Miss Tiffany Transexual Beauty Pageant
Wirittorn Narapatarapimol (Belle) (L) cries as she is embraced by eventual third place contestant Napatsawoan Cholakorn and eventual winner Sorrawee Nattee (R) looks during the final moments of the Miss Tiffany Universe contest on May 15, 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand. The Miss Tiffany Universe contest has been running for 12 years, with all contestants transexuals or transvestites, aiming to promote human rights for the transgender population in Thailand. In Thailand transexuals are considered a third gender given the Thai name "Katoey". (Photo Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Sorrawee Nattee;Napatsawoan Cholakorn;Wirittorn Narapatarapimo
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