Over the past few weeks there has been a bit of a controversy around Miss Universe Canada [sic].  One contestant, Jenna Talackova, was born a man but converted to a female when he was 19. Simply put, Miss Universe Canada said Jenna could not compete as she was not born a female. If you aren’t familiar with the controversy, this comical (and somewhat inaccurate) animation can help you get caught up:

Well now the Donald says that Ms. Talackova can compete as she is a woman:

“if [Talackova] competes that’s wonderful, and if she doesn’t want to compete because maybe she thinks she can’t win, that’s wonderful. I couldn’t care less.”

Miss Universe Canada has released a statement confirming the reversal as well.

One book, Bovada, is offering up props on whether or not she will win, or at least make the top three:

Note:  you can’t vote against the transgendered contestant, only on her side.  Odds to win?  25 to 1.  If you think a “make-good” placement in the top three is inevitable, you can grab a top 3 finish at 8 to 1 odds.

Don’t forget, Jenna is up against some top notch competition  (specifically Sarah Harrison, Alina Tsymbalarou and Diana Schoutsen by our estimations).  Lastly, as any MUC fanatics would be quick to point out, the Miss Universe Canada winners typically skew towards a more European look so we would stay away from this bet.