Miss International Queen 2022: Philippines’ Fuschia Anne Ravena wins transgender beauty pageant

Written by Oscar Holland, CNN

Filipina natural beauty queen Fuschia Anne Ravena has been named winner of Overlook Global Queen 2022, a contest described by organizers as the world’s premier elegance pageant for transgender girls.

The 27-12 months-outdated entrepreneur, who hails from Cebu province in the Philippines, received the crown through a televised finale in the Thai town of Pattaya on Saturday.

Released in 2004, Pass up Worldwide Queen is open to transgender women of all ages who were assigned male at birth. Generally held yearly, the event was canceled in 2021 because of to the Covid-19 pandemic. This year’s function was timed to coincide with Pleasure month, and was themed “Pleasure Alongside one another.”
Winner Fuschia Anne Ravena (center) flanked by first runner-up Jasmine Jimenez (left), from Colombia, and second runner-up Aëla Chanel (right), from France.

Winner Fuschia Anne Ravena (heart) flanked by first runner-up Jasmine Jimenez (still left), from Colombia, and second runner-up Aëla Chanel (correct), from France. Credit score: Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto/Getty Illustrations or photos

Ravena was between 23 contestants collaborating in pageant, with Colombia’s Jasmine Jimenez and France’s Aëla Chanel finishing second and 3rd, respectively. She is the 3rd Filipina to win the title, in accordance to CNN affiliate CNN Philippines.

Saturday’s finale, which was broadcast stay on Thai television, noticed contestants take the stage in evening robes and national costumes from their respective countries. In a problem-and-response phase, Ravena explained that the objective of being a transgender attractiveness queen was “to encourage other persons.”

“I normally believe that the most wonderful asset of currently being a human and staying a trans female is not just a head which is total of expertise — (it) need to be a coronary heart that is total of like and regard, an ear that’s ready to hear and hands that (are) keen to support other folks,” she explained on phase.

Contestants on stage at the Miss International Queen 2022 beauty contest in the Thai city of Pattaya.

Contestants on stage at the Miss out on Intercontinental Queen 2022 beauty contest in the Thai city of Pattaya. Credit: Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto/Getty Photos

In a online video revealed by pageant organizers ahead of the demonstrate, Ravena explained that her gender changeover experienced “not been uncomplicated.”

“The acceptance in my possess house is the most effective gift I have obtained in the course of my trans journey,” explained Ravena, who later dedicated the gain to her mother.

“The trans community however has so (considerably) to go in the combat for equality” Ravena extra in the online video. “And to be provided this minute to communicate up, I really want to maximize this prospect and make a change as much as I can.”

Ravena was awarded 450,000 Thai baht ($12,700) in prize money, together with presents from numerous sponsors.