Thailand’s most beautiful transgender dazzles in gold for wedding

Nong Poy and husband Oak Phakwa Hongyok in their wedding ceremony on March 1, 2023. Photo courtesy of Nong Poy Instagram

The couple held a traditional Chinese wedding in Phuket. The bride and groom were attired in Peranakan wedding costumes that cost about 20 million baht ($574,000) for a ceremony restricted to family and close friends, according to the Straits Times.

Nong’s wedding attire, called Baba Yaya (a supernatural being in fairy tales), was completely handmade.

After a traditional wedding with the participation of only a few relatives and friends, another wedding party takes place on Thursday. Nong Poy and Oak Phakwa Hongyok have known each other for more than 20 years.

They treat each other like brother and sister because Nong is a close friend of Hongyok’s sister. The two made their romantic relationship public last year. Hongyok, 41, is the heir to a restaurant, coffee and tourism service company in Phuket.

The Bangkok Insight said Nong gets along well with her husband’s family and both sides supported the couple’s love story. The parents-in-law hope that the couple will repay them by remembering today and going together until the end of the road.

Nong underwent a gender-affirming surgery at the age of 17, and a year later she won the Miss International Queen pageant.

She has acted in movies and TV shows in Hong Kong and Thailand such as “The White Storm,” “From Vegas To Macau II” and “The Scarlet Night.” Nong is also the face of many cosmetic and jewelry brands.