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Miss Tiffany’s, one of Thailand’s most famous all-male cabaret theaters, holds an annual beauty pageant in a gaudy Roman-pillared building in Pattaya, about 70 miles southeast of Bangkok. The transgender cabaret shows are popular with Asian and western tourists and regularly pack the 2000 seat auditoriums at both venues to see the Vegas and Parisian styled revues.

Since 1998 Miss Tiffany’s has held a transgender beauty pageant for their world famous ladyboys or katoeys, that draws contestants from all over Thailand, and is a fundraiser for Thailand’s Royal Sponsored AIDS Foundation. In addition part of its mission is to promote acceptance of transgender people worldwide.

The pageant has come a long way. The inaugural one couldn’t even get local TV time while the 10th anniversary version, had the finals televised live across Thailand and drew an estimated 25 million viewers.

The beautiful ladyboys are perfectly made up, coiffed and draped in glamorous gowns, convincingly masking their hidden truth that they were all born boys. Through extensive plastic surgery and hormone popping, Thai men are expert at transforming themselves into transsexuals with long, lithe limbs, silky skin and supreme femininity.

Thailand is a predominantly Buddhist country but is widely tolerant of gays, transvestites and transsexuals

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