Among queens
The Klemmer family has been crowning "Miss Germany" for more than 60 years. In the meantime, the grandson Max Klemmer has taken over the business − since then, it's no longer about looks, but about "personality". The finalists include Gina Rühl, a woman with a prosthesis, Gadou, a trans woman and Lena Jensen, a survivor of abuse. About a beauty contest that no longer wants to be one.
Credits
Unter Königinnen, 2022
Publishing house — Der SPIEGEL
Text — Dialika Neufeld
"No grandpa, we don't learn how to set a table anymore."
"Many people feel threatened by the fact that I want to unfold."
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Among queens
The Klemmer family has been crowning "Miss Germany" for more than 60 years. In the meantime, the grandson Max Klemmer has taken over the business − since then, it's no longer about looks, but about "personality". The finalists include Gina Rühl, a woman with a prosthesis, Gadou, a trans woman and Lena Jensen, a survivor of abuse. About a beauty contest that no longer wants to be one.
Credits
Unter Königinnen, 2022
Publishing house — Der SPIEGEL
Text — Dialika Neufeld
"No grandpa, we don't learn how to set a table anymore."
"Many people feel threatened by the fact that I want to unfold."