Transgender person wins beauty crown

The winner of a German beauty contest has confessed that she was a man two years ago.

The winner of a German beauty contest, 24- year-old Kira, has confessed that till two years back she was a man called Tarek.

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Kira, who would always feel like a woman trapped in a man's body, was voted the winner unanimously by judges at the Miss Marksmen Festival 2005 held in Hanover.

"I always felt that I was a woman trapped in a man's body and always wanted to be treated as such. This prize means a lot to me as it shows I really am a woman now", Ananova quoted her as saying.

Kira had been among the nine contestants at the traditionally conservative men's shooting and archery club, Schuetzenverein Hannover's annual beauty pageant, and it was only after she accepted her prize did she admit the reality.

The members of the club, however, said that they would not be stripping Kira of the title and would make her an honorary member instead.