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Filipina beauty queen Fuschia Anne Ravena has been named winner of Miss International Queen 2022, a contest described by organizers as the world’s largest beauty pageant for transgender women.
The 27-year-old entrepreneur, who hails from Cebu province in the Philippines, won the crown during a televised finale in the Thai city of Pattaya on Saturday.
Launched in 2004, Miss International Queen is open to transgender women who were assigned male at birth. Usually held annually, the event was canceled in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This year’s event was timed to coincide with Pride month, and was themed “Pride Together.”
Winner Fuschia Anne Ravena (center) flanked by first runner-up Jasmine Jimenez (left), from Colombia, and second runner-up Aëla Chanel (right), from France. Credit: Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto/Getty Images
Ravena was among 23 contestants participating in pageant, with Colombia’s Jasmine Jimenez and France’s Aëla Chanel finishing second…
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