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If you have visited Thailand chances are you may have witnessed the extravagant dancing beauties in a cabaret show or even through a personal encounter. Ladyboy's are referred to by many different names including kathoey, transgender, transvestite or cross dresser. Many ladyboys are now the toast of the town becoming famous throughout Thailand, some with successful modeling or television careers and a massive presence on social media.
In 2017, ten of the most famous have been ranked based upon their following and the frequency with which their names appear in local media. Today I thought it would be fun to take a look at these famous people with the help of Coconuts Bangkok, let's count them down.
Chalisa 'Rose' Yuemchai shot to fame after a minor role in the Chinese comedy movie 'Lost in Thailand', which made USD$107 million in profits. Chinese audiences were surprised when Rose delivered her single line in well spoken Mandarin. After the release of the movie she developed a strong Chinese fan base, with many Chinese travelers visiting Chiang Mai specifically to visit locations featured in the hit movie.
Nadia was crowned Miss Mimosa Queen Thailand in 2015. After winning the local trans pageant which is held annually in Pattaya she has since become quite well known. Since that time, Nadia has continued to work as a freelance model and dancer.
With nearly 100,000 followers on Facebook, Pynk gained fame after becoming a spokes model for a surgery hospital in South Korea. Thanks to her doctor, Pynk now looks like she came straight out of Japanese anime.
Jeen 20, made headlines in local media after showing up at the mandatory for men military draft in Thailand’s Chachoengsao province earlier in 2017. Her appearance wasn’t what the draft were expecting for a prospective soldier. Jeen became famous overnight after many people including the soldier recruits themselves took photos of her and posted them online.
Frame 22, shook up social media when she attended the military draft. Her cute and innocent look exempted her from military service but landed her many interviews on Thai TV. A communication arts major, the talented Frame produced a series of short films called 'Crazy Love' starring internet idols as actors.
Yoshi is known for her 'doll face' on social media. Not only a sensation on the internet Yoshi also appeared in a music video for Baitoey Rsiam, a world famous Thai country singer. She has also landed a few movie roles and has almost one million followers on Instagram.
Hana was definitely a fan favorite when she auditioned for modeling contest show 'The Face Thailand,' Season 3. Standing out from the crowd Hana was selected to be on the show but was eliminated midway through the competition much to the disappointment of her many fans. But it doesn’t seem to have mattered much, Hana had already developed a strong profile and successful modeling career before joining the show.
Another contestant on The Face Thailand Season 3, Blossom also didn’t make it into one of the coveted top three spots. However prior to the show, Blossom had already wowed fans and won hearts as the first runner up in Thailand’s most prestigious trans pageant, Miss Tiffany’s Universe 2013.
The latest trans beauty to do Thailand proud, Mo won Miss Tiffany’s Universe last year and later won Miss International Queen, the international beauty pageant for transgender women where she represented Thailand. Before receiving her title Mo became famous for her brief appearance on the popular Thai singing show 'I can see your voice,' where she surprised the audience by singing with a masculine voice.
After many years, Poyd remains as one of the most beautiful ladyboys in Thailand. She is the first transwoman that Thais will name and the idol of younger transpeople in the country. Poyd works regionally as an actress, and was named on a list of the 'most beautiful faces' in the world by US film magazine TC Candler.
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A Behind the Scenes Look at Thailand’s ‘Ladyboy’ Sex Industry
“I got into this type of work to provide for my family. Not just my parents, but my grandparents as well."
22-year-old Earth stands out the front of the bar. All images by the author
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Thailand is well known for its sex industry. From gogo bars, to massage parlours, karaoke joints, and brothels, the land of smiles is also very much the land of sex. And "ladyboys,” as they’re known to foreigners, are seen as a culturally unique part of Thailand's sex trade.
But who are these people? Most foreigners rarely question how trans people get into sex work, or why.
To find out I headed for Bangkok's bars, where I found a trans woman named Earth willing to talk. Earth is a 22-year old who describes sex work as liberatingly lucrative, despite the significant stigma and danger attached.
“I went to university and graduated with an accounting degree,” Earth explained beneath the pulsing lights of the bar. “But even then I still couldn't find a job anywhere. Even with my degree, employers kept rejecting me almost immediately. It became clear that I didn’t have a lot of options, so my mother sent me to hairstyling school.”
After working at the salon for some time, Earth decided she simply wasn’t making enough money and began contemplating making a shift to sex work. She had friends who'd transferred to sex work and they encouraged her to do the same.
Outside a dressing room at a gogo bar
For many transgender people in Thailand, the question is this: why work eight to 10-hour days in a cafe, salon, or restaurant, only to struggle to make ends meet? It’s hard enough to find work as a trans person in Bangkok, even when you're earning peanuts. So Earth decided to give sex work a shot.
“I got into this type of work to provide for my family. Not just my parents, but for my grandparents as well. It’s important for us to know that we can provide for ourselves. We don’t need to rely on anyone else anymore. We make our own money. This job allows that to happen.”
Earth speaks fantastic English, and it’s clear she’s intelligent, but even with a strong work ethic and smarts, transgender people have a hard time making a liveable wage in Thailand. As in most countries, simple economics turns them to sex work, even if the market is completely unregulated.
Ryan Figueiredo, Founder and Executive Director of Equal Asia (EQUAL AF), an inclusion advocacy organisation, says it’s incredibly important that the rights of trans sex workers are not overlooked, even though sex work is illegal. “The biggest challenge for the LGBTQ community in Asia is ensuring that no one is left behind," he told me. "This includes transgender persons, refugees, persons who sell sex, persons who use drugs, the disabled, the elderly, and others. Our call for action shouldn't be limited to a small set of civil rights for the privileged in our community, but a broader push for sexual citizenship.
In 2016, a study titled Same Same But Different was the first to properly unpack the experiences and dangers for thousands of trans sex workers operating in Thailand. The study compiled material through 60 interviews with transgender sex workers, providing a basis for understanding the unseen vulnerabilities, exploitation, and often physical and sexual abuse transgender sex workers endure on a regular basis.
Researchers found that 81 percent of interviewees turned to sex work due to financial desperation. They also discovered that transgender sex workers were uniquely vulnerable to physical and sexual violence, finding two-thirds of interviewees admitted to being victims of sexual violence within the past year, and one in four had been raped.
When I raised these stats, Earth told me about an experience she'd encountered. It was a guy she agreed to meet who already had a bad reputation in the community. The client wasn’t known to use physical violence, but was instead suspected of intentionally spreading HIV by nipping the top of condoms with a knife. “He would fold and then cut the tips of the condoms to spread the disease, ” she explained, demonstrating how he made the cut with a paper receipt. Then, after sex, she noticed the condoms they'd used were neatly cut across the top. Terrified, she quickly left the room.
After the incident, she immediately visited an anonymous clinic to get the pre-HIV exposure prophylaxis known as PrEP. Since then, she’s become incredibly cautious and inspects every condom before use. “It was really scary, because I knew he would get away with it. I couldn’t go to the police without fear of them coming after me for my work,” she explained.
It’s important to note that it’s not only transgender sex workers who experience marginalisation in Thailand. Transgender people in general are persecuted, despite Thailand’s image of being a LGBTQ safe haven. Thailand is often seen as a beacon of inclusivity for the LGBTQ community, especially in comparison to places like Brunei—where the death penalty was recently implemented for anal sex, then rescinded due to international pressure—or in parts of Indonesia—where they still carry out whippings and canings for breaking Sharia laws. But the trans community in Thailand still say they are not truly accepted, just tolerated .
The stigma and marginalisation that accompanies working in the sex industry effects boys and men as well, said Celeste McGee, founder of Dton Naam, an organisation that focuses on boys and transgender sex workers. “Many cultures view females as 'more vulnerable', whether that implies a belief that girls have a weaker physique, a more timid logic, an expected sensitive persona, or some other contrived fragile flaw,” she told me. But she said this isn't the case at all—and that boys, men, and LGBTQ sex workers are just as susceptible to abuse.
“In a way, boys and transgendered people are actually more vulnerable than girls because they are both so ignored,” she said. But despite the stories of abuse, Earth doesn’t want that to be the image of her work, and she doesn’t want to be pitied either. Although she has plans to save money and open up her own beauty salon one day, she recognises that sex work as an important mode of survival; a temporary phase where she can be proud to not only support herself, but her entire family.
“I know a lot of foreigners look down on us and don’t like what we do," she says. "But I want them to know that we’re also trying to provide for our families as best as we can. Our work shouldn’t be looked down on. We do it to support our ourselves and our families.”
This article originally appeared on VICE ASIA.
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Thailand’s Top 10 Hottest Ladyboys of Instagram
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Thailand’s ladyboys are undoubtedly amongst the most beautiful on the planet and Thais probably use Instagram more than any other nationality . So it’s only natural that the two phenomena would combine forces into a dazzling symphony of filtered photos and tranny beauty.
As society becomes more open-minded about transgenders, the demographic is enjoying real opportunities beyond low-level Pattaya showgirl gigs or unattainable “Tiffany-level” beauty queen status. Regular ladyboys can thrive in the entertainment industry, having long-term singing, acting, and modeling careers. And with the latest sex-change medical advancements – of which Bangkok is a global epicenter – sometimes they look hotter than real women.
Without further ado, we at Coconuts Bangkok give you Thailand’s Top 10 Hottest Ladyboys on Instagram.
10. @belle_nuntita : Pop singer Nuntita “Belle” Khampiranon, 29, became famous overnight after her audition on Thailand’s Got Talent 2011. Her ability to sing in both male and female voices captured worldwide attention. She signed a contract with Sony BMG and her first single “Siang Tee Bplian” was a big hit.
9. @jele_panvilas : Miss Tiffany’s Universe 2012 Panvilas “Jele” Mongkol won the second runner-up in the 2012 Miss International Queen contest. Jele works as a model and appears on multiple TV shows. She was also once accused of animal abuse after she allegedly threw her boyfriend’s cat , as reported by Coconuts Bangkok.
8. @kaitong_chicky : Miss Tiffany’s Universe 2006 Ratrawee “Kaitong” Jiraprapakul won the third place in the Miss International Queen pageant and is now running a cosmetics brand Secret Queen by Ratrawee.
7. @nek_nethnapada : Nethnapada “Nek” Kalyanond was recently crowned Miss Tiffany’s Universe 2013. She is now on a media tour in preparation for competing in this year’s Miss International Queen contest.
6. @sammy_siira : Siripatsorn “Sammy” Atthayakorn was crowned Miss Tiffany’s Universe and Miss International Queen in 2011. Sammy is a student at Dhurakij Pandit University’s Communication Arts School.
5. @nongfilmtiffany : Tanyarat “Film” Jirapatpakon also won both national and international beauty pageants in 2007. She was also recently an air hostess for P.C. Air, the first Thai airline to hire only transsexual attendants . After P.C. Air was shut due to financial restraints, Film became a model, host and presenter of various beauty products.
4. @amy_ratchada : Ratchada “Amy” Krutramet did not win any beauty queen titles, but constant gossip of relationships with various actors has kept her in the news. Amy was accused of trying to steal Channel 7 diva Patcharapa “Aum” Chaichuea’s boyfriend.
3. @lookpad_purimprud : Purimprud “Lookpad” Chaiyakham is a professional entertainer. The 28-year-old Pattaya native appeared in a huge number of TV series, shows and music videos. Lookpad got through the semi-final round of Thailand’s Got Talent Season 2, and right now works as an Alcazar cabaret show performer.
2. @picyanan_sri : Picyanan “Ploy” Srisawaspakorn swiftly rose to fame after a rumor that she had sex with Channel 3’s Phasut “Art” Banyaem. The news almost caused a breakup between Phasut and his girlfriend. Regardless of whether that rumor is true, Ploy is definitely a household name ladyboy and even once grace the cover of famed Volume magazine.
1. @poydtreechada : We don’t need to say much about how big Treechada “Poyd” Petcharat is online and offline. The winner of Miss Tiffany’s Universe and Miss International Queen 2004 is definitely deemed hottest, most beautiful and most feminine among all.
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