Midori Monét
Midori Monét | |
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| Born | Midori Monét July 3, 2000 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
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| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
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Midori Monét (born July 3, 2000) is an American transgender model, fashion designer, writer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss International Queen USA 2025. She represented the United States at Miss International Queen 2025 held in Thailand and became the third American to win the Miss International Queen pageant. She was also crowned Miss Capitol Hill USA 2024 and then entered the Top 6 Miss Washington USA 2024.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Midori Monet was born in 2000 in Tacoma, Washington, and currently lives and works in Seattle. Her mother is a fashion designer and is also the motivation for her to pursue her passion.
Modri is engaged to a man named Mufasa and plans to get married in the future. Midori is also a mother of Kiki House; her house is called Kiki House of Moschino, where she supports the voices and lives of transgender women and queer youth. She guides and teaches these teens and young adults about life and sex education.[3][4]
Midori's first pageant was Miss Washington USA, and she was a proud participant in the Miss Washington system. She also represented Miss Capitol Hill USA, the gay Capitol Hill district in Seattle, to represent her entire community. One of her inspirations was Kenya Moore, a Real Housewife from Atlanta who won Miss USA 1993. Seeing a Black person win a beauty pageant was very inspiring for Midori. Additionally, Kataluna Enriquez, who competed and won Miss Nevada, was the first transgender woman to win the pageant. Midori was the only Black transgender woman to compete in the Miss Washington pageant and made it to the Top 6 finalists.[5][6][7][8]
Career
[edit]She was crowned Miss International Queen USA 2025[9] and represented the United States at Miss International Queen 2025 in Thailand and she was crowned, she is also the 3rd American to be crowned at the contest.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Who is Midori Monet? Everything to know about Miss International Queen 2025 winner".
- ^ "Hà Tâm Như là á hậu 2, đại diện Mỹ đăng quang Hoa hậu Chuyển giới Quốc tế 2025" (in Vietnamese).
- ^ "HCrowning Confidence: Midori Monét prepares to represent the USA at Miss International Queen 2025".
- ^ "Ballroom Is Still About Black Queer Joy".
- ^ "Miss Washington USA winners crowned". KCPQ. June 28, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ Miss Washington USA (June 28, 2024). "Miss Washington USA 2024 is Tiffany Rea- CLARKSTON". Instagram. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Miss Washington USA winners crowned". Tacoma: KCPQ. June 28, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ "Tiffany Rea crowned Miss Washington USA". Spokane: KREM. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ @missinternationalqueen; (13 December 2024). "Congratulations! MIDORI MONET the newly crowned Miss International USA 2025". Retrieved 13 December 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ Billson, Chantelle (2025-09-22). "Black trans woman Midori Monet crowned Miss International Queen 2025". PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
