Brazil Crowns Transgender Beauty Queen in Daring New "Miss T" Contest

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/24/brazil-crowns-transgender-beauty-queen-in-daring-new-miss-t-contest.html
10/24/13
by Mac Margolis

Besting 27 other transgender and transvestite contenders from 11 Brazilian states, the 21-year-old model and escort from São Paulo paraded in a bikini and then in an evening gown to win the second annual Miss T competition before an emotional crowd at the Teatro João Caetano, one of Rio de Janeiro's most traditional stages.

With a smile as big as Brazil, that not even a mouth full of corrective braces could spoil, Ferraz was overcome with emotion as she took her bows and swore to uphold the honor of the transgender community.