In this Sunday, September 18, 2016 photo, Linni Rows Wiman, from Sweden, is made up by friends ahead of the Miss Trans Star International 2016 celebrated in Barcelona, Spain. Twenty-eight women representing as many countries competed last weekend to be crowned Miss Trans Star International, Europe’s largest beauty pageant for transgender women and one of a growing number of similar events aimed at celebrating a population more often condemned. (Photo by Emilio Morenatti/AP Photo)





In this Sunday, September 18, 2016 photo, participants wait on stage ahead of Miss Trans Star International 2016 show celebrated in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Emilio Morenatti/AP Photo)





In this Sunday, September 18, 2016 photo, Linni Rows Wiman, from Sweden, applies make up ahead of the Miss Trans Star International 2016 show celebrated in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Emilio Morenatti/AP Photo)





In this Sunday, September 18, 2016 photo, Britanie Eichenholc, from France, right, is seen silhouetted during her performance at the Miss Trans Star International 2016 show celebrated in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Manu Fernandez/AP Photo)





In this Sunday, September 18, 2016 photo, Paris Nemc from Slovakia, looks at her phone during an interval at Miss Trans Star International 2016 show celebrated in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Manu Fernandez/AP Photo)





In this Sunday, September 18, 2016 photo, participants line up at the Miss Trans Star International 2016 show celebrated in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Manu Fernandez/AP Photo)





In this Sunday, September 18, 2016 photo, Victoria Caram, from Argentina takes part in the Miss Trans Star International 2016 show celebrated in Barcelona, Spain. To be eligible to compete, contestants are not required to have undergone gender reassignment surgery, but must have the face and figure that comports with traditional notions of what constitutes ideal feminine beauty. (Photo by Manu Fernandez/AP Photo)





In this Sunday, September 18, 2016 photo, participants performance at the Miss Trans Star International 2016 during a show celebrated in Barcelona, Spain. Twenty-eight women representing as many countries competed last weekend to be crowned Miss Trans Star International, Europe’s largest beauty pageant for transgender women and one of a growing number of similar events aimed at celebrating a population more often condemned. (Photo by Manu Fernandez/AP Photo)





In this Sunday, September 18, 2016 photo, Linni Rows Wiman, from Sweden, sits on the stage during an interval in the Miss Trans Star International 2016 show celebrated in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Manu Fernandez/AP Photo)