Miss Italy bans transgender women from competing in national pageant

Miss Italy requires contestants to be "women from birth", banning transgender women.
Miss Italy patron criticized inclusion efforts in other pageants, calling them "absurd".
Miss Netherlands recently crowned first transgender winner, Rikkie Kollé.
Kollé faced backlash but her win was celebrated in the transgender community.
Miss Italy maintained "classic beauty" standards including restrictions on surgery and attire.