Naaz Joshi: India's First Transgender International Beauty Queen

Written By Abirath EV

Naaz Joshi is a name with the meaning conceit. She has brought honour to the nation by becoming the first International transgender beauty queen.

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Naaz Joshi was born in New Delhi on Monday, December 31, 1984 (age 38 as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Capricorn.

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She was born as a baby boy named Aizya Joshi. Her mother is a Muslim, and her father was a Hindu Punjabi.She has a brother and a sister

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She studied at St. Joseph Academy. She got her MBA in international marketing from the Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad.

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Naaz went from being a Miss United Nations Ambassador in 2016 to three times winning Miss World Diversity.

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She is currently the world's only transgender beauty queen who has won pageants against cisgender women.

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Naaz married in May 2019. (the name of her husband is not known). She was married for some time and later got divorced

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In 2018, she adopted a girl named Manikarnika, and in 2020, she adopted another girl named Sharanaya Joshi.

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Naaz Joshi began her career in 2016 after meeting photographer Rishi Taneja, who planned to film a documentary about her life.

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