By Janet Tappin Coelho In Rio De Janeiro PUBLISHED: 10:20 EST, 23 October 2013 | UPDATED: 04:16 EST, 24 October 2013 As the Brazilian contestants sashayed onto the stage in pink bikinis for a beauty pageant held in Rio de Janeiro’s João Caetano Theatre, their incredible figures drew a loud applause and cheers from a hyped up, excited audience. The wolf-whistles and shouts of appreciation were not just for the models’ feminine curves; they are also for the breathtaking courage of the leggy, high cheeked sirens, who in flaunting their bodies made an unequivocal statement that they are proud to be transvestites and transsexuals. All were born as men.
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Contestants sashayed onto the stage in pink bikinis for the Miss Trans Brazil 2013 contest held in Rio de Janeiro
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Organisers offered the winner a transsexual operation from male to female in Thailand
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The prize ran into controversy because a sex change operation is against the law in Brazil
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At Monday night's event, there were representatives from the hospital in @placeholder who would provide the surgery of choice