One story can make a difference. The Miss Universe beauty pageant is changing its rules to allow transgender contestants to enter the competition. The decision came after Canadian transgender contestant Jenna Talackova managed to stand for her right to participate in the pageant through a trial. The beauty contest will become open to transgender women in 2013, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation organization, or Glaad, has announced. The decision to change the rules of the pageant, owned by American baron Donald Trump, came after Jenna Talackova`s story got massive media coverage. Talackova was recently disqualified from the Miss Universe Canada contest because she was not a "naturally born female." However shortly after that the pageant organizers revised the decision, provided she meets the "legal gender recognition requirements of Canada, and the standards established by other international competitions." Talackova, 23, underwent gender reassignment surgery at age 19. She currently has documents, including a Canadian passport and driving license that identify her as a woman, The Guardian reports. Having changed the rules, the Miss Universe beauty contest has joined the legion of several other organizations that welcome transgender participants. Among them are the Olympics, the Girl Scouts of America and the TV show America`s Next Top Model, Glaad reports.