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[noknok]

how to get tickets for this event and how likely is it that you'll end up in ur room with one of the contestants ?

[rxpharm]

Here's the website about the contest and tickets: Miss International Queen.

Tickets are quite pricey - 2500 Baht for main floor VIP tickets and 1500 Baht for the balcony seats.

You are probably better off going to the public activities. As for hooking up with one of the contestants - not very likely during the contest as they are chaperoned - but possibly afterwards if you're lucky! Also keep in mind they are not necessarily in the p4p business.

[FRONT242]

No Canadians this year eh.
Also why is there 3 fillipinos?
I like the Lebanese and the Indo

[strobriand]

Ok, for the inquiring minds, here's a map and information about Wallis and Fortuna.



From Wikipedia:

Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (French: Wallis et Futuna or Territoire des îles Wallis et Futuna, Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: Uvea mo Futuna), is a Polynesian French island territory in the South Pacific between Tuvalu to the northwest, Rotuma of Fiji to the west, the main part of Fiji to the southwest, Tonga to the southeast, Samoa to the east, the New Zealand-associated state of Tokelau to the northeast and to a more distant north the Phoenix Islands (Kiribati). (However, Wallis and Futuna is not part of, nor even contiguous with, French Polynesia. Wallis and Futuna is located at the very opposite western end of Polynesia.)

Its land area is 264 km2 with a population of about 15,000. Mata-Utu is the capital and biggest city. The territory is made up of three main volcanic tropical islands along with a number of tiny islets, and is split into two island groups that lie about 260 km apart, namely Wallis Islands (Uvea) in the northeast, and Hoorn Islands (Futuna Islands) in the southwest, including Futuna Island proper and the mostly uninhabited Alofi Island.

Since 2003 Wallis and Futuna has been a French overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer, or COM). Between 1961 and 2003, it had the status of a French overseas territory (territoire d'outre-mer, or TOM).

Hard to imagine that a ts is from there!

Some very nice TS from there actually, they don't work on their own island but tend to go to Noumea to chase the money.

Little bit bigger than what thai mongers are used to.

[rxpharm]

I was able to make it to the contest. Photos will follow.

Here's a good article from The Nation

Miss International Queen 2011
Our Venus of the waves
Simran Panaech
Asia News Network
Pattaya November 8, 2011 11:02 am

A Venus rising from the floodwaters, Thailand's Sirapassorn Atthayakorn was crowned Miss International Queen 2011 on Friday night, beating 22 other contestants from 18 countries.

Now in its seventh year, the pageant at Pattaya's Tiffany Show Theatre promotes tolerance and understanding for the transgender community, and this year the participants in turn volunteered to help with the flood disaster and cheer up those who are suffering.

The pageant itself - with the theme "Beauty and Generosity" - raised Bt270,000 for the Chai Pattana Foundation.

It was a theme close to the heart of Miss Thailand, Sirapassorn - the always cheerful and smiling new Miss International Queen, who won US$10,000 and other prizes.

Surrounded by her supportive family and adoring fans, Sirapassorn shared an uplifting story.

She knew at age six or seven that she wanted to be a girl. Her parents soon abandoned any effort to raise her otherwise. Instead, they focused on raising a good person, and that authentic, built-in goodness radiated from her.

Sirapassorn said she was proud to win the competition because it represented full acceptance for the person she is. No longer does she have to "prove" herself.

Observers were struck by the same genuineness shared by all of the transgender contestants. Even in the midst of a media frenzy, Miss Sri Lanka Chamila advised the other girls, "Just make sure you're always doing the right thing." She too enjoys the full support of her family and brought along her best friend from Colombo.

Margaret was representing Lebanon despite being raised in the Philippines after her parents gave her up for adoption when they separated. That was the sort of disappointment in life that she's had to get past to become a model and make it to the international pageant.

Her adoptive father - conflicted over her sexual preference - shunned her too, but after high school she went ahead and became a transgender. "Everything seemed to blow up in front of me," Margaret said.

She saw the pageant both as a chance to show who she really is and possibly even find her real parents, who, maybe, might be ready to accept her.

"Am I pretty?" she asked. "My parents promised they'd come back and get me. I'm waiting for them. I hope nobody forgets me."

Margaret did once briefly reunite with her real father, but he was disappointed upon seeing her. He asked her what had happened to his son.

Despite her heartbreaking tale, Margaret exuded confidence. "Just be you," she tells others. "Be kind. If you can be yourself, you can be whatever you want."

The contestants gave the refreshingly voluptuous Miss USA Mokha Montrese the vote as Miss Congeniality, and the audience was also wild about the representatives of Venezuela and the Philippines, as well as Margaret and Sirapassorn.

Miss Nigeria, Sahhara, was a standout during the Q&A segment. "Other than your parents," she was asked, "who is your idol and what have you learned from that person?"

Sahhara picked the Welsh singer Dame Shirley Bassey, calling her an amazing inspiration because she suffered a great deal to get to the top of her profession. Sahhara faced her own adversities, but can now offer guidance to others. "Girls at home," she said, "dream your dream - it will come true."

Named first runner-up, Sahhara said she wouldn't tell her mother, because "she doesn't really want to be involved with anything I do in my life as a transwoman".

Miss Nigeria emphasized that she "didn't join this competition to get confirmation that I'm accepted in society. I joined because I want to have fun ... and also to make a statement to Nigeria that, as a transwoman, you can do this, you can be here.

"I already have the confidence," Sahhara said. "All of the contestants already have the confidence. If you don't, you couldn't become the person you are."

Now living in Britain, Sahhara is determined to go back to Nigeria to persuade more people to accept the third gender. "I come from a place that is very difficult and not very understanding of what I am. I'm going back to challenge those views - with cameras, of course!"

Sahhara left the audience with another inspiring moment. She was deeply moved visiting Thailand's flood victims and seeing how they're coping. "That will be with me forever."

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[31state]

I think the philippines and indoniesia plus the thai are sexy!

[Crackerjax]

Was wondering if u made it Rx... Was with a few other mongers in Pook's Soi Bukauw as Miss Thailand was crowned to general acclaim - probably best in a year of such hardship for LOS.

Hadn't planned on it, but was in town as I couldn't resist Kliome's B-day party. Thought about going to the Final, but not really keen to spend a night cooped up inside unless I was to take along someone special. But I remembered your past wise words that some of the preliminaries and promo appearances are actually more user friendly, so I had a look to try and work out where things were happening and where in the days prior - nothing, nada, zilch on the official website.

Even had a wander up to Ripley's one afternoon on the off-chance I might run into a posse of beautiful ladyboy revelers - no luck.

So where is the best place to find info for the Miss Tiffany event's?

[rxpharm]

Crackerjax, there are two main websites for the contests at the Tiffany Theatre. The first one is Miss Tiffany Universe and the second is Miss International Queen. They will outline the activities the contestants will be taking part in prior to the finals night.

Some photos from the contest - unfortunately I was in the balcony, so didn't get many nice views of the faces as they were looking down towards the judges on the main floor.

It was actually quite well attended, which surprised me due to the flooding in Bangkok.

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[rxpharm]

Next a photo of No. 2, Sahara from Nigeria, but living in the UK. She's quite tall, at least 5'10" (178 cm), not in heels and over 6' in heels. She was 1st runner up.

Then 2 photos of No. 3, Mariane Arguelles from Philippines (first of three Filipina contestants)

Interesting the contest organizer didn't seem happy that Thailand won the contest this year.

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[rxpharm]

More of the contestants

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[rxpharm]

31state, thanks for sharing your favourites! Front242, afraid no Canadians this year! Three Filipinas for the finals, and the Wallis & Futuna contestant didn't make it either.

More photos.

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[rxpharm]

more contestants, including a Russian!

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