...until you read the comments. (Why in the world do I ever read those)? Most of which I saw used either used "she" in mocking quotes, implied her being transgender was the only reason she won, or said it was a "slap in the face" to the other girls.

I have the feeling most of those people simply read the headline, skipped right to the comments, and used the forum as a pretext to spew their venom. It wouldn't surprise me if they did a Google search on every article they could find with the word "transgender," then set their stubby little troll fingers a-typing.