Hunt for most talented transgender begins

January 11, 2010

Special Correspondent, Monday, January 11, 2010

MUMBAI: The first-ever beauty pageant for transgenders – 'Vcare Indian Super

Queen' – formally commenced from Monday – and the contestants would be judged on

the basic of their creativity, special skill sets and confidence. The grand

finale would be held on February 21.

The judges of the grand finale would be Bollywood actor Salman Khan, socialite

Parmeshwar Godrej, actress Zeenat Aman and fashion designer Tarun Tahiliani. The

announcement was made by Laxmi Narayan Tripathi in presence of Bollywood actress

Celina Jaitley and Seema Biswas.

Tripathi's Twelve Noon Entertainment has tied up with Vcare, a diversified

business conglomerate to organise the contest. " The contest would bring the

community of transgender to unite and give a positive vibe about what and what

they are. It is not about who is the best and most aesthetically beautiful, its

about who is willing to proudly display their character, take pride in who they

are and to prove they are just as human as all of us, " Tripathi said.

Added Tripathi: " All transgenders want to blend in with society and be seen

nothing less than a female, but whatever they do, no matter how much they alter

ourselves, they will always be who they are and should celebrate and be thankful

to have the opportunity to live life, possess the natural gift to gift love and

be loved. "

The contest would see audition in 10 cities – Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai,

Hyderabad, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Ahmadabad, Jaipur and Kolkata. The contestants

chosen would then compete in semi-finals. The 12 semi-finalists would undergo

rigorous grooming and training sessions before the finals. The winner would walk

away with a prize of Rs 12 lakh, while the first and second runners up would get

Rs 8 lakh and Rs 5 lakh, respectively.

Celina Jaitley said: " India proves itself yet again to be the world's largest

democracy. It is a pleasure to live in a country where human rights and equality

amongst all is appreciated. Its time for the much oppressed kinnar community to

come up on the state and show the world that beauty exists in all human beings.

Gender has nothing to do with it. "

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