India Crowns Its First Transgender Beauty Queen
Passport Magazine
24 February, 2010
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Veteran Bollywood actor Zeenat Aman and Celina Jaitley crowned Bobby from Manipur, 'Super Queen,' beating 17 other contestants, this weekend. This is the first pageant of its kind in India. In a nation where transgender individuals are often seen as outcasts the stage was a perfect place for them to show off and feel safe.