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  • Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60

    Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 28, 2024 · 02:51 pm
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    ‘We are harmless and nice’: The Miss Africa Bangalore pageant breaks racist stereotypes

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    · Dec 22, 2017 · 11:30 am
  • Nitasha Biswas made history when she was crowned the first transgender queen in India

    Nitasha Biswas made history when she was crowned the first transgender queen in India

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    · Sep 01, 2017 · 04:16 pm
  • Kolkata’s Nitasha Biswas is India’s first Miss TransQueen

    Kolkata’s Nitasha Biswas is India’s first Miss TransQueen

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    · Aug 28, 2017 · 10:34 pm
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    War of words: Why Miss Tibet is being trolled by traditionalists

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