A moment that should've been about sisterhood turned sour when videos from the close of the 2025 Miss International Queen pageant started being shared across social media. At this year's Miss International Queen, a pageant for transgender women, a Black woman named Midori Monet, who was representing the U.S., was left to celebrate her win alone as the other contestants consoled the runner-up, Miss Cuba. In clips shared to TikTok, Monet can be seen standing by herself as the other contestants cheer and dance off to the side without her. "Throughout this competition, to say the least, I've been bullied, and I have been told I look like a man. 🫢👀 #Vietsub #HoaHau #HaTamNhu #Transgender #MissInternationalQueenIn a separate onstage interview, Lauren spoke out about the alleged mistreatment she said she faced specifically at the hands of Monet and the second runner-up, Miss Vietnam.