Miss Trans Pakistan is a pageant for the trans women of

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founded by

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. It is part of the Miss Pakistan World pageant.

History

In 2020, during COVID-19, the Miss Pakistan World pageant moved from

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Canada to

Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...

, Pakistan. The first Miss Pakistan World crowned in Pakistan in August 2020 was Areej Chaudhary.This allowed the pageant to expand to allow trans women to become part of Pakistan's pageantry. The pageant brought attention to the plight of trans women in Pakistan through their titleholders. 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 of the year in Pakistan's leading English newspaper

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

Shyraa Roy Shyraa Roy () is a Pakistani singer, actress and producer based in Dubai. She is known for being the first Miss Trans Pakistan for 2021 and 2022 to be crowned in Pakistan. She made her debut in Pakistani cinema through Vikram Bhatt's feature ...

became the first trans woman to win the Miss Trans Pakistan 2021 title. On Jan 31, 2022, the crowning ceremony of Miss Pakistan was held in a much bigger way and new titles were introduced. On May 31, 2023, the next transgender girl crowned by Areej Chaudhary on the soil of Pakistan was

Alina Khan Alina Khan (Urdu: علینہ خان) is a Pakistani actress known for her lead roles in the short film ''Darling'' in 2019 and the feature film ''Joyland (film), Joyland'' in 2022. She is the first transgender person to have a lead role in a majo ...

. Khan was known for her role in the movie Joyland.

Titleholders

Wins by province

References

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History

Titleholders

Wins by province

See also

References