BANGKOK: The media, mainstream and social alike, have given Thailand’s new beauty queen, Nonthawan “Maeya” Thongleng, a warm welcome. Her charm, wit and wonderful singing voice won over the judges and the public. She has everything a Miss Thailand World needs.
One of her attributes, however, has threatened to “overshadow” her all-round appeal: the colour of her skin. Maeya’s alluring dark complexion is in sharp contrast to Asia’s porcelain-white stereotype of beauty.
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