26-year-old trans woman from Kolkata crowned first Miss Transqueen India

Nitasha, 26, is currently pursuing Masters in Business Management in Kolkata. Loiloi from Manipur bagged the first runner-up position and Ragasya from Chennai was crowned the second runner-up.

Nitasha, 26, a trans woman who hails from Kolkata, was named the first Miss Transqueen India on Sunday.

She is currently pursuing Masters in Business Management in Kolkata. Loiloi from Manipur bagged the first runner-up position and Ragasya from Chennai was crowned the second runner-up.

The 16 finalists represented some of the Indian states. They were chosen after a rigorous hunt involving more than 1,500 trans women across India. “The winner will go to Thailand for Miss International Queen, the first runner-up will compete at Miss Transsexual Australia. We are looking for another international pageant so that we can send the second runner-up too,” pageant organiser Reena Rai, founder and chairperson of Suhani Dream Catchers Pvt Ltd, had earlier told IANS.

Gurugram: Kolkata transwoman Nitasha, winner of the Miss Transqueen India 2017 title, poses for a picture with 1st Runners Up LoiLoi from Manipur and 2nd Runners up Ragasya from Chennai.

Miss Transsexual Australia 2017 Laeticia Phylliscia Raveena crowned the first Miss Transqueen India. Raveena also performed to the Lady Gaga track “Born this Way”. Transgender social activist Gauri Sawant, one of the jury members, said: “This is the first organized pageant on a national level for the transwomen after the Nalsa judgement so, I strongly believe that this is going to empower transsexuals and would aspire them to dream of winning the crown and representing their country and community on an international platform.”

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