Qatrisha Zairyah recalls first feeling at home when she joined a dance group in her late teens. Fresh out of school, she auditioned for a voguing troupe called Voguelicious, which fused hip-hop with street dance. What she uncovered at the end of that journey, however, was a rhythm of her own. “It was hard because I was still living with my parents, so I had to sneak out dressed as a boy. Then, I’d change,” Qatrisha shares. “I realised this was what I wanted: to put on make-up, wear women’s clothes, dance and express myself, surrounded by people who felt the same way.”
Today, the 33-year-old pageant queen and fashion adviser holds a boundary-breaking title as the first transgender woman to make the top five finalists at Miss Universe Singapore (MUS) 2024, marking a historic moment in the pageant’s 70-year history. This milestone coincided with a major shift in the competition’s parameters, as the organisation opened it up to Singaporean citizens upwards of 18, including those who are married, divorced or have children. Qatrisha, by then a seasoned competitor in international pageants around the world—most notably clinching third runner-up at Miss Star International in Spain and first runner-up at Miss International Queen 2023, the world’s largest beauty pageant for transgender women in Pattaya, Thailand—took a leap of faith, encouraged by close friends.
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