Chile has a new queen. This due to the Model Vanessa López has been crowned as the winner of Miss Trans International, the main transsexual beauty competition of Europe.

The Chilean surpassed the other 25 participants on the fifth competition’s edition, placed this year in Barcelona, Spain. As the Spanish newspaper El Mundo consigned, the participants walked in swimsuit, night-dress and on a regional garment.

On this occasion López was also elected as Miss Fitness and the best-dressed of the contest. The Chilean explained to Publimetro her “prime purpose is to be an influence to all the transsexual teens by telling them they must to be happy and love themselves ”.

Vanessa Lopez who participated in 2011 of the Swedish version of the “Big Brother” reality has lived the most part of her life in that country, since her mother took the decision to leave Chile seeking for better options.