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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Transsexuals Dazzle in Thai Pageant

Annual contest celebrates the 'third gender'

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(Newser) – While Americans took a breather from Miss California beauty pageant drama, Thailand held its 12th annual Miss Tiffany Universe contest today, featuring only transsexuals or transvestites, Huffington Post reports. The contest seeks to advance human rights causes for the country’s transgender population, whose “third gender” status is classified in Thai as “Katoey.”

Click the image on the left for a slideshow of Miss Tiffany winners and contestants.

Sorrawee Nattee (L) celebrates after winning the Miss Tiffany Universe contest on May 16, 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand.
Sorrawee Nattee (L) celebrates after winning the Miss Tiffany Universe contest on May 16, 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand.   (Getty Images)
Wirittorn Narapatarapimol (Belle) (L) a Miss Tiffany contestant shows off her bikini during the bathing suit contest during the Miss Tiffany Universe beauty pageant.
Wirittorn Narapatarapimol (Belle) (L) a Miss Tiffany contestant shows off her bikini during the bathing suit contest during the Miss Tiffany Universe beauty pageant.   (Getty Images)
Miss Tiffany contestants line up for the media in their dressing room before the Miss Tiffany beauty pageant starts.
Miss Tiffany contestants line up for the media in their dressing room before the Miss Tiffany beauty pageant starts.   (Getty Images)
Wirittorn Narapatarapimol (Belle) (L) cries as she is embraced by eventual third place contestant Napatsawoan Cholakorn and eventual winner Sorrawee Nattee (R) looks on.
Wirittorn Narapatarapimol (Belle) (L) cries as she is embraced by eventual third place contestant Napatsawoan Cholakorn and eventual winner Sorrawee Nattee (R) looks on.   (Getty Images)
Wirittorn Narapatarapimol (Belle) lies on a bed after trying on evening gowns with another beauty queen before competing in the Miss Tiffany Transexual Beauty Contest.
Wirittorn Narapatarapimol (Belle) lies on a bed after trying on evening gowns with another beauty queen before competing in the Miss Tiffany Transexual Beauty Contest.   (Getty Images)
Sorrawee Nattee (C) embraces the other contestants after winning the Miss Tiffany Universe contest on May 16, 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand.
Sorrawee Nattee (C) embraces the other contestants after winning the Miss Tiffany Universe contest on May 16, 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand.   (Getty Images)
Miss Tiffany contestants present their evening gowns during the Miss Tiffany Universe competition on May 15, 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand.
Miss Tiffany contestants present their evening gowns during the Miss Tiffany Universe competition on May 15, 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand.   (Getty Images)
Wirittorn Narapatarapimol (Belle) a Miss Tiffany contestant tries on an evening gown assisted by a trainer on May 15, 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand.
Wirittorn Narapatarapimol (Belle) a Miss Tiffany contestant tries on an evening gown assisted by a trainer on May 15, 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand.   (Getty Images)
Sorrawee Nattee (R), 20, celebrates after winning the Miss Tiffany Universe contest on May 16, 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand.
Sorrawee Nattee (R), 20, celebrates after winning the Miss Tiffany Universe contest on May 16, 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand.   (Getty Images)
Wirittorn Narapatarapimol (Belle) cries duruing the final stages of the Miss Tiffany Universe contest in which she finished runner-up on May 16, 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand.
Wirittorn Narapatarapimol (Belle) cries duruing the final stages of the Miss Tiffany Universe contest in which she finished runner-up on May 16, 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand.   (Getty Images)
A contestant shows off a bikini during a bathing suit competition in the Miss Tiffany Universe contest on May 15, 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand.
A contestant shows off a bikini during a bathing suit competition in the Miss Tiffany Universe contest on May 15, 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand.   (Getty Images)
Sorrawee Nattee (L), 20, celebrates after winning the Miss Tiffany Universe contest on May 16, 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand.
Sorrawee Nattee (L), 20, celebrates after winning the Miss Tiffany Universe contest on May 16, 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand.   (Getty Images)
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