Formation | 2021 |
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Type | Beauty Pageant |
Headquarters | Toronto, Canada & Lahore, Pakistan |
Location | |
Membership | |
Official language | English, Urdu, Punjabi |
President | Sonia Ahmed (since 2021) |
Parent organization | Miss Pakistan World (2021–Present) |
Website | Miss Trans Pakistan Official website |
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.
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]
Year | Representative | From | Host city | Host country |
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2024 & 2025 | TBA | TBA | Lahore | Pakistan |
2023 & 2024 | Alina Khan[29][30] | Lahore, Punjab | ||
2021 & 2022[31][32][33] | Shyraa Roy[34] | Sialkot, Punjab |