Thailand national costume for Miss Universe 2011 "Hemaraj Naree"

The road to São Paulo.



Thailand national costume for Miss Universe 2011 "Hemaraj Naree"



Hemaraj is a mixed lion between a Hem and a Lion. The woird "Hemaraj" is a combined word from "Hem" and "Raja". It's ahard to describe what a "Hem" is. Some say Hem is much like a Hong (Swan) But in some depiction the head of a Hem looks more like Cocodile's.



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