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HD Video Interviews from Miss International Queen 2022 in Pattaya, Thailand

(05 July 2022, 13:25 +07)  Miss International Queen (มิสอินเตอร์เนชั่นแนลควีน) is the largest and most well known international transgender beauty pageant in the world.

The event, which takes place annually, attracts contestants from all over the world, some of whom even travel with friends, assistants and family for three days on costly journeys from different countries in South America to take part.

Because of COVID19 regulations and travel restrictions, Miss International Queen did not take place in 2021 which makes the event this year, the 16th in MIQ's history, even more important as it signifies the reopening of borders and hopefully of life as we all used to know it.

Miss International Queen 2022 Grand Finals took place at Tiffany's Show Pattaya, Thailand on 25 June. Click to enlarge.
Miss International Queen 2022 Grand Finals took place at Tiffany's Show Pattaya, Thailand on 25 June

Below you will find different video interviews - available in HD video and podcast formats - with contestants, the winner of Miss International Queen 2020 and the MD of Tiffany's Show Pattaya, Alisa Phanthusak, whose vision it was to create the pageant and develop it into one of the most important annual showcases of transgender beauty and equality in the world.

You will learn from the interviews why people travel so far to take part, how and when they first learned of Miss International Queen, what it would mean to them to win, what has led them on this journey in the first place, where they plan to travel to in Thailand after the Grand Finals, and why so many transgender women choose Thailand for their gender reassignment surgery, commonly known as SRS.

You will also discover what it means to win Miss International Queen and how it can change your life, as well as more on the business side of the event and how MIQ is expanding with franchises around the world and embracing technology to make it even more successful than it already is.

See also: Pictures from Miss International Queen 2022 Transgender Beauty Pageant in Pattaya, Thailand.

Fuschia Anne Ravena, Miss Philippines and Winner of Miss International Queen 2022 (MIQ2022) in Pattaya, Thailand - HD Video Interview

Not many people have left me uncertain of what to say during an interview, but Fuschia Anne Ravena, taking part in Miss International Queen as Miss Philippines, certainly succeeded! Originally from Cebu, one of my favourite beach destinations in the world, Fuschia Anne tells us not only about why she is taking part in MIQ 2022 in Pattaya, but also about the gender reassignment surgery, commonly known as SRS, that she will have after the Grand Finals take place on Saturday, 25 June. In this interview, she tells us more about that decision, how it makes her feel and why she has chosen Thailand as the place to have the surgery done.

PODCAST

Papai Cici, Miss Malaysia @ Miss International Queen 2022 (MIQ2022) - HD Video Interview

Originally from Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia, Papai Cici has travelled to Pattaya, Thailand to take part in Miss International Queen 2022 as Miss Malaysia.

PODCAST

Javiera Arnillas Cartagena, Miss Peru @ Miss International Queen 2022 (MIQ2022) in Pattaya, Thailand - HD Video Interview

I do not envy the very difficult decisions that the judges of Miss International Queen 2022 are going to have to make in the Grand Finals on Saturday, 25 June. For example, I defy anyone to not be extremely impressed with Javiera Arnillas Cartagena, Miss Peru. Extremely well spoken, highly educated and with a very obvious and determined passion to achieve her goals, no matter the challenges she will face along the way. Oh, and as if that were not enough already, she's gorgeous too (as are all the contestants, I hasten to add)!

PODCAST

Fabu Olmedo, Miss Paraguay @ Miss International Queen 2022 (MIQ2022) in Pattaya, Thailand - HD Video Interview

Having travelled all the way to Pattaya, Thailand from Asuncion in Paraguay, Fabu Olmedo is taking part in Miss International Queen 2022 (MIQ2022) as Miss Paraguay, the first contestant from the country since the event's inauguration over 16 years ago.

PODCAST

Minladar Engmany, Miss Laos @ Miss International Queen 2022 (MIQ2022) in Pattaya, Thailand - HD Video Interview

Minladar Engmany, Miss Laos at Miss International Queen 2022 (MIQ2022) has travelled from the beautiful city of Vientiane to take part in the beauty pageant in Pattaya, Thailand.

PODCAST

Sofía Salomón, Miss Venezuela @ Miss International Queen 2022 (MIQ2022) in Pattaya, Thailand - HD Video Interview

Sofía Salomón, Miss Venezuela, has so much positive energy that it is hard not to be pleasantly intoxicated with her very obvious joy for life. She has travelled a very, very long way with friends and family to take part in Miss International Queen 2022 (MIQ2022) in Pattaya, Thailand.

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Patricia Jane Bustillo, Miss Canada @ Miss International Queen 2022 (MIQ2022) in Pattaya, Thailand - HD Video Interview

Air Canada will soon launch its first direct, non-stop flights between Canada and South East Asia, with flights from Vancouver to Bangkok, certainly making the journey for future contestants of Miss International Queen so much easier. Sadly for Patricia Jane Bustillo taking part in the Miss International Queen transgender beauty pageant in Pattaya, Thailand as Miss Canada, she had to travel the long way to get here.

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Aëla Chanel, Miss France @ Miss International Queen 2022 (MIQ2022) in Pattaya, Thailand - HD Video Interview

Aëla Chanel is not only representing France at Miss International Queen 2022 (MIQ2022) in Pattaya as Miss France, but she is also the only contestant from the whole of Europe this year.

PODCAST

How Winning Miss International Queen 2020 Changed My Life - Interview with Valentina Fluchaire

Exclusive video interview with Valentina Fluchaire the winner of Miss International Queen 2020. In this interview, filmed on 22 June ahead of the MIQ 2022 Grand Finals in Pattaya, Valentina tells us how her life has changed since winning Miss International Queen in 2020 and what advice should would give to anyone thinking of taking part in future.

PODCAST

Miss International Queen 2022 - HD Video Interview with Alisa Phanthusak, MD of Tiffany's Show Pattaya

Miss International Queen has become the largest and most well known international transgender beauty pageant in the world. Held annually at Tiffany's Show Pattaya, the event attracts contestants from all over the world - including even South America, which is not a quick, nor easy journey to make. Khun Alisa Phanthusak, MD of Tiffany's Show Pattaya, tells us more about what she has planned for Miss International Queen 2022 in this exclusive video interview conducted on 16 June 2022.

PODCAST

See also: Pictures from Miss International Queen 2022 Transgender Beauty Pageant in Pattaya, Thailand and look back at Pictures from Miss International Queen 2020.

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