Gavin Chow’s victory highlights the contrast between Bangkok’s queer visibility and the pressures still facing LGBTQ people in Malaysia
Back in Chow’s home country, the climate is very different.
“It’s definitely still a very surreal experience for me,” Chow told This Week in Asia in an exclusive interview after the win.
“Now that I have won, I’m still trying to figure out the industry and what I can do with the title.”
Chow’s national costume at the pageant used food and dress to express his cultural identity: a Chinese samfu jacket, Nyonya batik details, a sarong, a tray of traditional kuih cakes and a packet of nasi lemak, Malaysia’s best-known coconut rice dish.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
