Published June 3, 2021, 2:54 PM Jonas Gaffud Jonas Gaffud, creative director for Miss Universe Philippines, has reacted to the possibility of allowing trans women to compete at the Miss Universe Philippines beauty pageant. “If our law allows it. Right now it doesn’t. They cannot change genders on passport or birth certificate. It is not easy I know but hopefully more understanding will come to light in the near future,” said Gaffud when asked about trans women in MUP in an exclusive chat recently. Recently, the Miss South Africa pageant announced that it would allow transgender women to compete in the premier contest.