The World's Most Beautiful Transsexual Contest
The World's Most Beautiful Transsexual Contest is a beauty pageant that was held in Las Vegas in 2004 that selected the "most beautiful" transsexual in the world.
Competition[edit]
Jahna Steele was the mistress of ceremonies for the pageant, in which 35 trans women competed. Contestants were required to provide proof of their original sex, and both pre-operation (pre-op) and post-operation (post-op) trans women were allowed to enter the contest.
The pageant featured four competition stages:
- swimwear
- evening gown
- talent competitions
- interviews
Coverage[edit]
Entertainment Tonight and The Howard Stern Show were among the many media organizations that covered the pageant, which was also made into a documentary entitled Trantasia which aired on Showtime. Three of the contestants featured in the pageant and documentary later reunited to appear in their own reality television series Wild Things.
Results[edit]
The 2004 winner was Chicago showgirl Mimi Marks, who had won the "Miss Continental Pageant" in 1992. Erica Andrews (Miss Continental 2004) was the first runner-up and Lucie Marie Pereyra was the second runner-up [1] In addition, both Mimi and Erica have won the "Miss International Queen" contest in Pattaya, Thailand; Marks in 2005, Andrews in 2006.
Other category winners included:
- Erica Andrews, "Best Talent"
- Lucy Marie Pereyra, "Best Swimsuit"
- Tara Willow Desy, "Miss Congeniality"
Original 2004 Contestants[edit]
- Alecia Cienega
- Cézanne
- Cassandra Cass
- CoCo Van Cartier
- Delilah Paris
- Dorae Saunders
- Erica Andrews
- Ireen Sue
- Jurnee Abigail
- Kayla
- Kristina Marie
- Lana Blake
- Maria Roman
- Marie
- Mimi Marks
- Milissa Ravin
- Montana Navarre
- Nicole Xtravaganza, also known as Nikki Exotika
- Ruby Bella Cruz
- Sonovia
- Susan B. Whitney
- Tamalah Taylor
- Tara Willow Deasy
- Tiara Russell
- Tiffany Pagie
- Venus Envy
- Vi
- Victoria 'Porkchop' Parker
References[edit]
- ↑ "Karla's Queens of Drag Presents: The World's Most Beautiful Transsexual Pageant 2004 Results". www.queensofdrag.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Unknown parameter
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