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Tarnrarin Chansawang,18,(C) waves for the
audience after being named Miss Jumbo Queen at an elephant ground at a zoo
in Nakhon Pathom province about 56 km (35 miles) south of Bangkok , May
1,2005. The first runner-up,Kemika Sookprasongdee,18(L), and second
runner-up,Phanchan Ahkrakul, 23(R), stand between Chansawang. The contest
is held to select the contestant who best exhibits the characteristics of
an elephant by virtue of her grace, elegance and size, and the winner will
lead a jumbo banquet and help promote elephant conservation causes in
Thailand. [Reuters]
Miss Jumbo Queen contestants line up on the
stage during the pageant at an elephant ground at a zoo in Nakhon Pathom
province about 56 km (35 miles) south of Bangkok, May 1,2005. The contest
is held to select the contestant who best exhibits the characteristics of
an elephant by virtue of her grace, elegance and size, and the winner will
lead a jumbo banquet and help promote elephant conservation causes in
Thailand. [Reuters]
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