Transvestite and transgender candidates for the Miss Amazing Philippines Beauties 2011 pageant pose for photographers before a media presentation ceremony at a hotel in Manila on Oct. 19. The pageant aims to bolster friendship among the participants, as well as give a chance for transsexuals, transgenders, and transvestites to showcase their beauty and talent.

ransvestite and transgender candidates for the Miss Amazing Philippines Beauties 2011 pageant pose for photographers before a media presentation ceremony at a hotel in Manila
ransvestite and transgender candidates for the Miss Amazing Philippines Beauties 2011 pageant pose for photographers before a media presentation ceremony at a hotel in Manila October 19, 2011. Reuters
Transgender Jose quotHersheyquot Paulo, 21, one of 25 candidates for the Miss Amazing Philippines Beauties 2011 pageant, poses for photographers before a media presentation ceremony at a hotel in Manila
Transgender Jose "Hershey" Paulo, 21, one of 25 candidates for the Miss Amazing Philippines Beauties 2011 pageant, poses for photographers before a media presentation ceremony at a hotel in Manila October 19, 2011. Reuters
Transvestite and transgender candidates for the Miss Amazing Philippines Beauties 2011 pageant pose for photographers before the start of a media presentation ceremony at a hotel in Manila
Transvestite and transgender candidates for the Miss Amazing Philippines Beauties 2011 pageant pose for photographers before the start of a media presentation ceremony at a hotel in Manila October 19, 2011. Reuters