泰国变性人选美赛：妩媚不输真女人

 　　Sophida Siriwatananukul, 22, (nickname Nong Bai Mon), a student at the Rachapat University in Ayutthaya Province was crowned Miss Tiffany's Universe 2015, Thailand's largest transgender beauty pageant¹, in the beach resort city of Pattaya on Friday evening.

　　2015年蒂凡尼变性人选美大赛于周五晚在泰国度假城市芭堤雅落幕，该赛是泰国最大的变性人选美盛会。2015年该赛桂冠由22岁的Sophida Siriwatananukui（昵称为Nong Bai Mon）摘得，她是泰国大城府Rachapat大学的一名学生。

　　The 22-year-old public health student was chosen from a field of 30 contestants², and will represent Thailand at the Miss International Queen pageant later this year, the world's largest international transgender beauty pageant.

　　22岁的Sophida学的是公共卫生专业，她从30多名参赛选手中脱颖而出，并且将在今年晚些时候举办的国际皇后小姐选美大赛中代表泰国参赛。国际皇后小姐选美大赛是世界最大的变性人选美大赛。

　　泰国变性人选美赛：妩媚不输真女人

　　The Miss Tiffany Universe contest was launched in 1998 in tandem³ with the government's Amazing Thailand Year, a publicity⁴ campaign that emphasised the country's unique tourist attractions.

　　1998年泰国政府举办了“惊艳泰国年”运动，以彰显泰国的独特旅游特色和引人入胜的风土人情，并随后举办了第一届蒂凡尼变性人选美大赛。

　　It was also aimed at creating a positive image for transgender people, who struggle to find jobs outside of the entertainment and tourism industries.

　　蒂凡尼变性人选美大赛也意在塑造变性人的良好形象，而变性人这一群体目前除了从事娱乐和旅游业工作外、很难找到其他工作。

1 pageant   

n.壮观的游行；露天历史剧

参考例句：

• Our pageant represented scenes from history.我们的露天历史剧上演一幕幕的历史事件。
• The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.新主席的就职典礼的开始是极其壮观的。

2 contestants   

n.竞争者，参赛者( contestant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. 这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名参赛者。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency. 两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 tandem   

n.同时发生；配合；adv.一个跟着一个地；纵排地；adj.（两匹马）前后纵列的

参考例句：

• Malcolm's contract will run in tandem with his existing one.马尔科姆的合同将与他手头的合同同时生效。
• He is working in tandem with officials of the Serious Fraud Office.他正配合欺诈重案办公室的官员工作。

4 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。