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| Type | International beauty pageant for transgender women |
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| Parent organization | Tiffany's Show Pattaya Co., Ltd. |
| Headquarters | Pattaya, Chonburi Province, Thailand |
| First edition | 2004 |
| Most recent edition | 2024 |
| Current titleholder | Catalina Marsano Peru |
President | Alisa Phanthusak |
Honorary Advisor | Seree Wongmontha |
| Language | English, Thai Interpreters provided |
| Website | missinternationalqueen.com |
Miss International Queen is the world's biggest beauty pageant for transgender women. The pageant was conceived in 2004 and named the largest and most prestigious transgender pageant by CNN original American documentary television series This Is Life with Lisa Ling aired on 26 November 2017.[1]
The pageant is owned and run by Thailand-based Tiffany's Show Pattaya Co, Ltd. It is held annually in Pattaya City, Thailand since 2004.[2] The mission of the pageant aims towards LGBTQ and Transgender awareness and equality in both society and workforce, while all the monetary profits of the actual televised show goes to the Royal Charity AIDS Foundation of Thailand.
The reigning Miss International Queen is Catalina Marsano from Peru, who was crowned on 24 August 2024.
- ^ "This Is Life with Lisa Ling" Transbeauty (TV Episode 2017) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-03-01
- ^ Ornos, Riza (4 November 2013). "Brazilian Transgender Crowned as Miss International Queen 2013 (See Video)". International Business Times. Retrieved 31 October 2015.