Thai plus-size pageant ladies have an eating contest with an elephant

A group of Thai plus-size beauty pageant contestants partook in an eating contest with an elephant yesterday in the northeast Nakhon Ratchasima province.

The Miss Jumbo Queen beauty pageant is not just about celebrating plus-size beauty, it also aims to boost Nakhon Ratchasima’s tourism and help society. The contestants are taking part in several charitable causes, one of which is helping elephants that are suffering from abuse and hard labour, as well as elephants that are sick. The project is called ‘Bringing elephants back to their homeland.’

At a press conference held yesterday at The Mall Korat, the six jumbo queen contestants competed with a young elephant named Phang Orathai to see who could eat the most. Phang Orathai emerged victorious.

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