Mexican contestant Valentina Fluchaire was crowned Miss International Queen in a beauty pageant for transgender women held in Pattaya, Thailand, on Saturday.

The native of Colima state received the crown from the previous year’s winner, Jazell Barbie Royale, from the United States.

“I have no words. … I have worked so hard to get here. I don’t want to get sentimental, I don’t want to cry,” said Fluchaire, who added that she will wear the crown with “much respect and responsibility” and that she will work to benefit transgender people and other social causes.

She hailed her coronation as a victory for all transgender women in Latin America.

“This is for you. I made this for you,” she said. She won 450,000 baht (US $14,300) for taking home the top prize. There were also awards for Miss Photogenic and Miss National Outfit, among others. Read more via Mexico News