Sruthy Sithara

Sruthy Sithara (Malayalam: ശ്രുതി സിത്താര; born c. 1992) is an Indian model and actress who won Miss Trans Global 2021.

Born in Vaikom, Kerala, Sithara experienced gender dysphoria growing up, but embraced her transgender identity and came out after college.

[2] Studying at a residential school in Kottayam, Sithara was unaware of the transgender community until Class XII and experienced gender dysphoria and transphobia whilst growing up.

[2] She was also met with acceptance by her friends and colleagues, although she recounted undergoing rejection and difficulty through the process in an interview with the Deccan Chronicle in 2018.

[2] Sithara told the Deccan Chronicle in 2018 of her aim to become the country's first transgender Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer.

[4] Sithara represented India in Miss Trans Global 2021, an international beauty pageant for transgender women which began in 2020.

Alex died by suicide in July 2021 after suffering ongoing pain and genital mutilation from a botched gender confirmation surgery.

[8] She made her acting debut in the lead role in Pink (TBA), a Malayalam-language romantic film written and directed by Vinu Vijay.