Businessman Donald Trump has overturned a decision by the Miss Universe Organization, which he owns, to disqualify Jenna Talackova, a Canadian transgender beauty pageant contestant because she was not a "naturally born" female, Reuters reported.

"As long as she meets the standards of legal gender recognition requirements of Canada, which we understand that she does, Jenna Talackova is free to compete in the 2012 Miss Universe Canada pageant," said Michael Cohen, special counsel to Trump.

"Nobody is capitulating. Rather the Miss Universe organization is respecting the laws of Canada," Cohen said.

Talackova, who underwent gender-reassignment surgery at age 19 and holds legal documents affirming her identity as a woman, wants pageant organizers to go further and drop eligibility rules she calls discriminatory.

(China.org.cn April 6, 2012)

據路透社報道，對于環球小姐組織以非“天生”女性的理由取消加拿大變性選美參賽者詹娜?塔拉科娃參賽資格的決定，該組織的所有人唐納德?特朗普進行了否決。

特朗普的特別法律顧問邁克爾?科恩說：“只要她夠得上加拿大合法性別認定標準，詹娜?塔拉科娃可自由地參加2012年環球小姐大賽加拿大賽區的比賽，當然我們知道她夠得上那些標準。”

科恩說：“沒人認輸。而是環球小姐組織尊重加拿大的法律。”

塔拉科娃在19歲時接受了性別再造手術，持有合法的女性身份認定證件。她想讓組織方再進一步，放棄她認為歧視性的參賽資格規定。