A participant poses backstage before a drag queen competition during carnival festivities in Las Palmas on the Spanish Canary Island of Gran Canaria February 20, 2015. (Photo by Borja Suarez/Reuters)
Transgender contestants run backstage before the final of the annual Miss Tiffany's Universe 2014 transvestite contest in the beach resort town of Pattaya, May 2, 2014. The contest aims to promote a positive image of transvestites. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)
Models prepare backstage before a fashion show by Israeli designer Yossef during the Tel Aviv Fashion Week on November 21, 2011 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
A model poses backstage at the White Carpet Blaque Runway fashion fundraiser at the Causey Contemporary Art Gallery on January 13, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Model Bianca Balti prepares backstage at the Iceberg Autumn/Winter 2012/2013 fashion show as part of Milan Womenswear Fashion Week on February 24, 2012 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images)
A female body builder prepares backstage to participate in the first national Miss Saraighat Body Building Championship in Gauhati, northeastern Assam state, India, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)
Acrobat Indira Avila leaves the ring as performer Glenn Falco warms up backstage ahead of a dress rehearsal at the newly renovated Blackpool Tower Circus, in Blackpool, Britain, March 28, 2022. (Photo by Phil Noble/Reuters)
A model for the Dieyingchongchong collections by Chinese designer Dong Yaer has final makeup applied backstage during the China Fashion Week in Beijing, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)