Miss Trans Pakistan
{{Short description|Beauty pageant and contest}}
{{Infobox organization
|name = Miss Trans Pakistan
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|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]
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Miss Trans Pakistan is a pageant for the trans women of Pakistan founded by Sonia Ahmed.{{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 }}{{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 }} 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{{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}} in August 2020{{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}} was Areej Chaudhary.This allowed the pageant to expand to allow trans women to become part of Pakistan's pageantry.
The pageant{{cite web | url=https://www.samaaenglish.tv/news/2329394 | title=Shyraa Roy crowned first Miss Trans Pakistan | date=28 May 2021 }} brought attention to the plight{{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 }} of trans women in Pakistan through their titleholders.{{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 }} 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{{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 }} of the year in Pakistan's leading English newspaper{{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 }} Dawn.
On 23 May 2021, Miss Pakistan World{{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}} announced that it would allow trans women to compete in a separate pageant called Miss Trans Pakistan.{{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 }}
On 23 May 2021,{{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}} the first Miss Trans Pakistan was announced. The crowning ceremony took place in Lahore, Pakistan on 25 May 2021.{{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 }}
Shyraa Roy{{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 }}{{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 }} became the first trans woman to win the Miss Trans Pakistan 2021 title.{{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}}{{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}}
On Jan 31, 2022, the crowning ceremony of Miss Pakistan was held in a much bigger way and new titles{{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 }} were introduced.{{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 }}{{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}}
On May 31, 2023, the next transgender girl crowned by Areej Chaudhary on the soil of Pakistan was Alina Khan.{{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}} Khan was known for her role in the movie Joyland.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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 }}
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=Wins by province=
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| width="150"|Province||width="50"|Titles||width="450"|Years |
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| Punjab
| 2 | 2022, 2024 |