Reportedly after temperature checks for contestants and with a smaller crowd than last year because of coronavirus fears, Mexico's Valentina Fluchaire was crowned in thailand as winner of what is billed as the world's biggest transgender pageant on Saturday.
Although Miss international queen 2020 went ahead, unlike many events cancelled around the world since the coronavirus outbreak emerged in china, the crowd was markedly smaller than in previous years, with many empty seats.Organisers had advised anyone who felt unwell not to attend. To allay worries, the entire venue in the seaside resort city of Pattaya was disinfected the day before the event by staff in protective suits.
The contestants all had their temperatures taken with hand scanners before being allowed to go on stage in national costumes, swimsuits and glamorous evening gowns. Fluchaire hailed her victory as a win for all trans-women in Latin America. She said this is for you, I made this for you. The second and third place went to contestants from brazil and Thailand. thailand was the first country outside china to record an infection with the new coronavirus, but with only 50 cases recorded so far, it is no longer even in the 20 worst affected countries.
