Filipina wins transgender pageant in Thailand

First runner-up Jasmine Jimenez of Colombia and second runner-up Aela Chanel of France kiss Crown Winner Fuschia Anne Ravena of the Philippines after Miss International Queen 2022 transgender beauty pageant in Pattaya City, Thailand June 25, 2022. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

PATTAYA, Thailand (Reuters) - Filipina Fuschia Anne Ravena was crowned Miss International Queen 2022 on Saturday at a contest in Thailand billed as the world's largest and most popular transgender pageant.

The 27-year-old business owner beat 22 other contestants for the crown, with the second and third place going to contestants from Colombia and France, respectively.