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36 years |
Birth date |
October 15, 1988 |
Zodiac sign |
Libra |
Place of Birth |
Canada |
Occupation |
Model, tv personality |
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Jenna Talackova (born Walter Talackov on October 15, 1988) is a Canadian model and television personality, who gained media attention in 2012 when she successfully waged a legal battle to be allowed to compete in the Miss Universe Canada after being initially disqualified for being transgender.
Talackova was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her father is Czech, and her mother is a member of the Babine First Nation, from the Lake Babine Nation in British Columbia.
She experienced gender dysphoria beginning in early childhood, and began her gender transition at age 14, while attending Vancouver's Killarney Secondary School, before completing her sex reassignment surgery at 19. She initially took the name "Page" when she began transitioning, before changing it again to Jenna.
Talackova is currently a student of holistic nutrition.
After previously competing in the 2010 Miss International Queen pageant for transgender and transsexual women in Thailand, Talackova registered to compete in Miss Universe Canada 2012. Sources are in conflict as to whether she identified herself as transgender on her application; however, after she was selected as one of the Top 65 applicants who would proceed to the pageant, a person who recognized her from Miss International Queen contacted the Miss Universe Canada organizers, and the organization then disqualified Talackova on the grounds that the pageant rules required its competitors to be "naturally born" women.
Height | 6 ft 1 in / 185 cm |
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Hair Color | Blonde |
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Eye Color | Brown |
Nationality | Canadian |
Race / ethnicity | White |