| Miss Transqueen India | |
| Formation: | 2017 |
| Type: | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters: | New Delhi |
| Location: | India |
| Language: | English Hindi |
| Leader Title: | Founder |
| Leader Name: | Reena Rai |
| Key People: | Manoj Rai (Managing Partner) |
| Website: | www.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]
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]
After auditions, contestants compete in several rounds including evening gown, swimsuit, traditional wear, and question-answer.[5]
| 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 |
The following trans queens have represented India in the major international beauty pageants for transgender women, Miss International Queen in Thailand.
| Year | Delegate | Hometown | Competition performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | |||||
| 2004 | Arisha Rani | New Delhi | 1st Runners-up | ||
| 2011 | Malaika Desingh | New Delhi | Unplaced | ||
| 2013 | Angela | New Delhi | Unplaced | ||
| 2017 | Bishesh Huirem | New Delhi | Unplaced | ||
| 2018 | Nitasha Biswas | West Bengal | Unplaced | ||
| 2019 | Veena Sendre | Chhattisgarh | Top 12 | ||
| 2020 | Nithu R. S. | Bangalore | Unplaced | ||
| 2022 | Namitha Marimuthu | Chennai | Top 11 | ||
| 2024 | Arshi Ghosh | Mumbai | Unplaced | ||