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Miss Transqueen India
Formation2017
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersNew Delhi
Location
Official language
English
Hindi
Founder
Reena Rai
Key people
Manoj Rai (Managing Partner)
Websitewww.transqueenindia.com

Miss Transqueen India is an Indian beauty pageant exclusively for transgender individuals. Founded and chaired by cisgender woman Reena Rai, the pageant's winner represents India at Miss International Queen. Transgender actress Navya Singh serves as the pageant's Brand Ambassador.[1][2][3]

History

The founder began trying to bring her project into the limelight in November 2016 but struggled due to lack of sponsorship. The first ever Miss Transqueen India was held at Gurugram, New Delhi where 16 contestants, selected from among 1500 transgender people across 10 states, competed for the crown.[4]

Format

After auditions, contestants compete in several rounds including evening gown, swimsuit, traditional wear, and question-answer.[5]

Titleholders

Year Delegate State/Region
2024 Arshi Ghosh Mumbai
2022 Namitha Marimuthu Chennai
2020 Shaine Soni Delhi
2019 Nithu R. S. Bangalore
2018 Veena Sendre Chhattisgarh
2017 Nitasha Biswas West Bengal

Representatives to International Pageants

The following trans queens have represented India in the major international beauty pageants for transgender women, Miss International Queen in Thailand.

Miss International Queen

Color key
  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the Finlaist/Semi-finalists
  •   : Unplaced but given special award(s)
Year Delegate Hometown Competition performance
Placements Special award(s)
2004 Arisha Rani New Delhi 1st Runners-up
1 Special Award
    • Best in Evening Gown
2011 Malaika Desingh New Delhi Unplaced
2013 Angela New Delhi Unplaced
2017 Bishesh Huirem New Delhi Unplaced
2018 Nitasha Biswas West Bengal Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Top 15 – Miss Talent
2019 Veena Sendre Chhattisgarh Top 12
1 Special Award
    • Top 12 – Miss Talent
2020 Nithu R. S. Bangalore Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Top 13 – Miss Talent
2022 Namitha Marimuthu Chennai Top 11
1 Special Award
    • Miss Popular Vote
2024 Arshi Ghosh Mumbai Unplaced

The Miss Transqueen India organization did not send a delegate to Miss International Queen in the years 2005–2010, 2012, 2014–2016 and 2023.

References

  1. ^ "India crowns its first transgender beauty queen". cnn.com. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  2. ^ "At Delhi mall, transgenders say with pride they're Born This Way". The Times of India. 12 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Photos: Striding towards empowerment through Miss Trans Queen India 2019". Hindustan Times. 5 October 2019.
  4. ^ "First-ever transgender beauty pageant to be held in Gurugram". indiatoday.com. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  5. ^ "Trans Queen India 2017: A pageant where transgenders can aspire to get crowned". Hindustan Times. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-29.