May Smadja, one of 12 contestants, enters a ladies' toilet as she prepares ahead of the first-ever Miss Trans Israel beauty pageant in Tel Aviv, Israel May 27, 2016. (Photo by Amir Cohen/Reuters)





Eliane Nesiel, one of 12 contestants, prepares ahead of the first-ever Miss Trans Israel beauty pageant in Tel Aviv, Israel May 27, 2016. (Photo by Amir Cohen/Reuters)





People in the crowd watch the first-ever Miss Trans Israel beauty pageant in Tel Aviv, Israel May 27, 2016. (Photo by Amir Cohen/Reuters)





The 12 contestants of the first-ever Miss Trans Israel beauty pageant are seen on stage in Tel Aviv, Israel May 27, 2016. The winner will represent Israel in Miss Trans Star International contest in Barcelona in September. (Photo by Amir Cohen/Reuters)





Contestants of the first-ever Miss Trans Israel beauty pageant are seen back stage stage in Tel Aviv, Israel May 27, 2016. The winner will represent Israel in Miss Trans Star International contest in Barcelona in September. (Photo by Amir Cohen/Reuters)





Alin Ben Zaken, a contestant of the first-ever Miss Trans Israel beauty pageant, is seen back stage stage in Tel Aviv, Israel May 27, 2016. (Photo by Amir Cohen/Reuters)





Contestants prepares ahead of the first-ever Miss Trans Israel beauty pageant in Tel Aviv, Israel May 27, 2016. The winner will represent Israel in Miss Trans Star International contest in Barcelona in September. (Photo by Amir Cohen/Reuters)





Talin Abu Hanah walks on stage during the first-ever Miss Trans Israel beauty pageant in Tel Aviv, Israel May 27, 2016. (Photo by Amir Cohen/Reuters)





Talin Abu Hanah, an Israeli Arab, reacts after winning the first-ever Miss Trans Israel beauty pageant in Tel Aviv, Israel May 27, 2016. (Photo by Amir Cohen/Reuters)





Talin Abu Hanah, an Israeli Arab, reacts after winning the first-ever Miss Trans Israel beauty pageant in Tel Aviv, Israel May 27, 2016. (Photo by Amir Cohen/Reuters)