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Patrick WinnMay 28, 2012 04:39 | Global Post



It's official. Yollada "Nok" Suanyot, one of Thailand's more famous transgender cover girls,
has gathered enough votes to become the country's highest-ranking transexual politician.

According to the Thai-language outlet Matichon, Nok, running as an independent candidate,
successfully took on a ruling party candidate in an election deciding who will help govern their
province's "provincial administration organization."

Thais shouldn't expect Nok to disappear into some administrative office in her sleepy province.
Asked whether she'd would ditch her flashy career if victorious -- she's a commercial model, cable
TV entrepreneur and voiceover talent for National Geographic -- Nok insisted she'd have time to
play politics and take showbiz gigs on the side.