Jenna Talackova, a Canadian transgendered constestant in the Miss Universe pageant, gets ready for a photo shoot at the Sandman Signature Hotel in Toronto on Saturday. (Aaron Vincent Elkaim/The Canadian Press)
Ms. Talackova was allowed to take part in the contest after pageant owner Donald Trump overruled a decision to disqualify her because she wasn't born female. (Aaron Vincent Elkaim/The Canadian Press)
Ms. Talackova underwent sex-change surgery at age 19 and has said she knew from an early age that she was born the wrong gender. (Aaron Vincent Elkaim/The Canadian Press)