Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDressed in blue lehenga and choli to represent the nation at\nthe competition as Indian goddess Shakti, Naaz aced to the top against 14 other\ninternational contestants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWinning the crown gives me the power and responsibility\ntowards society. With such a huge responsibility, I aim to work towards\nbringing transgender into the mainstream. I want that everyone should accept us\nas we are without any discrimination,\u201d Naaz told a portal after her win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Born as Aizya Naaz Joshi in Delhi\u2019s Malviya Nagar, she works\nactively for trans rights in India. However, during her earlier years, she had\nto face a lot of stigma around her sexuality. Her parents sent her to her\nmaternal uncle\u2019s house in Mumbai to keep distance from her. Being unable to\nidentify with the gender she was born with, she underwent reassignment surgery\nin 2013, and launched her modelling career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen I decided to undergo a change, my own so-called\nfriends left me. I also worked as a cabaret dancer at night in order to feed\nmyself. I went through so much emotional distress that I tried committing\nsuicide thrice but failed,\u201d she was quoted as saying in an interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She has also been crowned as Miss Republic International\nBeauty Ambassador 2017 and Miss United Nationals Ambassador.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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