Auditions are held for first "Miss Trans Israel' pageant

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Tel Aviv – 3 March 2016
1. Various of contestants at trans beauty pageant auditions on catwalk
2. Various of contestant talking to judges
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Betty Rockaway, model agent:
“From here the message will be to all over the world that there is a different kind of Israel.”
8. Talleen Abu Hanna, “Miss Trans Israel” contestant, posing for judges
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Talleen Abu Hanna, “Miss Trans Israel” contestant:
“I came here because I need to do something with my life. I don’t want to be transsexual and that’s it, beautiful and that’s it, I want to do something with this, because I think that I have this something, I am a dancer, and I am a singer, I play the trumpet. I have something to give (to) the people.”
10. Abu Hanna pirouetting in front of judges
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Talleen Abu Hanna, 21 year old trans woman, contestant at “Miss Trans Israel” beauty pageant:
“We are normal people, this is normal, we have like ..This is something all over the world, Arab world, Jewish world, all the world and this is not really something people should be afraid about.”
12. Contestant walking seen in mirror
13. Contestant practicing her walk
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Betty Rockaway, model agent:
“This competition, it’s a way to accept everything, there’s beauty in everything and they decided that this is the life they want and they chose it, to help them to bring them to the Miss International competition.”
15. Contestant walking
16. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Elian Nesiel, “Miss Trans Israel” contestant:
“I believe that this is gradually accepted more and more, yes, its a process, like everything.”
17. Various of contestants preparing backstage
18. Israela Stephanie Lev (sitting), organiser of “Miss Trans Israel”, in conversation
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Israela Stephanie Lev, organiser of “Miss Trans Israel”
“In the past it was hard, terrible and disappointing from all the range of society. Now that we had a revolution, the LGBT revolution, definitely we are achieving, enlightening the people to accept and empower transsexual in the society.”
20. Various of contestants in front of judges
TEL AVIV: AUDITIONS HELD FOR “MISS TRANS ISRAEL” BEAUTY PAGEANT
Nearly 30 trans women strutted down the catwalk in skinny jeans, crop tops and stiletto heels on Thursday (3 MARCH 2016) at a Tel Aviv club for the chance to enter the first ever “Miss Trans Israel” beauty pageant.
Tel Aviv has emerged as one of the world’s most gay-friendly travel destinations.
The Israeli city stands in sharp contrast to most of the rest of the Middle East, where gays are persecuted or even killed in some places.
Coming from an Arab-Catholic family in Nazareth, 21-year-old Talleen Abu Hanna said she came to the auditions because she wants to do something with her life.
Abu Hanna said her family accepts and supports her.
Competition organizer Israela Stephanie Lev said that an “LGBT revolution” has led more people to be more accepting of tansgender individuals.
The competition will take place in May 2016 and the winner will represent Israel at a Miss Trans Star International pageant to be held in Spain in August.
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