Miss Spain Patricia Yurena comes out of the closet

Miss Spain Patricia Yurena has revealed that she is in a relationship with singer and DJ Vanesa Cortes, which makes her first openly gay national beauty queen.

The 24-year-old Miss Spain posted a picture of herself and her girlfriend Vansea Cortes on Instagram with a caption that read “Romeo and Juliet”, the Mirror reported. Yurena later thanked everyone on Instagram and said that she published quite naturally and impulsively and appreciated the outpouring of support and even more to rejoice in her happiness.

Yurena has won her country’s title twice in 2008 and 2013. (ANI)