Miss Star International

{{Infobox organization

| name = Miss Trans Star International

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| size = 100px

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| formation = {{Start date and age|2007}}

| type = Beauty pageant

| headquarters = Barcelona, Catalonia

| location = Spain

| language = Spanish, English

| leader_title = Founder

| leader_name = Thara Wells

| leader_title2 = CEO

| leader_name2 = Arianna Lint

| leader_title3 = Executive Director

| leader_name3 = Jack Neilsen

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| website = www.transstarinternational.com

}}

Miss Trans Star International is a beauty pageant for transgender women. It was first held in 2007, In Madrid and in 2010 moved to Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. The winner receives a crown and prize money. The election was organized by Thara Wells & Rincon Tranny in 2010 and LadyJulia & Thara Wells in 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YztxRqjW1V4&feature=channel&list=UL/%3C!--|title=La manzana de Eva cap. 4 - Miss Trans Star Internacional 2010 parte1|last=TVGolfa|date=22 October 2010|publisher=|access-date=24 October 2017|via=YouTube}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rincontranny.com/foroescorts/show-travestis/miss-trans-star-internacional-2010-36580/16/%3C!--|title=TRAVESTIS ESCORTS GUIA, videos transexuales Rincon Tranny|last=Rincontranny|date=|website=www.rincontranny.com|access-date=24 October 2017}} In 2016, the pageant was renamed to Miss Trans Star International.{{cite web|url=http://www.lavanguardia.com/gente/20150907/54436309478/barcelona-miss-trans-star-internacional-2015.html|title=Barcelona celebra la quinta edición de Miss Trans Star internacional 2015|author=|date=7 September 2015|website=lavanguardia.com|access-date=24 October 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://tvbrasil.ebc.com.br/estacaoplural/post/conheca-a-brasileira-rafaela-manfrini-miss-trans-star-international-2016|title=Conheça a brasileira Rafaela Manfrini, Miss Trans Star International 2016 - Estação Plural - TV Brasil - Cultura|author=|date=8 March 2017|website=ebc.com.br|access-date=24 October 2017}}{{Cite news |date=12 March 2023 |title=Empoderar a mujeres trans a través de un concurso de belleza |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20220312/8119457/empoderar-mujeres-trans-traves-concurso-belleza.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520190244/https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20220312/8119457/empoderar-mujeres-trans-traves-concurso-belleza.html |archive-date=20 May 2023 |work=La Vanguardia |language=es}}

The current titleholder of Miss Star International 2024 is Patricia Payumo from the Philippines, who was crowned in São Paulo, Brazil.

Titleholders

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

! Year

! Country/Territory

! Titleholders

! National Title

! Venue

! Entrants

2025

|TBD

|{{center|San Juan,
Puerto Rico}}

2024

|{{Flag|Philippines}}

|Patricia Payumo

|Miss Star International Philippines

|{{center|São Paulo,
Brazil}}

|22

2023

|{{Flag|Nigeria}}

|Veso Golden

|Miss Star Nigeria

| rowspan="10" |{{center|Barcelona,
Spain}}

|23

2022

|{{flag|Nicaragua}}

|Tiffany Colleman

|Miss Trans Nicaragua

|28

2019

|{{flag|Angola}}

|Ava Simões

|Miss Trans Star Angola

|25

2018

|{{flag|Thailand}}

|Kulchaya Tansiri

|Miss Trans Star Thailand

|19

2017

|{{flag|Thailand}}

|Biw Kanitnum

|Miss Queen of Universe Beauties Thailand

|30{{cite web|url=https://facialteam.eu/blog/miss-trans-star-2017/|title=Miss Trans Star International Beauty Pageant 2017 - FACIALTEAM|author=|date=15 September 2017|website=facialteam.eu|access-date=24 October 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://desastre.mx/internacional/tailandesa-gana-el-certamen-miss-trans-internacional-2017/|title=Tailandesa gana el certamen Miss Trans Internacional 2017|author=|date=10 October 2017|website=desastre.mx|access-date=24 October 2017|archive-date=12 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212180034/http://desastre.mx/internacional/tailandesa-gana-el-certamen-miss-trans-internacional-2017/|url-status=dead}}

2016

|{{flag|Brazil}}

|Rafaela Manfrini

|Miss Trans Star Brazil

|28{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/barcelona-pageant-celebrates-transgender-women-n652556|title=Barcelona pageant celebrates transgender women|author=|date=22 September 2016|website=nbcnews.com|access-date=24 October 2017}}

2015

|{{flag|Chile}}

|Vanessa López

|Miss Trans Star Chile

|25{{cite web|url=http://lnx.creandomedia.com/miss2016/participantes-edicion-2015/|title=MISS TRANS INTERNACIONAL - Participantes Edicion 2015|author=|date=|website=lnx.creandomedia.com|access-date=24 October 2017}}

2013

|{{flag|Puerto Rico}}

|Jade Gómez

|Miss Trans Star Puerto Rico

|15{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0UWx3wE33k|title=MISS TRANS STAR INTERNACIONAL 2013 - MEJORES MOMENTOS.|website=YouTube |date=8 August 2013 |access-date=24 October 2017}}

2012

|{{flag|Russia}}

|Lavine (Albuquerque) Holanda

|Miss Trans Star Russia

|16

2010

|{{flag|Switzerland}}

|Bruna Geneve

|Miss Trans Star Switzerland

|16

2007

|{{flag|Spain}}

|Cristini Couto

|Miss Trans Spain

|{{center|Madrid, Spain}}

=By number of wins=

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!Country/Territory

!Titles

!Year

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|2017, 2018

| rowspan="10" style="text-align:center;" |1

|2024

|2023

|2022

|2019

|2016

|2015

|2013

|2012

|2010

|2007

Runners-up

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%;" ! rowspan="2" \|Year ! colspan="3" \|Runners-up
First !Second !Third
2024 \|Dayanna Mendonza {{flag\|USA}} \|Makeysha Jamila {{flag\|Costa Rica}} \|rowspan="8" style="text-align:center;" {{n/a\|Not awarded}}
2023 \|Erich Alfaro {{flag\|Australia}} \|Reyna Morocho {{flag\|Ecuador}}
2022 \|Ivanna Díaz {{flag\|Mexico}} \|Sofía Colmenares {{flag\|Venezuela}}
2019 \|Victória Fernandes {{flag\|Brazil}} \|Walinpan Anuntasilp {{flag\|Thailand}}
2018 \|Shantell D´ Marco {{flag\|Cuba}} \|Maria Rivera {{flag\|Philippines}}
2017 \|Tiana Vasek {{flag\|Argentina}} \|Elian Nesiel {{flag\|Israel}}
2016 {{cite web\|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-comes-second-in-miss-transsexual-final/\|title=Israeli comes second in Miss Transsexual final\|author=\|date=\|website=timesofisrael.com\|access-date=24 October 2017}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Arab-Israeli-wins-second-place-at-Miss-Trans-says-she-found-peace-468269\|title=Arab-Israeli wins second place at 'Miss Trans,' says she 'found peace'\|author=\|date=20 September 2016\|website=The Jerusalem Post\|access-date=24 October 2017}} \|Talleen Abu Hanna {{flag\|Israel}} \|Kamila Castaneda {{flag\|Colombia}}
2015 \|Aleika Sandra {{flag\|Greece}} \|Atina Lima {{flag\|Italy}}
2013 {{Cite web\|url=https://haztequeer.com/miss-trans-star-internacional-2013-el-evento-trans-del-ano/\|title=Miss Trans Star Internacional 2013: El evento trans del año\|website=haztequeer.com\|access-date=24 October 2017\|archive-date=28 December 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228083313/https://haztequeer.com/miss-trans-star-internacional-2013-el-evento-trans-del-ano/\|url-status=dead}} \|Amatista de la Spirella {{flag\|Colombia}} \|Fadiana Alves {{flag\|Egypt}} \|Lady Mar Gómez {{flag\|Mexico}}
2012 \|Bianca Gold {{flag\|Angola}} \|Ivette Montello {{flag\|Hawaii}} \|rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;" {{n/a\|Not awarded}}
2010 \|Kalena Rios {{flag\|Brazil}} \|Victoria Garcia {{flag\|Spain}}
2007 \|Cristini Couto {{flag\|Brazil}} \|Unknown {{flag\|Unknown}}

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! rowspan="2" |Year

! colspan="3" |Runners-up

First

!Second

!Third

2024

|Dayanna Mendonza
{{flag|USA}}

|Makeysha Jamila
{{flag|Costa Rica}}

|rowspan="8" style="text-align:center;" {{n/a|Not awarded}}

2023

|Erich Alfaro
{{flag|Australia}}

|Reyna Morocho
{{flag|Ecuador}}

2022

|Ivanna Díaz
{{flag|Mexico}}

|Sofía Colmenares
{{flag|Venezuela}}

2019

|Victória Fernandes
{{flag|Brazil}}

|Walinpan Anuntasilp
{{flag|Thailand}}

2018

|Shantell D´ Marco
{{flag|Cuba}}

|Maria Rivera
{{flag|Philippines}}

2017

|Tiana Vasek
{{flag|Argentina}}

|Elian Nesiel
{{flag|Israel}}

2016
{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-comes-second-in-miss-transsexual-final/|title=Israeli comes second in Miss Transsexual final|author=|date=|website=timesofisrael.com|access-date=24 October 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Arab-Israeli-wins-second-place-at-Miss-Trans-says-she-found-peace-468269|title=Arab-Israeli wins second place at 'Miss Trans,' says she 'found peace'|author=|date=20 September 2016|website=The Jerusalem Post|access-date=24 October 2017}}

|Talleen Abu Hanna
{{flag|Israel}}

|Kamila Castaneda
{{flag|Colombia}}

2015

|Aleika Sandra
{{flag|Greece}}

|Atina Lima
{{flag|Italy}}

2013
{{Cite web|url=https://haztequeer.com/miss-trans-star-internacional-2013-el-evento-trans-del-ano/|title=Miss Trans Star Internacional 2013: El evento trans del año|website=haztequeer.com|access-date=24 October 2017|archive-date=28 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228083313/https://haztequeer.com/miss-trans-star-internacional-2013-el-evento-trans-del-ano/|url-status=dead}}

|Amatista de la Spirella
{{flag|Colombia}}

|Fadiana Alves
{{flag|Egypt}}

|Lady Mar Gómez
{{flag|Mexico}}

2012

|Bianca Gold
{{flag|Angola}}

|Ivette Montello
{{flag|Hawaii}}

|rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;" {{n/a|Not awarded}}

2010

|Kalena Rios
{{flag|Brazil}}

|Victoria Garcia
{{flag|Spain}}

2007

|Cristini Couto
{{flag|Brazil}}