The Misses Become Medames: The Secret Marriage of Former Miss Argentina and Former Miss Puerto Rico
Amidst the sea of appalling anti-LGBTQ laws enacted throughout these years, there has been one positive story that has stuck with me. The marriage of the former beauty queens, Fabiola Valentín and Mariana Varela show that coming out and expressing love should be on the couple's own terms. According to CNN, the couple “...met at the 2020 Miss Grand International competition in Thailand. After making it to the pageant top 10, the two beauty queens appeared to remain close friends on social media. What fans didn’t know is they were secretly dating the whole time.” They got married in Puerto Rico, who accepted same-sex marriage because of Obergefell v. Hodges. Although it is sad that they had to keep quiet, it allowed them to make the executive decision to marry for themselves instead of the press or fans to force it. In a joint Instagram reel from both women, the caption reads, " Después de decidir mantener en privacidad nuestra relación, les abrimos las puertas en un