Miss Transqueen India

Miss Transqueen India is an Indian beauty pageant for transgender people across India. Reena Rai, who identifies as cisgender, is the founder and chairperson of the organization. The winner of the pageant will represent India at Miss International Queen.[1]

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

The reigning Miss Transqueen India is Shaine Soni (crowned 19 December 2020).[2]

Formerly, Nithu R S from Bangalore wore the crown.

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.[3]

Format

After auditions, contestants compete in several rounds including evening gown, swimsuit, traditional wear, and question-answer.[4]

Titleholders
Year Delegate State/Region
2018 Nitasha Biswas West Bengal
2019 Veena Sendre Chhattisgarh
2020 Nithu R S Bangalore
2021 Shaine Soni Delhi

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
  •   Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
Year Delegate State/Region Placement Special Awards
2004 Arisha Rani 1st Runners-up Best in Evening Gown
2011 Malaika Desingh Unplaced
2013 Angela Unplaced
2017 Bishesh Huirem Unplaced
2018 Nitasha Biswas West Bengal Unplaced Miss Talent - Top 15
2019 Veena Sendre Chhattisgarh Top 12 Miss Talent - Top 12
2020 Nithu R S Bangalore Unplaced Miss Talent - Top 13
2021 Shaine Soni Delhi

References
  1. "India crowns its first transgender beauty queen". cnn.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  2. Yeung, Jessie; Mitra, Esha (19 December 2020). "India crowns new Miss Transqueen". CNN. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. "First-ever transgender beauty pageant to be held in Gurugram". indiatoday.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  4. "Trans Queen India 2017: A pageant where transgenders can aspire to get crowned". hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
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