Meet ‘Thailand’s most beautiful trans model’, Poyd Treechada Petcharat: the newlywed beauty pageant queen and LGBTQ activist attends Bulgari events and stars in films with Andy Lau and Carina Lau
- Thai fashionista and transgender icon Poyd Treechada Petcharat got married this month to a wealthy businessman – they wore ensembles worth US$580,000 for the ceremony, plus glittering gold accessories
- The Instagram sensation is no stranger to her home country, winning Miss Tiffany’s Universe and Miss International Queen, and wearing fashion brands like Louis Vuitton, Cartier and Off-White
Poyd Treechada Petcharat, who is lovingly dubbed Thailand’s “most beautiful transgender woman” by many, recently married businessman Oak Phakwa Hongyok in a traditional Peranakan-style wedding in Phuket. (Peranakans are descendants of the first Chinese settlers in Southeast Asia, including Thailand.)
The intimate ceremony took place at Baan Ar-Jor, an 84-year-old Sino-colonial estate owned by the Hongyok family, on March 1.
The bride and groom reportedly wore costumes worth US$580,000, per Yahoo! News, with each delicate piece taking months to complete.
Petcharat looked like a glittering goddess in her traditional hand-embroidered Peranakan gown and handmade pure gold flower crown, while Hongyok’s western-style tuxedo was stylishly accessorised with two gold brooches at the left lapel.
But what else do we know about this Thai fashionista and her life, and why does her country love her so much?
Poyd Treechada Petcharat’s early life
