Shyraa Roy from Lahore has been chosen as Miss Trans Pakistan.
The newly formed title – Miss Trans Pakistan is a new platform that has crowned the first-ever Trans Woman, Shyraa Roy as Miss Trans Pakistan 2021. An established singer, an aspiring actress, Shyraa Roy moved to Dubai after schooling in Pakistan,
Shyraa moved to Dubai for a short while and is back in Pakistan to focus on her singing career. When asked about how she even thought about participating in a beauty pageant, Shyraa Roy said, “I was never aware of beauty pageants and I had never dreamt about being in a beauty pageant. Especially for transwomen, representation is very less, so how could one even think about a beauty pageant.”
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“When I heard about a beauty pageant taking place for Trans Women, I thought I’ll apply and see what happens. But when I won the title, it was unbelievable and I was shocked and I’m still amazed that something like this is even possible! I am really blessed and when I won, I was happy yet crying as it felt like I was finally celebrating my true self,” she said.
She added, “I’m pretty sure after this historic change there will be noise in Pakistan as well as a strong representation of Pakistan’s Trans Community in the world for years. This has definitely broken all kinds of stereotypes for trans women.”
