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]
| Formation | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
| Location | |
Official language | English Hindi |
Founder | Reena Rai |
Key people | Manoj Rai (Managing Partner) |
| Website | www.transqueenindia.com |
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
|
| 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
|
| 2019 | Veena Sendre | Chhattisgarh | Top 12 | 1 Special Award
|
| 2020 | Nithu R. S. | Bangalore | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
|
| 2022 | Namitha Marimuthu | Chennai | Top 11 | 1 Special Award
|
| 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
- ^ "India crowns its first transgender beauty queen". cnn.com. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ^ "At Delhi mall, transgenders say with pride they're Born This Way". The Times of India. 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Photos: Striding towards empowerment through Miss Trans Queen India 2019". Hindustan Times. 5 October 2019.
- ^ "First-ever transgender beauty pageant to be held in Gurugram". indiatoday.com. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ^ "Trans Queen India 2017: A pageant where transgenders can aspire to get crowned". Hindustan Times. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-29.