Winning smiles: Miss Jumbo Queen is held to celebrate the variety in women’s beauty and enhance tourism in Korat. — The Nation/ANN
AN eating contest between a group of six jumbo queens and a younger elephant, Phang Orathai, from Surin province was among the highlights of a press conference at The Mall Korat to announce the plus-size beauty pageant Miss Jumbo Queen 2023.
Not surprisingly, Pang Orathai triumphed over the six jumbo queens.
Miss Jumbo Queen will be organised for the sixth consecutive year to celebrate the variety in women’s beauty and to enhance tourism in Korat, the organisers said at the press conference on Thursday.
The preliminary rounds of the competition will be held in six regions of Thailand and the final round will be organised at The Mall Korat.
The competition allows women and ladyboys weighing more than 80kg to demonstrate their potential and abilities.
Since the direct Thai translation of the contest name is “Miss Daughter of the Elephant”, the contestants will also be participating in public awareness activities for society such as assisting elephants suffering from abuse, hard labour and sick elephants across the country.
The winner of the pageant will get 300,000 baht (RM38,660).
Jitravadee Chutimantanon, president of the Miss Jumbo Queen Contest, said the contestants this year would help raise funds for the project: “Bringing elephants back to their homeland”.
“With the support of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Nakhon Ratchasima province, all contestants in the final round will be presented ‘Pak Thong Chai’ silk, one of Korat’s identities, along with experiencing Korat’s local wisdom throughout the contest period,” added Jitravadee. — The Nation/ANN
