'It didn't cross our minds she was a man': Ladyboy wins second place in girls' modelling contest
Angkookrat Warangnam sailed through early rounds and was allowed to continue after coming clean.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/thai-ladyboy-wins-second-place-850601 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/thai-ladyboy-wins-second-place-850601)
A Thai ladyboy who made it to the final of a modelling contest of 200 girls before revealing "she" was a man has come second.
Angkookrat Warangnam, 26, known as Toon, sailed through early rounds and was allowed to continue after coming clean.
Toon impressed the judges, including former model Sophie Anderton and actor Winston Ellis.
Next Hot Model organiser Scott Woolgar said Toon, who stars in show The Lady Boys of Bangkok, was "absolutely beautiful".
He added: "It didn't cross our minds for a minute that she was a man."
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Beauty who beat hundreds of women to final of modelling competition revealed to be a man
Angkookrat Warangnam beat hundreds of women to make it into the final of a modelling competition - and then shocked organisers by revealing she was a man.
10:59AM BST 18 May 2012
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9274694/Beauty-who-beat-hundreds-of-women-to-final-of-modelling-competition-revealed-to-be-a-man.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9274694/Beauty-who-beat-hundreds-of-women-to-final-of-modelling-competition-revealed-to-be-a-man.html)
Thai lady boy Angkookrat, known as Toon, was one of 200 'women' to enter the Brighton's Next Hot Model contest.
Shy Toon sailed through the preliminary rounds, wowing judges with her deep brown eyes, long dark hair and slimline figure.
After being given the green light by every member of the panel, the Lady Boys of Bangkok star, 26, revealed that she was born a man.
Organiser Scott Woolgar said: "During the selection process it did not cross any of our minds for a minute that she was a man.
No duh it didn't cross your minds you dumb morons, she wasn't nor isn't a man. Stupid media idiots.