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Hijra heaven:<\/STRONG> The title of Miss Gay Universe, a pageant that’s quite a drag, has been won by Miss Gay India<\/A> Lidia Zaray (thanks, ‘Me’). India’s hijra community always provides stiff competition, and this year it duct-taped the traditional cross-dressing powers into submission.<\/P>\nAnd so India turns out another beauty, emphasis on the queen. If you overlook the Adam’s apples, these ladies can sashay.<\/EM> But Zaray is brown, not Snow White. If Zaray had assistants, they’d be called Hairy, Lazy, Cheap, Nerdy, Pious, Chubby and Doc. And their parents would want them all to be just like Doc<\/A>.<\/P>\n For future reference (?), here’s how international queens gussy up<\/A>:<\/P>\n Shaving is only the beginning of the female process, which also involves applying duct tape to produce cleavage and many layers of pantyhose for leg tone and shape. Pads, made of foam or rubber, are added to instantly create the illusion of hips and buttocks. Other tricks involve using necklaces or feather boas to elongate the neck and hide the Adam’s apple, high heels for longer legs – and then there’s makeup. Foundation, powder and blush are used to contour the masculine shape of the face. “There’s a reason why we call it painting our face,” a drag queen named Jamie says.<\/BLOCKQUOTE>\n Giuliani<\/A> would’ve been proud.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hijra heaven: The title of Miss Gay Universe, a pageant that’s quite a drag, has been won by Miss Gay India Lidia Zaray (thanks, ‘Me’). India’s hijra community always provides stiff competition, and this year it duct-taped the traditional cross-dressing … Continue reading \n