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Sophia Nicole Arkangel was crowned Miss International Queen Philippines 2024 in a glittering event on Sunday, April 14 at Aliw Theater in Pasay City. The 25-year-old beauty representing Laguna succeeds last year's winner Lars Pacheco. She will now prepare to represent the Philippines at Miss International Queen 2024 in Pattaya, Thailand. Nina Marie Similatan of Davao Oriental was named first runner-up while Julian Concepcion of Manila, Sheila Magpale of Koronadal, and Mikay Bautista of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, were the second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. Hosted by Sean Kyle Ortega and KaladKaren, this year's show was attended by the reigning Miss International Queen from the Netherlands, Solange Dekker . The Philippines has won the Miss International Queen title three times with Kevin Balot (2012), Trixie Maristela (2015), and Fuschia Anne Ravena (2022). Meet the Miss International Queen Philippines: View this post on Instagram A post sha

Saruda Panyakham emerged victorious as she was crowned Miss Tiffany's Universe 2023 in a dazzling ceremony held on Sunday, February 4 at the Tiffany's Show Pattaya in Pattaya, Thailand. The Thai transgender model and flight stewardess bested 29 other contestants to win the coveted national title. With this triumph, she is now set to represent Thailand at the esteemed Miss International Queen 2024. Kachisarah Sridakhot and Jesselyn Nakprasit were named the first and second runners-up, respectively, while Kotarsa Lapatlada and Meepooh Wasita rounded out the Top 5 finalists. Arissara Kankla, who placed in the Top 6 at Miss International Queen 2023, crowned her successor at the end of the event. This year's competition themed "The Future is Yours" marked the 25th edition of Thailand's most prestigious national beauty pageant for transgender women. The event showcased the beauty, elegance, and resilience of their remarkable community, highlighting their contributio

Kataluna Enriquez was officially crowned as Miss International Queen USA 2024 in a special coronation event held last Saturday, November 11 in Las Vegas. The 29-year-old Filipino-American model and fashion designer will now prepare to represent the USA at the Miss International Queen 2024 in Pattaya, Thailand next August. Her predecessor, Melony Munro, placed second runner-up at Miss International Queen 2023 which was held last June. The title went to Solange Dekker of the Netherlands. No stranger to pageantry, Kataluna became the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Miss USA pageant after winning Miss Nevada USA 2021. "It is a great honor to have this title and to represent our country," the new Miss International Queen USA shared on social media in her first week as titleholder. "I can’t wait for you all to witness and be a part of all the projects and events that me and the MIQ USA team are working on," she wrote in another post. Road to Miss Intern

Solange Dekker of the Netherlands was crowned Miss International Queen 2023 on Saturday, June 24 at the Tiffany's Show Theater in Pattaya, Thailand. The 27-year-old beauty from Amsterdam bested over 20 other competitors to win the coveted international title — a historic first for her country. She succeeds last year's winner from the Philippines, Fuchsia Anne Ravena. Qatrisha Zairyah Kamsir of Singapore and Melony Munro of the USA were named the first and second runners-up, respectively. Rounding out the Top 6 finalists were from Mexico, Ivanna Cazares, the Philippines, Lars Pacheco, and Thailand, Arissara Kankla. The rest of the Top 11 semifinalists were the representatives from China, Mika, Colombia, Ange La Furcia, Spain, Victoria Fernandes, Venezuela, Miranda Monasterios, and Vietnam, Nguyen Ha Diu Thao. This year's glittering event marked the 17th edition of the world's biggest beauty pageant for transgender women. No stranger to pageantry, Solange started her page

Nguyen Ha Diu Thao was crowned Miss International Queen Vietnam 2023 in a glittering national pageant held on Saturday, April 8 in Ho Chi Minh City. The 23-year-old transgender beauty living in Binh Duong hails from Hai Duong. She will now prepare to represent Vietnam at Miss International Queen 2023 in Thailand. Nguyen Tuong San and Nguyen An Nhi were announced as the first and second runners-up, respectively, while Nguyen Trang Nhung, Nguyen Dan Tien, and Nguyen Vu Ha Anh rounded out the Top 6 finalists. Phung Truong Tran Dai, Miss International Queen Vietnam 2020 and Top 6 finalist during last year's world final in Pattaya, Thailand, passed the "Brave Dandelion" crown to her successor at the end of the event. Reigning Miss International Queen Fuschia Anne Ravena of the Philippines attended as a special guest. She was joined by Miss Tiffany Universe 2017 and Miss International Queen 2018 second runner-up Rinranda Thurapan. Meet the new Miss International Queen Vietnam:

Lars Pacheco was crowned Miss International Queen Philippines 2023 on Saturday, March 11 at Aliw Theater in Pasay City, Metro Manila. The Bulakeña beauty edged out 24 other competitors to clinch the beauty title on her second try. She succeeded last year's titleholder and the third Miss International Queen from the Philippines, Fuschia Anne Ravena. Michelle Bermudez of Caloocan City was named first runner-up while Barbie Alawi of Zamboanga City became the second runner-up. Anne Patricia Lorenzo of Manila and Tamira Yvone Willis of Negros Occidental were the third and fourth runners-up, respectively. No stranger to pageantry, the new Miss International Philippines previously joined Super Sireyna on GMA's "Eat Bulaga!" and then the inaugural Miss Q&A edition on ABS-CBN's "It's Showtime" in 2018. Lars will now prepare to achieve a back-to-back win as she represents her country in the upcoming Miss International Queen 2023 competition in Pattaya, Tha

Fuschia Anne Ravena of the Philippines bested 22 other contestants to win Miss International Queen 2022 in Pattaya, Thailand on Saturday, June 25. The 27-year-old business owner who hails from Bogo City, in the province of Cebu, succeeded Valentina Fluchaire of Mexico. Colombia's Jasmine Jimenez and France's Aëla Chanel were the first and second runners-up, respectively. The representatives of Thailand, Kwanlada Rungrojampam, Venezuela, Sofia Salomón, and Vietnam, Phung Truong Tran Dai were the rest of the Top 6 finalists. Completing the Top 11 were Cambodia, India, Korea, Mexico, and Peru. The new Miss International Queen is the third Filipina to win the beauty title next to Kevin Balot (2012) and Trixie Maristela (2015). Miss International Queen is a prestigious international pageant for transgender women which was established in Thailand in 2004 to advocate awareness and equality for transgenders in society. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mi

Cebu City's Fuschia Anne Ravena bested 25 other contestants to be crowned Miss International Queen Philippines 2022 in a national competition held on Sunday, March 6 at SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. The 26-year-old Cebuana beauty who hails from Bogo City will now prepare to represent the Philippines at Miss International Queen 2022 in Pattaya, Thailand. Anne Patricia Lorenzo Diaz of Manila and Shane Lee Ahn of Inayawan, Cebu City, were the first and second runners-up, respectively. This year's event was the inaugural edition of Miss International Queen Philippines. It is a subsidiary of the Thailand-based international pageant, the largest beauty contest for transgender women. The Philippines has won Miss International Queen twice with Kevin Balot in 2012 and Trixie Maristela in 2015. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fuschia Anne Ravena (@fuschia_ravena) Photos: Miss International Queen Philippines, Fuschia Anne Ravena / Instagram