INDIA’S BIGGEST TRANS-BEAUTY PAGEANT - BBC NEWS INDIA

After feeling ugly, incompetent and untalented all their life, 11 trans women from across the country bedazzled the stage of Miss Transqueen India. This was more than just any other beauty pageant to them. Watch as they dive deep into the complexities of gender-affirming and cosmetic surgeries. They speak about their fight against societal dictates and challenging normative definitions of beauty.

Produced and edited by Devang Shah

Filmed by Bimal Thankachan and Devang Shah