Ladyboys turn elegant backs on man’s world

THE Miss International Queen contestants looked more feminine than many women could dream of, even though they were all born boys.

The 24 cross-dressers and medically altered transsexuals caked on makeup, sprayed their hair into hurricane-proof bouffants, and donned glamorous gowns and skimpy bikinis for the international beauty pageant.

Transgenderism is common and widely accepted in mostly Buddhist Thailand, particularly in Bangkok and towns like Pattaya.