Miss Missouri was raised on a farm ... oh and she's also the first 'openly gay' Miss America contestant

Meet Erin O’Flaherty, Miss Missouri 2016.

Learn a little bit more about me before the #MissAmerica Competition, 9/11 on ABC! #MissMissouri pic.twitter.com/jg3BaG5X3E

— Miss Missouri (@MissAmericaMO) July 25, 2016

Her platform is suicide prevention, she will do some Mad Hatter dance, she is trained in livestock judging … oh yeah AND she’s a lesbian.

STOP the presses.

Or not.

Miss Missouri to compete for Miss America crown as first openly lesbian contestant https://t.co/cXU1xNEER3 pic.twitter.com/xuBJ7LCSVG

— ABC News (@ABC) September 6, 2016

Odds are Erin isn’t the first lesbian to compete in a Miss America pageant but apparently she is the first OPENLY gay contestant, which means it’s news.

Miss Missouri to become first out #lesbian competitor for #MissAmerica: https://t.co/HC49H2GPYm pic.twitter.com/4IMxpZglx4

— Out Magazine (@outmagazine) September 6, 2016

Alert the media … oh never mind.

https://twitter.com/TheOneSoleShoe/status/773254424579878912

Probably not exactly breaking news, this is true.

https://twitter.com/TINAHILLSTROM1/status/773248208705245184

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This seems to be the general consensus.

https://twitter.com/BroAwesome10101/status/773249040242741248

Plenty of gay people in sports, beauty pageants, government – this isn’t exactly shocking.

So she's won already. Can't wait until the first dude competes for Miss America.

— Not Funny (@Theirtherewhere) September 6, 2016

Let’s hope this isn’t the case, and that if she doesn’t win the Left doesn’t play the “THEY HATE THE GAYS” card. Eh, it is the Left we’re talking about, surely this will be politicized either way.