Nalada Thamthanakorn wins Miss Tiffany's Universe 2010 crown

Nalada Thamthanakorn (Thai: ณลดา ธรรมธนาคร น้องมิค) is the winner of the 13th Miss Tiffany's Universe 2010, Thailand's most popular transsexual beauty pageant. The 19 year old transvestite was named Thailand's most beautiful katoey (ladyboy or woman-of-the-2nd-category) late Friday night in a glamorous event that was telecast live on Thai TV Channel 7 from Tiffany's Show Theater in Pattaya, Thailand's most popular tourist destination.

(S)he received 100,000 baht cash and a new Honda Jazz car. Nong Mick was contestant No. 26 - the same number that won last year's Miss Tiffany Universe 2009!

Winner: Nalada Thamthanakorn
1st Runner-up: Chanya Denfanapapol
2nd Runner-up: Numpath Prasochok

Below are photos of Nalada Tumtanakom (Nong Mick)

Thailand’s Nalada Thamthanakom is flanked by runners-up Chanya Denfanapapol (R) and Numpath Prasochok after winning the annual Miss Tiffany’s Universe 2010 transvestite contest in the beach resort town of Pattaya, nearly 150 km (90 miles) southeast of Bangkok on May 7, 2010. (REUTERS)

Runner-up Chanya Denfanapapol is carried off the stage after fainting at the end of the annual Miss Tiffany’s Universe 2010 transvestite contest as winner Nalada Thamthanakom (3rd L) looks on in the beach resort town of Pattaya, nearly 150 km (90 miles) southeast of Bangkok on May 7, 2010. (REUTERS)