Miss Queen Rainbow Sky 2010....what can I say about this experience....it was unique to say the least. You may be thinking...that's quite the title, but trust me, the name fits the pagaent.
Miss Queen Rainbow Sky was a beauty pagaent for Ga-tooey, or lady-boys...or in our terms gay men who like to dress in womans clothing. These men were absolutely gorgeous, and at first, I didn't believe that they were men...I honestly thought that most of them were women...but I was wrong.
Why was I here? Well my moms shrimp farm was experiencing some flooding, so I had to stay at a friends house for a few days. P-Jim, my host moms friend, was judging this and decided to bring me along to see it. Here are some pictures of this unique event.
This is one of the lady-boys that was competing in this pagaent. I honestly didn't think that it was a boy, but I guess thats because boys in Canada really don't have bodies that look like that. Haha. So the pagaent was like most pagaents, lots of talking, walking, and costume changes. This particular girl....err...boy?? was one of my favorites, just because she didn't look like a total Barbie, unlike some of the other girls..boys..??
Another one of the lady-boys. All of their dresses were very pretty, and their shoes!! I couldn't get a picture of their shoes from my seat, but my oh my..those were insane shoes. They were platform heels that were at least six inches high...and thats with out the heel....they were insane!
A group shot of the top six finalists, the others had already been eliminated. Pink was the most dominate color of dress, but there were blues, greens, and whites.
This girl was the sixth runner up, and she didn't take it to well...or at least her group didn't. If you thought girls can throw hissies, wait till you see a lady-boy throw one...it was quite amusing. From the Thai that I understood, it was quite rude. The people in her "entourage" were absolutely livid that she came in 6th, and were yelling all sorts of insults at the other contestants. Security was called and they calmed down for a bit, but it still made me laugh.
This is a group shot with all of the contestants, nine in total, and there were only a few that I could tell were men right away. The others, not so much, unless they talked. Some of the girls still had men style voices, but the majority of them must have taken something to have a more feminine voice.
Mid-show entertainment. So this part was.....scary, frightening, disturbing?? Lot's of different emotions went through my mind. She/He was singing "I will Survive" and it was....uh.... hahaha I don't know what to say. The dancing was unique, and the dress was slightly too short to cover everything, and some of the dance moves made their underwear clad lower parts come shooting out...I didn't see any skin...but it was still a little startling to see "that" flinging out of a dress.
Just another picture of some of the contestants. It was difficult to get a picture of the colors because there was lots of smoke, and I couldn't get a good shot. The green dress is actually bright green, Hannah's favorite color, and was a gorgeous dress.
The final moments: This was the final moments before the winner was announced. The girl in the pink dress ended up winning, with green dress coming in second.
A shot of the top five competitors, and their winnings ranging from 1,000 baht to 5,000 baht. ($33-$166.66)
It was quite a unique night, and I had a lot of fun. Though I didn't totally understand what was going on, I had a good idea. The winner of the pagaent would go on to compete against the rest of Southern Thailand, and if she won, on to compete against the rest of Thailand.
It was fun.
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