Miss International Queen
| Formation | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Headquarters | Pattaya City, Chon Buri |
| Location | |
Official language | English, Thai |
President | Alisa Phanthusak |
Key people | Professor Seree Wongmontha, PhD |
| Website | Official Website |
Miss International Queen is the world's most prestigious and largest beauty pageant for transgender women from different part the world. It has been held annually in Pattaya City, Thailand since 2004.[1]
The current Miss International Queen is Trixie Maristela from the Philippines, who was crowned on November 6, 2015.
Contest
The contestants must have been born male, can be pre- or post-operation and between the age of 18 to 36. They can only represent their country of birth or that listed in their passport. About 25 semi-final contestants would go on to compete in the final round and are required to stay together for 10 days to participate in activities: photo shoots, luncheons with city's officials, dinners with the press, visit sponsors and community outreach, similar conditions to competitors in the female beauty pageant. The final show will be aired on live broadcast Thailand's television as well as live streaming online.
Some of the pageant objectives are: creating transgender rights awareness among international communities, to build friendship, sportsmanship and exchange ideas between international LGBT communities.[2]
Miss International Queen winner receives US$12,500 in cash, a resident apartment at Woodlands Resort & Hotel for one year, 2 round trip tickets from AirAsia, gift voucher from Pratunam polyclinic, lifetime VIP access card from Tiffany's Show Pattaya, gift voucher from VPlast clinic and many more gift sets from sponsors.
Miss International Queen® is a registered trademark of The organizer Tiffany's Show Pattaya Co., Ltd. and sponsored by Tourism Authority of Thailand and Thai AirAsia.[1] All proceeds from the final show are donated to Thailand's Royal AIDS Foundation.
Titleholders
| Year | Country/Territory | Miss International Queen | National Title | Location | Number of Semi-Finalists |
| 2016 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 2015 |  Philippines |
Trixie Maristela [3] | Miss Gay Manila | Pattaya City, Thailand | 25 |
| 2014 |  Venezuela |
Isabella Santiago | Miss Gay Venezuela | Pattaya City, Thailand | 26 |
| 2013 |  Brazil |
Marcela Ohio[2] | Miss T Brasil | Pattaya City, Thailand | 25 |
| 2012 | Philippines |
Kevin Balot[4] | Miss Philippines International Queen | Pattaya City, Thailand | 26 |
| 2011 |  Thailand |
Sirapassorn Atthayakorn | Miss Tiffany's Universe | Pattaya City, Thailand | 25 |
| 2010 |  South Korea |
Mini Han[5] | Miss Korea International Queen | Pattaya City, Thailand | 32 |
| 2009 |  Japan |
Ai Haruna[6] | Miss Japan International Queen | Pattaya City, Thailand | 30 |
| 2008 | No Contest Due to Political Unrest in Thailand | ||||
| 2007 | Thailand |
Tanyarat Jirapatpakon | Miss Tiffany's Universe | Pattaya City, Thailand | 25 |
| 2006 |  Mexico |
Erica Andrews†[7] | Miss Trans Mexico | Pattaya City, Thailand | 26 |
| 2005 |  United States |
Mimi Marks | Miss USA Continental | Pattaya City, Thailand | 25 |
| 2004 | Thailand |
Treechada Petcharat Marnyaporn | Miss Tiffany's Universe | Pattaya City, Thailand | 26 |
Winners
| Year | Miss International Queen |
1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up |
| 2016 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Trixie Maristela |
Valesca Dominik Ferraz |
Sopida Siriwattananukoon | |
| Isabella Santiago |
Nitsa Katrahong |
 Piyada Inthavong | |
| Marcela Ohio |
Shantell D'Marco |
Nethnapada Kanrayanon[2] | |
| Kevin Balot |
Jessika Simoes |
Panvilas Mongkol[4] | |
| |
Sirapassorn Atthayakorn |
 Sahhara |
 Margaret |
| |
Mini Han |
Ami Takeuchi |
Stasha Sanchez |
| |
Ai Haruna |
Kangsadal Wongdusadeekul |
Daniela Marques[6] |
| |
No contest | ||
| |
Tanyarat Jirapatpakon |
Aleika Barros |
Chanel Madrigal |
| |
Erica Andrews |
Patricia Montrecarlo |
Ratravee Jiraprapakul |
| |
Mimi Marks |
Yu Ri |
Tiptantree Rujiranon |
| |
Treechada Petcharat |
 Arisha Rani |
Ma. Cristina Dandan |
Contestant
| Contestant '16 | Contestant '15 | Contestant '14 | Contestant '13 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Mexico
Miranda Lambardo |
Philippines
Kim Marie Villagalano |
 Myanmar
Tanya Maung |
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Andrea Van Brugghe |
Brazil
Rafaela Manfrini |
Brazil
Roberta Holanda | |
| Philippines
Michelle Binas |
 Vietnam
Angelina May Nguyen |
 Australia
Sharleng Gonzalez | |
 France
Brittanie |
South Korea
Ribbon Park |
Venezuela
Chanel | |
| United States
Adriana Mallea |
 Malaysia
Cicie Sinclair |
Philippines
Godiva Marie Archachia | |
| Japan
Riyo Mizuno |
Brazil
Raika Ferraz |
Japan
Seri Fujinomiya | |
 Turkey
Basak |
Turkey
Yanki Bayramoglu |
Malaysia
Nur Sajat Fariz | |
| Thailand
Sopida Siriwattananukoon |
Japan
Annabel Yu |
 Spain
Carolina Medina | |
| Australia
Sofiya Iya |
Spain
Cristini Couto |
Thailand
Nethnapada Kanrayanon | |
| Laos
Inleusa |
Thailand
Nitsa Katrahong |
Australia
Victoria Martin | |
| Japan
Satsuki |
 Chile
Daniela Manyoma |
Japan
Annabel Yu | |
 Italy
Nicole Fontanell |
Myanmar
Myo Ko Ko San |
 Indonesia
Angeline Hanum | |
| Malaysia
Catherina Chandran |
 Nicaragua
Ithzelle Berdrinadxy |
Philippines
Andrea Justine Aliman | |
| Philippines
Trixie Maristela |
 Mongolia
Solongo |
 South Africa
Anastasia South | |
| Turkey
Zuzi Narin |
 Russia
Veronica Svetlova |
Brazil
Marcela Ohio | |
| Mexico
Brenda Contreras |
Philippines
Maria Venus Gomez |
Venezuela
Nohemi Montilla | |
| Myanmar
Nan Htet Htet Moon |
Venezuela
Isabella Santiago |
Malaysia
Patricia Asyeera Wong | |
| Laos
Ninlamon Phimpha |
Laos
Piyada Inthavong |
South Korea
Arisa South | |
| Australia
Taliah |
Brazil
Mariah Fernanda |
United States
Shantell D'Marco | |
| Philippines
Francine Garcia |
United States
Samira Sitara |
Japan
Akiho Nakagawa | |
| Japan
Sora Sakuragi |
Japan
Lilia Kisaragi |
Brazil
Veronica Haddad | |
| Malaysia
Nur Hendra Ikram |
 Cuba
Yuni Carey |
Philippines
Kristina Cassandra Ybarra | |
 Singapore
Priyanka Raichanel |
India
Angela | ||
 Mauritius
Anthea Diane |
 Germany
Renata Ferreira | ||
 Peru
Dayana Valenzuela |
Singapore
Anne Patricia Lee |
See also
- Miss Trans Star Internacional
- Miss Continental
- Miss Tiffany's Universe
- The World's Most Beautiful Transsexual Contest
References
- 1 2 "Brazilian Transgender Crowned as Miss International Queen 2013 (See Video)". International Business Times. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Miss International Queen 2013: Miss Brazil Marcelo Ohio Wins Transvestite Beauty Pageant". International Business Times. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ "Miss International Queen 2015". mb. November 8, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- 1 2 "Miss International Queen 2012 Transsexual and Transgender Crown Goes to Philippines [PHOTOS]". International Business Times. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ "Korean wins transvestite pageant in Thailand". The China Post. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Gallery: The glitz and glamour of Miss International Queen 2009". CNN Travel. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2015. (Need to scroll through images to find information in the images' caption)
- ↑ "Mexican transsexual crowned beauty queen". China Daily. 30 October 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2015.