Miss International Queen

Miss International Queen is the world's biggest beauty pageant for transgender women from different parts of the world.The pageant was named the largest and most prestigious by CNN original documentary television series "This Is Life with Lisa Ling" aired on 26 November 2017.

Miss International Queen Pageant

Miss International Queen 2020 finalists. Left to right: first runner-up Ruethaipreeya Nuanglee, Thailand; winner Valentina Fluchaire, Mexico; second runner-up Ariella Moura, Brazil
Formation	2004
Type	Beauty Pageant
Headquarters	Pattaya City, Chon Buri
Location	Thailand
Official language	English, Thai Interpreters provided
President	Alisa Phanthusak
Key people	Seree Wongmontha
Website	missinternationalqueen.com

The pageant is a registered trademark of Thailand's company – Tiffany's Show Pattaya Co, Ltd. It is held annually in Pattaya City, Thailand since 2004.[1] The mission of the pageant aims towards LGBTQ and Transgender awareness and equality in both society and workforce, while all the monetary profits of the actual televised show goes to the Royal Charity AIDS Foundation of Thailand.

The current Miss International Queen is Valentina Fluchaire from Mexico, who was crowned on 7 March 2020.[2] She is the second woman from Mexico to win this international title.[3]

History

The Miss International Queen official website states that the beauty pageant was established with the intent to, "offer an international competition for transgender women from around the world and to provide an opportunity for transgender women to be more accepted in today's world, to create transgender rights awareness among international communities and to build friendship and exchange ideas among international lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender/transsexual communities."[4]

Pageant requirements

The contestants must have been born male, can be pre- or post-operation and between the ages of 18 to 35. In addition, participants can only represent their country of birth or that listed in their passport and must not have previously joined any publication/website/adult film/prostitution showcasing nudity. Previous winners or runner-up contestants are not allowed to join again. Repeat non-placement candidates are allowed to re-submit their credentials and application.

Only about 25 semi-final contestants chosen would go on to compete in the final round and are required to participate in two weeks of activities: photo shoots, luncheons with city officials, dinner with the press, sponsor visits and community outreach, similar conditions to competitors in other beauty pageants. The final show will be aired on Thai television as well as live online streaming.

Crown design and prize

In 2011, the crown for Miss International Queen Crown was re-designed by an inspiration of butterflies and the crown of Lady Liberty. The butterflies were intended to symbolize beauty found in nature and the idea of rebirth. The crown remains with the Miss International Queen Organization at an estimated value of US$10,000.[5] The Miss International Queen winner receives cash prize of 450,000 Thai baht (about US$15,000), many sponsor gifts, an apartment at Woodlands Resort Pattaya during her reign and memories that last a lifetime.

Charity trademarks

Miss International Queen is a registered trademark and a non-profit sector of the organizer Tiffany's Show Pattaya Co., Ltd., world's largest transgender cabaret show since 1974 and sponsored by Tourism Authority of Thailand. All the monetary profits of the final televised show goes to the Royal Charity AIDS Foundation of Thailand.

Transgender inclusion in pageants

According to recent studies, transgender individuals are often the victims of social and political discrimination.[6] The Miss International Queen pageant offers contestants the opportunity to compete and showcase their talent and beauty in a LGBTQ friendly environment.

Transgender pageant cases

Recent events have drawn attention to the treatment of transgender pageant contestants and how their personal identification impacts their eligibility. There have been instances where transgender and transsexual pageant winners have lost their title for not being "transgender enough".[7] On the other hand, certain participants have also been disqualified from cisgender female pageants for not being a "natural born female". In 2012, Jenna Talackova who participated in Miss International Queen in 2010 was disqualified from Miss Universe Canada on the basis of competing as a woman when she was born a male. Supporters of Talackova argue that there were no rules explicitly banning transsexuals from competing.[8] Talackova joined in the 2010 Miss International Queen competition. This instance sparked a debate as to how Talackova's gender identification affected her eligibility to compete in both competitions.[9] Talackova argued that if she was transgender, she could participate in transgender pageants. At the same time, if she identified as a woman, she would have had the right to participate fairly in the Miss Universe Canada competition.[10] Jenna Talackova's case is one that brings awareness to the public perception and personal opinions pertaining to transgenders competing in pageants.[11]

A similar case occurred later in 2016 when the winner of the Miss Transgender UK, Jai Dara Latto, was stripped of her title after pageant organizers claimed she was not living "full time" as a woman. This was after footage was uncovered of Latto walking around in boxers rather than female undergarments. Latto was pegged as a "drag queen" rather than a transgender woman and proceeded to forfeit her pageant title and earnings. Latto pledged to walk thirty miles in high heels in honor of transgender rights after the allegations.[7]

Both Talackova and Latto's cases raise the question as to who is eligible to win a cisgender pageant and also what qualifications or standards must be met in order for a transgender pageant winner to retain her title. Participants are eligible to compete and win the title of Miss International Queen if they were born male and their sexual or gender identification is that of a female. These recent events have sparked a debate involving the social inclusion and equality that is associated with an individual's sexual and gender identification.[6]

Public perception of transgender beauty pageants

General attitudes towards pageants like Miss International Queen vary among members of the population. Studies have suggested that some people are in favor of transgender inclusion in beauty pageants, while others argue that it is only fair that they compete in pageants that are exclusively for transgender contestants.[6] Although the premise of pageants has varying opinions as well, competitions like Miss International Queen offer the same opportunity to transgender women that individuals who were born female and identify as one have. Recent publications and studies claim that beauty pageants have negative impacts, while other sources suggest that pageants portray the intersectionality and dynamics of gender politics, sexual orientation, and cultural stigmas.[12]

Kathoeys and inclusion

Thailand is well known for its high rates of sex tourism, especially in Pattaya. Miss International Queen pageant and its organization is aiming to show the transgender women that there are alternative career choices. Kathoey typically refers to a transgender woman or a very feminine acting male. A kathoey is often called a ladyboy in the English language.[13] Although Thailand is much more accepting of transgender people than most other countries, the LQBTQ+ community remains stigmatized. Cultural norms still suggest that someone's hobbies, mannerisms, and interests should match one's gender. So, even though kathoeys are accepted in society, a cisgender male working a typically female job is still looked down upon.[14] But, in October 1997, Thailand released a constitution that called for equal rights and treatment for all people, regardless of race, sex, gender, and more. Therefore, Thai culture slowly started to accept all individuals.

Sex reassignment surgery

Trans culture is very prevalent in Thailand due to extensive medical research done and sex-change surgeries. The first documented sex change in Thailand was in 1975, and attitudes and surgical techniques have improved much since then. On 25 November 2009, the Thailand Medical Council released a policy that was titled "Criteria for the treatment of sex change, Census 2009". Since this policy change, ninety percent of those who received a sex change operation are foreigners to Thailand.[15] With this much tourism based solely off of sex reassignment surgery, Thailand's transgender community has not only grown, but trans individuals in Thai society are accepted on a much larger scale and will continue to be so in the future if the trend continues.

Self-esteem

Transgender beauty pageants like Miss International Queen celebrate the contestants and promote awareness of the transgender community. Studies have shown that competing in prestigious beauty pageants are linked to higher levels of self-esteem.[16] These higher levels of self-esteem can stem from a stronger sense of identity experienced after competing against other transgender women. However, finishing as winners or runners-up in the beauty pageants did not further increase levels of self-esteem and confidence.[16] Instead, simply increasing the number of competitions were found to be much more effective in raising self-esteem.[16] This information shows that the result of the beauty pageant is less important in terms of self-esteem than participation in the beauty pageant itself.

Fair competition in female pageants

Transgender-only beauty pageants provide a way for transgender women to fairly compete against one another. Inclusion of transgender women in all-female beauty pageants like Miss Universe is not only less common, but raise questions about fairness of competition. One viewpoint argues that though it is politically correct to include transgender women in beauty pageants, it does not promote the spirit of a fair competition.[17] An analogy given for this theory is through the sex segregation of sports based on physical differences.[17] As most female track and field sprinters cannot run faster than male track and field sprinters because of physiological differences, transgender women cannot always portray the feminine beauty norms that judges in popular beauty pageants critique contestants on. For example, some transgender women cannot achieve the certain look that comes from the wider hips that women tend to have.[17] However, the theory acknowledges that it is difficult to determine which physical inequalities are actually relevant in judging feminine beauty and creating a fair competition.[17] With transgender-only beauty pageants, these inequalities are gone and a platform for equal competition can be established.

Judgment in pageants

Miss International Queen is owned by Tiffany's Show of Pattaya City, Thailand.[18] Its Thai contestants qualify for the competition by winning the title of Miss Tiffany's Universe which also owned by Tiffany's Show Pattaya Co. Ltd.[4] There has been controversy over the look and race of the winners of each year.[6] Over its entirety, an African diaspora trans woman won the crown for the first time in 2019.[11]

Beauty pageants and politics

Studies show that participating in beauty pageants can aid in achieving political office. In the United States, a significant 12 percent of all female governors competed in beauty pageants.[19] Many of the same skills required to compete and do well in beauty pageants apply to politics as well. Some of these overlapping skills include public speaking, poise under pressure, and solicitation of funds.[19] Pageant winners are often viewed as representatives of their hometown, state, or country. This experience in representing one's hometown in beauty pageants have been shown to translate over to prowess in political representation as well.[19]

The number of transgender politicians and beauty pageants are relatively low when compared to their cisgender counterparts. However, beauty pageants can still serve as a way for transgenders to attain political office because the same dynamics of cisgender beauty pageants are present in transgender pageants. Transgender beauty pageants like Miss International Queen not only bring fame and name recognition to its winners, but provide a platform to bring awareness to transgender politics.[20] Transgender beauty pageants represent a springboard to future opportunities for many transgender individuals.[20]

Titleholders

Edition	Country	Titleholder	National Title	Venue of Competition	Number of Entrants
2021	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
2020	Mexico	Valentina Fluchaire	Miss Trans Nacional México	Pattaya City, Chon Buri	21
2019	United States	Jazelle Barbie Royale	Miss USA Continental		20
2018	Vietnam	Nguyễn Hương Giang	Vietnam LGBT Queen		28
2017	Thailand	Jiratchaya Sirimongkolnawin	Miss Tiffany's Universe		28
2016	No contest due to the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
2015	Philippines	Trixie Maristela [18]	Miss Gay Manila	Pattaya City, Chon Buri	26
2014	Venezuela	Isabella Santiago	Miss Gay Venezuela		21
2013	Brazil	Marcela Ohio [21]	Miss T Brasil		25
2012	Philippines	Kevin Balot [22]	Miss Gay Philippines		25
2011	Thailand	Sirapassorn Atthayakorn	Miss Tiffany's Universe		22
2010	Korea	Mini Han[23][24]	Miss Korea Transgender		20
2009	Japan	Ai Haruna [25]	Miss International Queen Japan		18
2008	No contest due to Political Turmoil
2007	Thailand	Tanyarat Jirapatpakon	Miss Tiffany's Universe	Pattaya City, Chon Buri	24
2006	Mexico	Erica Andrews^† [26]	Miss USA Continental		23
2005	United States	Mimi Marks	Miss USA Continental		23
2004	Thailand	Treechada Petcharat Marnyaporn	Miss Tiffany's Universe		22

Gallery of winners

• 
  Miss International Queen 2020
  Jazelle Barbie Royale
  United States
• 
  Miss International Queen 2009
  Ai Haruna
  Japan
• 
  Miss International Queen 2006
  Erica Andrews†
  Mexico
• 
  Miss International Queen 2004
  Treechada Petcharat
  Thailand

By number of wins

Country/Territory	Titles	Winner Year
Thailand	4	2004, 2007, 2011, 2017
Mexico	2	2006, 2020
United States		2005, 2019
Philippines		2012, 2015
Vietnam	1	2018
Venezuela		2014
Brazil		2013
Korea		2010
Japan		2009

List of Miss International Queen runners-up

Year	1st Runners-up	2nd Runners-up
2021	TBA	TBA
2020	Ruethaipreeya Nuanglee  Thailand	Ariella Moura  Brazil
2019	Kanwara Kaewjin  Thailand	Yaya  China
2018	Jacqueline Angliss Gillies  Australia	Rinrada Thurapan  Thailand
2017	Nathalie De Oliveira  Brazil	Andrea Collazo  Venezuela
2016	No contest due to the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
2015	Valesca Dominik Ferraz  Brazil	Sopida Siriwattananukoon  Thailand
2014	Nitsa Katrahong  Thailand	Piyada Inthavong  Laos
2013	Shantell D'Marco  USA	Nethnapada Kanrayanon  Thailand
2012	Jessika Simões  Brazil	Panvilas Mongkol  Thailand
2011	Miss Sahhara  Nigeria	Margaret  Lebanon
2010	Ami Takeuchi  Japan	Stasha Sanchez  USA
2009	Kangsadal Wongdusadeekul  Thailand	Daniela Margues  Brazil
2008	No contest due to Political Turmoil
2007	Aleika Barros  Brazil	Chanel Madrigal  Philippines
2006	Patricia Montecarlo  Philippines	Ratravee Jiraprapakul  Thailand
2005	Yu Ri  Korea	Tiptantree Rujiranon  Thailand
2004	Arisha Rani  India	Ma. Cristina Dandan  Philippines

List of Miss International Queen Special awards

Year	Best in National Costume	Best in Evening Gown	Miss Photogenic	Best in Talent	Miss Congeniality	Most Popular Introductory Video	Miss Friendly Air Asia	Miss Ripley's Popular Vote	Miss Perfect Skin	Best in Swimming Suite	Best Kiss Talent
2021
2020	Wanie Mohtar  Malaysia	Valentina Fluchaire  Mexico	Jess Labares  Philippines	Louiz  France	Gebby Vesta  Indonesia	Bùi Đình Hoài Sa  Vietnam	-	-	-	-	-
2019	Tiffany Colleman  Nicaragua	Rafaela Manfrini  Brazil	Kanwara Kaewjin  Thailand	Jazelle Barbie Royale  United States	Yaya  China	Do Nhat Ha  Vietnam	-	-	-	-	-
2018	Indonesia Dinda Syarif	Venezuela Michel Epalza Betancourt	Brazil Isabelle Coimbra	Vietnam Nguyen Huong Giang	Honduras Amelia Vega	Vietnam Nguyen Huong Giang	-	-	-	-	-
2017	Laos Wanmai Thammavong	Brazil Lavine Holanda	Philippines Stacy Biano	Italy Roberta Marten	-	Mexico Giselle Valero	Malaysia Star	-	-	-	-
2015	Australia Sofiya Iya	Italy Nicole Fontanell	Japan Satsuki	Australia Taliah	-	Philippines Francine Garcia	Peru Dayana Valenzuela	Thailand Sopida Siriwattananukoon	-	-	-
2014	Thailand Nitsa Katrahong	Venezuela Isabella Santiago	Thailand Nitsa Katrahong	United States Samira Sitara	Cuba Yuni Carey	-	-	Laos Piyada Inthavong	-	-	-
2013	Korea Arisa South	Brazil Marcela Ohio	Thailand Nethnapada Kanrayanon	Malaysia Nur Sajat	Spain Carolina Medina	-	-	Singapore Anne Patricia Lee	Japan Seri Fujinomiya	Venezuela Nohemi Montilla	-
2012	Japan Yuki Tachibana	United States Sunny Dee Lite	Philippines Kevin Balot	-	Venezuela Noa Herrera	-	-	Philippines Stefania Cruz	Guam Matrica Mae Centino	Philippines Miriam Jimenez	Japan Tukishima Beni
2011	Brazil Yasmin Dream	Japan Karin Fujikawa	Cuba Yuni Carey	China Lucky	United States Mokha Montrese	-	-	Philippines Marianne Arguelles	Thailand Sirapassorn Atthayakorn	Lebanon Margaret	-
2010	Korea Mini	Thailand Nalada Thamthanakorn	Japan Ami Takeuchi	Colombia Melania	France Stella Rocha	-	-	Belgium Barbie Gauthier	Sweden Alexandra	-	-
2009	Thailand Kangsadal Wongdusadeekul	United States Sunny Dee-Lite	Thailand Kangsadal Wongdusadeekul	Japan Ai Haruna	Philippines Godiva Marie Arcachie	-	-	Philippines Anna Marie	-	-	-
2007	Japan Beni Tsukishima	Philippines Chanel Madrigal	Colombia Melania Armenta	Venezuela Gresia Rivas	Germany Ireen Sue	-	-	Philippines Rain Marie Madrigal	-	-	-
2006	Korea Maria	Malaysia Phylliscia Hsuan	Philippines Armela Esguera	United States Domanigue Shappelle	Philippines Shaina Marie Barber	-	-	Philippines Alexis Marinas Jaromillo	-	-	-
2005	Yu Ri  Korea	Mimi Marks  United States	Mary Jane Castro  Philippines	Tiffany Ross  United States	Olivia Lauren  Indonesia	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Choi  Korea	Arisha Rani  India	Angela  Taiwan	-	Ireen Sue  Germany	-	-	-	-	Treechada Petcharat  Thailand	-

List of Miss International Queen contestants

The number of contestants are increasing yearly.

Color key

•   Winner
•   1st Runners-up
•   2nd Runners-up
•   Top 6
•   Top 10/12

2015–present

2015–present
2020	2019	2018	2017	2015
Australia Jan Brielle	Brazil Rafaela Manfrini	Argentina Sofia	Brazil Lavine Holanda	Mexico Miranda Lambardo
Brazil Ariella Moura	Canada Julie Vu	Brazil Isabelle Coimbra	Myanmar Htar Htar	Belgium Andrea Van Brugghe
China Lacey Wang Xinlei	China Yaya	China Ellie Cheng	Germany Naomi Yamaji	Philippines Michelle Binas
France Louiz	Ecuador Mia Isabella Maquilón	Colombia Mia	Malaysia Shazzyra Zahry	France Brittanie
India Nithu R.S.	India Veena Sandre	Australia Jacqueline Angliss Gillies	Mongolia Amina	USA Adriana Mallea
Indonesia Gebby Vesta	Indonesia Indah Cheryl	France Livia	Vietnam Bella	Japan Riyo Mizuno
Japan Rio Takahashi	Japan Van	Honduras Amelia Vega	Colombia Amethyst Dela Espriella	Thailand Sopida Siriwattananukoon
Laos Aliya Sirisopha	Korea Ssehi	India Nitasha Biswas	Thailand Jiratchaya Sirimongkolnawin	Turkey Basak Buldaq
Malaysia Wanie Mohtar	Laos Kanrayany Phothimath	Indonesia Dinda Syarif	Mexico Giselle Valero	Australia Sofiya Iya
Mexico Valentina Fluchaire	Malaysia Larra Jassinta	Israel Elian	Japan Maika Kunisaki	Laos Inleusa Semkam
Myanmar May	Mexico Grecia Culpo	Italy Marianna Melo	Italy Roberta Marten	Japan Satsuki
Norway Eirin Grinde Tunheim	Myanmar Nann Mway Hnin	Japan Yuko	Indonesia Lily Bakrie	Italy Nicole Fontanell
Peru Nataly Saavedra	Nepal Angel Lama	Laos Longsi Sinakhone	Myanmar Shaung Than Zin	Malaysia Catherina Chandran
Philippines Jess Labares	Nicaragua Tiffany Colleman	Malaysia Suki Low	Nepal Aniee Lama	Philippines Trixie Maristela
Singapore Andrea Razali	Panama Candy Pamela	Mexico Anahi Christobal Altuzar	Philippines Sabel Gonzales	Turkey Zuzi Narin
Sweden Victoria Tran	Peru Adriana Jya	Mongolia Solongo	India Bishesh Huirem	Mexico Brenda Contreras
Taiwan Loey	Philippines Nicole Guevarra Flores	Myanmar Juana Paing	Brazil Nathalie De Oliveira	Myanmar Nan Htet Htet Moon
Thailand Ruethaipreeya Nuanglee	Thailand Kanwara Kaewjin	Nepal Swastika Lama	Philippines Stacy Biano	Laos Ninlamon Phimpha
United States Kayley Whalen	United States Jazelle Barbie Royale	Nicaragua Barbie D’Ebano	Venezuela Andrea Collazo	Brazil Valesca Dominik Ferraz
Vietnam Bui Dinh Hoai Sa	Venezuela Sofia Colmenarez	Peru Ghina Chacon	Malaysia Star	Australia Taliah
	Vietnam Do Nhat Ha	Philippines Carla Marie Madrigal	Peru Kayra	Philippines Francine Garcia
		Sri Lanka Noel Tokuhisa	Japan Yuma Suzuki	Japan Sora Sakuragi
		Thailand Rinrada Thurapan	USA Camille Anderson	Malaysia Nur Hendra Ikram
		Turkey Nez Sayginer	Laos Savannakhet	Singapore Priyanka Raichanel
		United Kingdom Francesca	Egypt Laura Lawrence	Mauritius Anthea Diane
		United States Kataluna Enriquez	Cambodia Reelawadee	Peru Dayana Valenzuela
		Vietnam Nguyen Huong Giang	Spain Mishella
		Venezuela Michel Epalza Betancourt	Mexico Italia Navarrete
			Laos Wanmai Thammavong

2004–2014

2004–2014
2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2007	2006	2005	2004
Philippines Kim Marie Villagalano	Myanmar Tanya Maung	Singapore Marla Vera	Brazil Yasmin Dream	Sweden Alexandra	China Maggie Gao	Switzerland Bruna Gabral	USA Asia Vitaie	Malaysia Ally Arena Teoh	Japan Miki Yoshikawa
Brazil Rafaela Manfrini	Brazil Roberta Holanda	Russia Veronika	Nigeria Miss Sahhara	Japan Ami Takeuchi	USA Sunny Dee-Lite	Switzerland Camila Pryns	Malaysia Shasha Emmanuel	Philippines Mary Jane Castro	Japan Fujiko Sakaki
Vietnam Angelina May Nguyen	Australia Sharleng Gonzalez	Philippines Kevin Balot	Philippines Marianne Arguelles	Japan Shima Shyna	Philippines Jamby Lim Garcia	Malaysia Natasha Lim	Philippines Katrina Ileth Halili	Japan Kanon Maruyama	Thailand Treechada Petcharat
Korea Ribbon Park	Venezuela Chanel	United States Ruby Bella Cruz [27]	Sri Lanka Chamila	Belgium Barbie Gauthier	United Kingdom Asunta Mae	Philippines Rain Marie Madrigal	United Kingdom Leah True	Laos Chantha Petchsrikwa	Korea Eun Kyung
Malaysia Cicie Sinclair	Philippines Godiva Marie Archachia	Venezuela Noa Herrera	Thailand Sirapassorn Atthayakorn	Philippines Bembem Radaza	Thailand Kangsadal Wongdusadeekul	Colombia Melania Armenta	Japan Baby Christina Andaya	Philippines Sara Gomiz Trono	Japan Tsukusa Yamazaki
Brazil Raika Ferraz	Japan Seri Fujinomiya	Turkey Deniz	China Lucky	Sri Lanka Chamila	Singapore Camillia Dzelma	Philippines Perla Quigaman	Philippines Donita Crown Linapacan	Japan Tsukasa Yamazaki	Japan Tomo
Japan Annabel Yu	Spain Carolina Medina	Angola Imanni Da Silva	Italy Marry de Francy	Singapore Cheryl Isabelle	Japan Bemi Tukismshi	Mexico Sofia Montana	Philippines Armela Esguera	Brazil Andressa	Singapore Sonia Slizstar
Turkey Yanki Bayramoglu	Malaysia Nur Sajat Fariz	Thailand Panvilas Mongkol	France Herika Borges	Philippines Claire Harlow	Malaysia Roxaanne Fonseka	Venezuela Gresia Rivas	Malaysia Phylliscia Hsuan	Germany Ireen Sue	Malaysia Natasha Aziz
Spain Cristini Couto	Thailand Nethnapada Kanrayanon	Philippines Miriam Jimenez	Venezuela Chanel	Philippines Chelsea Marie	Philippines Anna Marie	Costa Rica Ruby Bella Cruz	Egypt Darlene Illyana	USA Victoria Rall	Korea Choi
Thailand Nitsa Katrahong	Australia Victoria Martin	Nicaragua Berdien Lavyeska Diedrish Blandino	Russia Varvara Strange	France Stella Rocha	Japan Ai Haruna	Philippines Francine Garcia	Philippines Alexis Marinas Jaromillo	Philippines Sean Pacifico	Philippines Apple Pie Mendoza
Chile Daniela Manyoma	Japan Annabel Yu	Brazil Jessika Simões	Colombia Yania	Canada Jenna Talackova	Thailand Sorrawee Nattee	Nepal Akanchya Moktan	USA Domanigue Shappelle	Indonesia Olivia Lauren	Indonesia Vena
Myanmar Myo Ko Ko San	Indonesia Angeline Hanum	Japan Tukishima Beni	Philippines Hazel Andrada	Nepal Meghana Lama	Nepal Sandhya Lama	Japan Ai Haruna	Australia Kathrya Cole	Korea Yu Ri	Germany Ireen Sue
Nicaragua Ithzelle Berdrinadxy	Philippines Andrea Justine Aliman	Spain Nikki Normanson Mascenon	India Malaika	Brazil Michelly X	Philippines Godiva Marie Arcachie	Thailand Tanyarat Jirapatpakon	Philippines Patricia Montecarlo	Thailand Tiptantree Rujiranon	Indonesia Chenny Han
Mongolia Solongo	South Africa Anastasia South	Guam Matrica Mae Centino	USA Silkie O' Hara Munro	Korea Mini	Japan Yuki Saejima	Nepal Anjali Lama	Japan Hikaru Asakawa	USA Tiffany Ross	Taiwan Cher
Russia Veronica Svetlova	Brazil Marcela Ohio	Indonesia Leha Angel Lelga	Japan Karin Fujikawa	Philippines Miranda Diana Kerr	Brazil Daniela Margues	Nepal Bhumika Shrestha	Italy Alessandea Da Costa	USA Mimi Marks	Indonesia Megie
Philippines Maria Venus Gomez	Venezuela Nohemi Montilla	Brazil Bianca Gold	Venezuela Noa Herrera	Thailand Nalada Thamthanakorn	Puerto Rico Naysha Lopez	Brazil Aleika Barros	Philippines Joyce	Philippines Donita Gauten	India Arisha Rani
Venezuela Isabella Santiago	Malaysia Patricia Asyeera Wong	Japan Yuki Tachibana	Lebanon Margaret	Philippines Nixie Salonga	USA Stacey Jacobs	Philippines Chanel Madrigal	Colombia Diana Mascaros	USA Zsane' Braxton	France Sylvie Iynn
Laos Piyada Inthavong	Korea Arisa South	Philippines Michelle Montecarlo	Germany Alessandra Vargas	USA Stasha Sanchez	Philippines Maria Selita Erica Fideroa	Japan Shining Shyna	Philippines Shaina Marie Barber	Philippines Mika Lee Adriana	Taiwan Angela
Brazil Mariah Fernanda	USA Shantell D'Marco	Mexico Morgana	Philippines Michelle Binas	USA Sunny Dee Lite		Philippines Joana Castillanes	Mexico Erica Andrews		Laos Sendgao
USA Samira Sitara	Japan Satsuki Nishihara	Romania Tanja	France Estelle Roedrer	Ecuador Susi Villa		Germany Ireen Sue	Philippines Kristina Madrigal		Hong Kong Yan
Japan Lilia Kisaragi	Brazil Veronica Haddad	Philippines Stefania Cruz	Cuba Yuni Carey	Colombia Melania Armenta		United Kingdom Melania Robles Lacson	Thailand Ratravee Jiraprapakul		Philippines Michelle
Cuba Yuni Carey	Philippines Kristina Cassandra Ybarra	USA Sunny Dee Lite [28]	Chile Vanessa			Italy Patricia Binotto	Indonesia Syllvia		Philippines Ma. Cristina Dandan
	India Angela	French Polynesia Feleu Myroina	USA Mokha Montrese			Puerto Rico Jazmine International	Korea Maria
	Germany Renata Ferreira	USA Mokha Montrese [29]				Japan Beni Tsukishima
	Singapore Anne Patricia Lee	Indonesia Dewi Fortuna

Top 10 Best Countries Performance

No	Country/Territory	Placements in MIQ	No. of Wins
1.	Thailand	15 Placements	4
2.	Philippines	14 Placements	2
3.	Brazil	12 Placements	1
4.	Japan	11 Placements	1
5.	United States	9 Placements	2
6.	Malaysia	7 Placements	0
7.	Korea	5 Placements	1
	Laos	5 Placements	0
8.	Mexico	4 Placements	2
	Venezuela	4 Placements	1
9.	Vietnam	3 Placements	1
10.	Australia	2 Placements	0
	China	2 Placements	0
	Cuba	2 Placements	0
	France	2 Placements	0
	India	2 Placements	0
	Turkey	2 Placements	0

List of Miss International Queen countries

Country/Territory	Debut	Participations	Years competed	National title	Placements	Best placement	First placed	Last placed
Angola	2012	1	2012		1	Top 10 Imanni De Silva (2012)	2012 Imanni De Silva (Top 10)	2012 Imanni De Silva (Top 10)
Argentina	2018	1	2018		0
Australia	2006	5	2006 2013 2015 2018 2020–present	Miss Transsexual Australia	2	1st Runner-up Jacqueline Gillies (2018)	2012 Jacqueline Gillies (1st Runner-up)	2020 Jan Brielle (Top 6)
Belgium	2015	2	2010 2015		0
Brazil	2005	14	2005 2007–present	Miss Beleza Trans Brasil Miss T Brasil	12	Winner Marcela Ohio (2013)	2005 Andressa (Top 10)	2020 Ariella Moura (2nd Runner-up)
Cabo Verde	2021	1	2021–present	Miss T Cabo Verde	0
Cambodia	2017	2	2017 2021–present	Miss Queen Cambodia	0
Canada	2010	2	2010 2019		1	Top 10 Jenna Talackova (2010)	2010 Jenna Talackova (Top 10)	2010 Jenna Talackova (Top 10)
Chile	2011	2	2011 2014		1	Top 10 Vanessa Lopes (2011)	2011 Vanessa Lopes (Top 10)	2011 Vanessa Lopes (Top 10)
China	2009	5	2009 2011 2018–present		2	2nd Runner-up Yaya (2019)	2019 Yaya (2nd Runner-up)	2020 Lacey Wang (Top 12)
Colombia	2006	6	2006–2007 2010–2011 2017–2018		1	Top 10 Melania Armenta (2010)	2010 Melania Armenta (Top 10)	2010 Melania Armenta (Top 10)
Costa Rica	2007	1	2007		0
Cuba	2011	2	2011 2014		2	Top 10 Yuni Carey (2011) Yuni Carey (2014)	2011 Yuni Carey (Top 10)	2014 Yuni Carey (Top 10)
Dominican Republic	2021	1	2021–present
Ecuador	2010	2	2010 2019		1	Top 12 Mia Isabella Maquilón (2019)	2019 Mia Isabella Maquilón (Top 12)	2019 Mia Isabella Maquilón (Top 12)
Egypt	2006	2	2006 2017		0
France	2004	6	2004 2010–2011 2015 2018 2020–present		2	Top 6 Louiz Avendei (2020)	2010 Stella Rocha (Top 10)	2020 Louiz Avendei (Top 6)
French Polynesia	2012	1	2012		0
Germany	2004	5	2004–2005 2007 2011 2017		0
Guam	2012	1	2012		1	Top 10 Matrica Mae Centino (2012)	2012 Matrica Mae Centino (Top 10)	2012 Matrica Mae Centino (Top 10)
Honduras	2018	1	2018		1	Top 12 Amelia Vega (2018)	2018 Amelia Vega (Top 12)	2018 Amelia Vega (Top 12)
Hong Kong	2004	1	2004		0
India	2004	6	2004 2011 2013 2017–present	Miss Transqueen India	2	1st Runner-up Arisha Rani (2004)	2004 Arisha Rani (1st Runner-up)	2019 Veena Sandre (Top 12)
Indonesia	2004	6	2004–2006 2012–2013 2018–present	Miss Queen Indonesia	0
Israel	2018	1	2018		0
Italy	2006	6	2006–2007 2011 2015 2017–2018		1	Top 6 Marianna Melo (2018)	2018 Marianna Melo (Top 6)	2018 Marianna Melo (Top 6)
Japan	2004	15	2004–present	Miss International Queen Japan	11	Winner Ai Haruna (2009)	2004 Tomo (Top 10)	2019 Van (Top 6)
Korea	2004	6	2004–2006 2010 2014 2019	Miss Korea Transgender	5	Winner Mini Han (2010)	2004 Eun Kyung (Top 10)	2019 Ssehi (Top 12)
Laos	2004	6	2004–2005 2014 2017–present	Miss Queen Laos	5	2nd Runner-up Piyada Inthavong (2014)	2005 Chantha Petchsrikwa (Top 10)	2020 Aliya Sirisopha (Top 12)
Lebanon	2011	1	2011		1	2nd Runner-up Margaret Keyan (2011)	2011 Margaret Keyan (2nd Runner-up)	2011 Margaret Keyan (2nd Runner-up)
Malaysia	2004	12	2004–2009 2013–present	Miss International Queen Malaysia	7	Top 6 Larra Jassinta (2019)	2004 Natasha Aziz (Top 10)	2020 Wanie Mohtar (Top 12)
Mauritius	2015	1	2015		0
Mexico	2006	7	2006–2007 2015–present	Miss Trans Nacional México	4	Winner Erica Andrews (2006) Valentina Fluchaire (2020)	2006 Erica Andrews (Winner)	2020 Valentina Fluchaire (Winner)
Mongolia	2014	2	2014 2018		1	Top 12 Solongo (2018)	2018 Solongo (Top 12)	2018 Solongo (Top 12)
Myanmar	2013	7	2013–present	The Queen Myanmar International	0
Nepal	2007	6	2007–2010 2017–2019	Miss Pink Nepal	0
Nicaragua	2014	3	2014 2018–2019 2021–present	Miss International Queen Nicaragua	0
Nigeria	2011	1	2011		1	1st Runner-up Miss Sahhara (2011)	2011 Miss Sahhara (1st Runner-up)	2011 Miss Sahhara (1st Runner-up)
Norway	2020	1	2020–present		1	Top 12 Eirin Grinde Tunheim (2020)	2020 Eirin Grinde Tunheim (Top 12)	2020 Eirin Grinde Tunheim (Top 12)
Panama	2019	1	2019		0
Peru	2015	5	2015–present	Miss International Queen Peru	1	Top 12 Adriana Jya (2019)	2019 Adriana Jya (Top 12)	2019 Adriana Jya (Top 12)
Philippines	2004	15	2004–present	Miss Gay Philippines Miss Gay Manila	14	Winner Kevin Balot (2012) Trixie Maristela (2015)	2004 Ma Cristina Dandan (2nd Runner-up) Michelle (Top 10) Apple Pie Mendoza (Top 10)	2020 Jess Labares (Top 6)
Puerto Rico	2007	1	2007 2021–present		1	Top 10 Jazmine International (2007)	2007 Jazmine International (Top 10)	2007 Jazmine International (Top 10)
Romania	2012	1	2012		0
Russia	2011	3	2011–2012 2014		0
Singapore	2004	7	2004 2009–2010 2012–2013 2015 2020–present	Miss International Queen Singapore	1	Top 10 Sonia Slizstar (2004)	2004 Sonia Slizstar (Top 10)	2004 Sonia Slizstar (Top 10)
South Africa	2013	1	2013		1	Top 10 Anastasia South (2013)	2013 Anastasia South (Top 10)	2013 Anastasia South (Top 10)
Spain	2012	4	2012–2014 2017		1	Top 10 Cristini Couto (2014)	2014 Cristini Couto (Top 10)	2014 Cristini Couto (Top 10)
Sri Lanka	2010	3	2010–2011 2018		1	Top 12 Noel Tokuhisa (2018)	2018 Noel Tokuhisa (Top 12)	2018 Noel Tokuhisa (Top 12)
Sweden	2010	1	2010		1	Top 10 Anastasia Bryngelsson (2010)	2010 Anastasia Bryngelsson (Top 10)	2010 Anastasia Bryngelsson (Top 10)
Switzerland	2007	1	2007		1	Top 10 Bruna Gabral (2007)	2007 Bruna Gabral (Top 10)	2007 Bruna Gabral (Top 10)
Taiwan	2004	2	2004 2020–present		1	Top 12 Loey Wang (2020)	2020 Loey Wang (Top 12)	2020 Loey Wang (Top 12)
Thailand	2004	15	2004–present	Miss Tiffany's Universe	15	Winner Treechada Petcharat (2004) Tanyarat Jirapatpakon (2007) Sirapassorn Atthayakorn (2011) Jiratchaya Sirimongkolnawin (2017)	2004 Treechada Petcharat (Winner)	2020 Ruethaipreeya Nuanglee (1st Runner-up)
Turkey	2012	3	2012 2014–2015 2017	But Trans Güzellik Yarişmasi	2	Top 10 Basak Buldaq (2012) Yanki Bayramoglu (2014)	2012 Basak Buldaq (Top 10)	2014 Yanki Bayramoglu (Top 10)
United States	2005	12	2005–2006 2009–present	Miss USA Continental	9	Winner Mimi Marks (2005) Jazelle Barbie Royale (2019)	2005 Mimi Marks (Winner)	2019 Jazelle Barbie Royale (Winner)
United Kingdom	2006	3	2006–2009 2018	Miss TS International UK	1	Top 10 Asunta Mae (2009)	2009 Asunta Mae (Top 10)	2009 Asunta Mae (Top 10)
Venezuela	2007	7	2007 2011–2014 2017–2019	Miss Gay Venezuela	4	Winner Isabella Santiago (2014)	2011 Noa Herrera (Top 10)	2018 Michel Epalza Betancourt (Top 6)
Vietnam	2014	5	2014 2017–present	Miss International Queen Vietnam	3	Winner Nguyễn Hương Giang (2018)	2018 Nguyễn Hương Giang (Winner)	2020 Bùi Đình Hoài Sa (Top 12)

List of Miss International Queen editions

Year	Edition	Winner	Age	Hometown	Date	Venue	Host Country/Territory	Entrants
2004	1st	Thailand		Phang Nga	November 6	Tiffany's Show Theatre, Pattaya, Chon Buri	Thailand	22
2005	2nd	United States		Iowa	October 29			23
2006	3rd	Mexico		Nuevo León	October 28			23
2007	4th	Thailand		Maha Sarakham	November 10			24
2008	No contest due to Political Turmoil
2009	5th	Japan		Tokyo	October 31	Tiffany's Show Theatre, Pattaya, Chon Buri	Thailand	18
2010	6th	Korea		Seoul	November 19			12
2011	7th	Thailand		Chiang Mai	November 4			22
2012	8th	Philippines		Tarlac	November 2			25
2013	9th	Brazil		Andradina	November 1			25
2014	10th	Venezuela		Caracas	November 7			21
2015	11th	Philippines		Manila	November 10			26
2016	No contest due to the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
2017	12th	Thailand		Bangkok	March 7	Tiffany's Show Theatre, Pattaya, Chon Buri	Thailand	28
2018	13th	Vietnam	26	Hanoi	March 9			28
2019	14th	United States	31	Orlando	March 8			20
2020	15th	Mexico	25	Colima	March 7			21
2021	16th	TBA			TBA			TBA

Host Country/Territory by Number

Country/Territory	Hosts	Year(s)
Thailand	15	2004–present

See also

• List of beauty contests
• Miss Trans Star International
• Miss Continental
• Miss T World
• Super Sireyna Worldwide

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External links

• Official website