Gun Rumgchao (C), the 25-year-old winner of Thailand's third annual Miss Tiffany pageant for transvestites and transsexuals, is kissed by runner-up Jirasak Sitiyotha (R) and second runner-up Ananthachai Namjan in the Thai coastal resort town of Pattaya late March 31, 2001. The unusual beauty pageant, televised live across Thailand amid increasing popularity in the country, had over 50 competitors modelling various fashions and answering questions before a panel of judges.

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