Pattaya – Kenji Onishi from Japan won the 5th annual Miss International Queen contest on Saturday night at the Tiffiny transvestite theater.

The show, televised live every year, brings ladyboy contestants from around the world to compete for a cash first prize of US$10,000 (Bt335,000) among many other gifts.

The first runnerup took home US$2,000, or about Bt70,000, while the second runnerup received $1,500 (Bt50,000).  Both were showered with gifts from sponsors too.

Miss Congeniality from the pageant received $300 (Bt10,000) plus gifts, as did Miss Photogenic.