Miss Trans Pakistan

{{Short description|Beauty pageant and contest}} {{Infobox organization |name = Miss Trans Pakistan |image = |image_border = |image_size = |caption = |map = |map_size = |map_caption = |formation = 2021 |type = Beauty Pageant |headquarters = Toronto, Canada & Lahore, Pakistan |location = Pakistan |parent_organization = Miss Pakistan World (2021–Present) |membership = {{Hlist|Miss International Queen|}} |language = English, Urdu, Punjabi |leader_title = President |leader_name = Sonia Ahmed (since 2021) |website = [http://www.misstranspakistan.com/ Miss Trans Pakistan Official website] }}

'''Miss Trans Pakistan''' is a pageant for the trans women of Pakistan founded by Sonia Ahmed.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/blog/sonia-ahmeds-vision-elevates-miss-pakistan-t-1748339.html | title=Sonia Ahmeds Vision Elevates Miss Pakistan to Global Prominence }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://gnnhd.tv/news/25140/sonia-ahmed-a-leading-light-in-pakistans-entertainment-industry-beyond | title=Sonia Ahmed: A leading light in Pakistan's entertainment industry, beyond | date=10 September 2023 }}</ref> It is part of the Miss Pakistan World pageant.

==History==

In 2020, during COVID-19, the Miss Pakistan World pageant moved from Toronto Canada to Lahore, Pakistan. The first Miss Pakistan World crowned in Pakistan<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haq |first=Irfan Ul |date=2022-04-14 |title=Miss Pakistan World Areej Chaudhry says beauty pageants provide a platform to advocate for worthy causes |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1189923 |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=Images |language=en}}</ref> in August 2020<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhutta |first=Hussnain |date=2023-09-10 |title=Sonia Ahmed: A leading light in Pakistan's entertainment industry, beyond |url=https://gnnhd.tv/news/25140/sonia-ahmed-a-leading-light-in-pakistans-entertainment-industry-beyond |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=GNN - Pakistan's Largest News Portal |language=en-US}}</ref> was Areej Chaudhary.This allowed the pageant to expand to allow trans women to become part of Pakistan's pageantry.

The pageant<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.samaaenglish.tv/news/2329394 | title=Shyraa Roy crowned first Miss Trans Pakistan | date=28 May 2021 }}</ref> brought attention to the plight<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/didnt-have-money-even-for-2-meals-says-two-time-miss-trans-queen-winner-shyraa-roy-4749413.html | title=Didn't Have Money Even for 2 Meals, Says Two-time Miss Trans Queen Winner Shyraa Roy | date=8 February 2022 }}</ref> of trans women in Pakistan through their titleholders.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thequint.com/gender/lgbt/miss-trans-pakistan-shyraa-roy-interview-life-in-pakistan | title='I Was Kicked Out of an Uber Just Because of My Gender': Miss Trans Pakistan | date=23 June 2022 }}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite web | url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1191338 | title=Women, real estate prices and floods — the most read Dawn Images stories of 2022 | date=31 December 2022 }}</ref> of the year in Pakistan's leading English newspaper<ref>{{cite web | url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1189978 | title=Becoming Miss Trans Pakistan turned Shyraa Roy's life around and she wants the same for her community | date=23 April 2022 }}</ref> Dawn.

On 23 May 2021, Miss Pakistan World<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.baaghitv.com/model-and-singer-shyraa-roy-selected-as-pakistans-first-miss-trans-beauty-queen/|title = Model and singer Shyraa Roy selected as Pakistan's first Miss Trans Beauty Queen|date = 26 May 2021}}</ref> announced that it would allow trans women to compete in a separate pageant called Miss Trans Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newsweek.com/change-really-air-pakistans-transgender-community-opinion-1600557 | title=Is Change Really in the Air for Pakistan's Transgender Community? | website=Newsweek | date=15 June 2021 }}</ref> On 23 May 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sonia Ahmeds Vision Elevates Miss Pakistan To Global Prominence |url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/blog/sonia-ahmeds-vision-elevates-miss-pakistan-t-1748339.html |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=UrduPoint |language=en}}</ref> the first Miss Trans Pakistan was announced. The crowning ceremony took place in Lahore, Pakistan on 25 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.samaa.tv/entertainment/2021/05/shyraa-roy-crowned-first-miss-trans-pakistan/|title = Shyraa Roy crowned first Miss Trans Pakistan | SAMAA| date=28 May 2021 }}</ref>

Shyraa Roy<ref>{{cite web | url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1189978 | title=Becoming Miss Trans Pakistan turned Shyraa Roy's life around and she wants the same for her community | date=23 April 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2398380/miss-trans-pakistan-shyraa-roy-on-debuting-as-a-producer-in-sanak-and-her-fight-for-representation | title=Shyraa Roy on debuting as a producer in 'Sanak' | date=30 January 2023 }}</ref> became the first trans woman to win the Miss Trans Pakistan 2021 title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oyeyeah.com/celebrity/shyraa-roy-crowned-miss-trans-pakistan-2021/|title=Shyraa Roy Crowned Miss Trans Pakistan 2021|date=24 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://girls.pk/pakistani-women/shyraa-roy-first-miss-trans-pakistan/|title = Meet Shyraa Roy, the first 'Miss Trans Pakistan'|date = June 2021}}</ref>

On Jan 31, 2022, the crowning ceremony of Miss Pakistan was held in a much bigger way and new titles<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gnnhd.tv/news/25582/miss-pakistan-universal-paving-the-way-for-pakistans-pageantry | title=Miss Pakistan Universal: Paving the Way for Pakistan's Pageantry | date=18 September 2023 }}</ref> were introduced.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/showbiz/miss-pakistan-universal-a-fresh-chapter-in-p-1750241.html | title=Miss Pakistan Universal: A Fresh Chapter in Pakistans Pageant World }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nation.com.pk/17-May-2023/dr-shafaq-akhtar-a-new-face-for-pakistan-s-representation-in-pageants|title=Dr Shafaq Akhtar – A new face for Pakistan's representation in pageants|date=May 17, 2023|website=The Nation}}</ref>

On May 31, 2023, the next transgender girl crowned by Areej Chaudhary on the soil of Pakistan was Alina Khan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.24newshd.tv/2023-06-03%2001:33:11/-joyland-star-alina-khan-crowned-miss-trans-pakistan-2023-|title='Joyland' star Alina Khan crowned 'Miss Trans Pakistan 2023'|website=www.24newshd.tv}}</ref> Khan was known for her role in the movie Joyland.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Iftikhar |first=Asyia |date=2023-02-27 |title=Alina Khan on trans love story Joyland: 'I always hoped I would find a place for myself' |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/27/joyland-pakistani-trans-drama-alina-khan-saim-sadiq-interview/ |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=PinkNews |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-22 |title=Review {{!}} 'Joyland': So much more than a trans love story |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2023/05/22/joyland-movie-review/ |access-date=2023-09-15 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kramer |first=Gary M. |date=2023-03-29 |title=Q&A: Saim Sadiq and Alina Khan open up about Pakistani film 'Joyland' |url=https://gaycitynews.com/joyland-saim-sadiq-alina-khan-film-2023/ |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=gaycitynews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nicholson |first=Amy |date=2023-04-06 |title='Joyland' Review: A Target of Gossip |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/06/movies/joyland-review-pakistan.html |access-date=2023-09-15 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hanif |first=Mohammed |date=2023-04-12 |title=The Folly of Censoring "Joyland," a Sublime Film About Family |language=en-US |magazine=The New Yorker |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-folly-of-censoring-joyland-a-sublime-film-about-family |access-date=2023-09-15 |issn=0028-792X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-07 |title=How 'Joyland' Brought Lahore's Trans Community to the Big Screen |url=https://www.them.us/story/joyland-saim-sadiq-alina-khan-interview-pakistani-trans-film |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=Them |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.them.us/story/joyland-alina-khan-pakistan-oscars-french-release | title="I've Been Very Sad": Trans Actress Alina Khan Reacts to Pakistan's Ban of Her Film 'Joyland' | date=15 November 2022 }}</ref>

==Titleholders==

{| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Representative ! From ! Host city ! Host country |- | 2024 & 2025 | TBA | TBA | rowspan=3|Lahore | rowspan=3|Pakistan |- | 2023 & 2024 | Alina Khan<ref>{{cite news |last1=Haq |first1=Irfan Ul |title=Joyland star Alina Khan crowned Miss Trans Pakistan 2023 |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1191821 |access-date=9 June 2023 |work=Images |publisher=Dawn |date=1 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Alina Khan crowned Miss Trans Pakistan 2023, celebrating representation and pride |url=https://www.samaaenglish.tv/news/40037558 |access-date=9 June 2023 |work=Samaa |date=2 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref> | Lahore, Punjab |- | 2021 & 2022<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.india.com/hindi-news/gallery-hindi/shyraa-roy-first-miss-trans-beauty-queen-of-pakistan-photos-viral-on-social-media-5226511/ | title=Shyraa Roy: पाकिस्तान की पहली मिस ट्रांस ब्यूटी क्वीन, जिन्हें गाने और एक्टिंग के लिए भी मिलती है तारीफ }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.aajtak.in/lifestyle/news/story/miss-trans-beauty-queen-of-pakistan-2022-shyraa-roy-career-modeling-and-struggle-tlif-1406149-2022-02-06 | title=Miss Trans Beauty Queen बनी ये पाकिस्तानी, भारत को लेकर कही ये बात | date=6 February 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://lokmat.news18.com/lifestyle/miss-trans-beauty-queen-of-pakistan-2022-shyraa-roy-career-struggle-and-reaction-about-india-mhsd-gh-666021.html | title=Miss Trans Beauty Queen बनली ही पाकिस्तानी, भारताबद्दल म्हणाली | date=8 February 2022 }}</ref> | Shyraa Roy<ref>{{cite news |last1=Iqbal |first1=Sarmad |title=Is change really in the air for Pakistan's transgender community? |url=https://www.newsweek.com/change-really-air-pakistans-transgender-community-opinion-1600557 |access-date=26 July 2021 |work=Newsweek |date=15 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | Sialkot, Punjab |}

===Wins by province=== {| class="wikitable " style="font-size: 95%;" |- !width="150"|Province||width="50"|Titles||width="450"|Years |- | Punjab | 2 | 2022, 2024 |- |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Pakistani awards Category:Women in Pakistan Category:Beauty pageants in Pakistan Category:Recurring events established in 2021 Category:Annual events in Pakistan Category:Transgender beauty pageants Category:2021 establishments in Pakistan Category:Transgender topics in Pakistan