Khanittha 'Mint' Phaesang won the much coveted Miss Uncensored News
Thailand and her first port of call was home, to go thank her mother for
everything she had done for her. She was pictured kneeling near a row of
wheelie bins in front of her mother.
The incredible picture shows Mint, 17,
after she returned to her home in Amin, Thailand, decked out in her pageant gear which included a sparkling tiara
and silk sash, along with impressively high golden heels and touching her mum's legs as she got on her
knees by the rubbish which her mum makes a living from collecting and
recycling.
In Mint's culture, kneeling in gratitude is the highest form of respect,
and Mint said that she was never ashamed of working with her mum, who
raised her alone, in the rubbish .
Khanittha said : "What I have today is because of my mother. She and I
make a living by doing honest work, so there is no reason why I should
feel inferior."
Thanks to the win, Mint has lined up work as a model for advertisements
and acting, but she says her mum is unchanged by her success.
"The family will continue to be scavengers. My mother will still go and sort garbage and is not willing to let me help."
