Miss Transqueen India is an Indian beauty pageant exclusively for transgender individuals.
Founded and chaired by cisgender woman Reena Rai, the pageant's winner represents India at Miss International Queen.
[1][2][3] The founder began trying to bring her project into the limelight in November 2016 but struggled due to lack of sponsorship.
The first ever Miss Transqueen India was held at Gurugram, New Delhi where 16 contestants, selected from among 1500 transgender people across 10 states, competed for the crown.
[4] After auditions, contestants compete in several rounds including evening gown, swimsuit, traditional wear, and question-answer.