Winner of the Miss India Transgender pag

Winner of the Miss India Transgender pageant Karina Shalini (C) from Mumbai celebrates with runner ups Romi (L) from Manipur and Padmini (R) of Tamil Nadu after the crowning ceremony in Chennai on December 19, 2009. More than 100 hopefuls walked the ramp December 19, vying for the title of India's most beautiful transsexual at the first such pageant for members of the marginalised community, an organiser said. The contest was put together by the Indian Community Welfare Organisation (ICWO) voluntary group, working for the uplift of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders, in the southern city of Chennai. AFP PHOTO/M. LAKSHMAN (Photo credit should read M. LAKSHMAN/AFP via Getty Images)