Miss Trans Pakistan

Miss Trans Pakistan is a pageant for the trans women of Pakistan founded by Sonia Ahmed.^[1][2] It is part of the Miss Pakistan World pageant.

Miss Trans Pakistan

Formation	2021
Type	Beauty Pageant
Headquarters	Toronto, Canada & Lahore, Pakistan
Location	Pakistan
Membership	Miss International Queen
Official language	English, Urdu, Punjabi
President	Sonia Ahmed (since 2021)
Parent organization	Miss Pakistan World (2021–Present)
Website	Miss Trans Pakistan Official website

History

In 2020, during COVID-19, the Miss Pakistan World pageant moved from Toronto Canada to Lahore, Pakistan. The first Miss Pakistan World crowned on the soil of Pakistan^[3] in August 2020^[4] was Areej Chaudhary.This allowed the pageant to expand to allow trans women to become part of Pakistan's pageantry.

The pageant^[5] brought attention to the plight^[6] of trans women in Pakistan through their titleholders.^[7] The news of the crowning of the first Miss Trans Pakistan was the most read news in Pakistan and came in the top ten news^[8] of the year in Pakistan's leading English newspaper^[9] Dawn.

On 23 May 2021, Miss Pakistan World^[10] announced that it would allow trans women to compete in a separate pageant called Miss Trans Pakistan.^[11] On 23 May 2021,^[12] the first Miss Trans Pakistan was announced. The crowning ceremony took place in Lahore, Pakistan on 25 May 2021.^[13]

Shyraa Roy^[14][15] became the first trans woman to win the Miss Trans Pakistan 2021 title.^[16][17]

On Jan 31, 2022, the crowning ceremony of Miss Pakistan was held in a much bigger way and new titles^[18] were introduced.^[19][20]

On May 31, 2023, the next transgender girl crowned by Areej Chaudhary on the soil of Pakistan was Alina Khan.^[21] Khan was known for her role in the movie Joyland.^{[22][23][24][25][26][27][28]}

Titleholders

Year	Representative	From	Host city	Host country
2024 & 2025	TBA	TBA	Lahore	Pakistan
2023 & 2024	Alina Khan^[29]^[30]	Lahore, Punjab
2021 & 2022^[31]^[32]^[33]	Shyraa Roy^[34]	Sialkot, Punjab

See also

• Sonia Ahmed
• Miss Pakistan World
• Mrs. Pakistan World
• Miss Earth Pakistan
• Miss Grand Pakistan
• Miss Pakistan Universal

References

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14. https://images.dawn.com/news/1189978
15. https://tribune.com.pk/story/2398380/miss-trans-pakistan-shyraa-roy-on-debuting-as-a-producer-in-sanak-and-her-fight-for-representation
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28. https://www.them.us/story/joyland-alina-khan-pakistan-oscars-french-release
29. Haq, Irfan Ul (1 June 2023). "Joyland star Alina Khan crowned Miss Trans Pakistan 2023". Images. Dawn. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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32. "Miss Trans Beauty Queen बनी ये पाकिस्तानी, भारत को लेकर कही ये बात". 6 February 2022.
33. "Miss Trans Beauty Queen बनली ही पाकिस्तानी, भारताबद्दल म्हणाली". 8 February 2022.
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