover of Elle magazine’s American edition. During the 50th anniversary celebration of the first LGBTQ Pride parade in 2020, the online magazine Queerty decided to name her to its list of 50 heroes who are “leading the nation toward equality, acceptance, and dignity for all people,” according to the publication.