Photographed by Adam Birkan1/9Contestants competing for the title of Miss Songkran gather under the Rama VIII Bridge in Bangkok.
Photographed by Adam Birkan2/9A pageant contestant makes merit to the monks before the pageant begins.
Photographed by Adam Birkan3/9Contestants sign in.
Photographed by Adam Birkan4/9Hair and makeup touch-ups on a sweltering day.
Photographed by Adam Birkan5/9Audience downtime between the four rounds of competition.
Photographed by Adam Birkan6/9Lunchtime for a prospective Miss Songkran.
Photographed by Adam Birkan7/9Winners from a kids’ pageant the previous day. They wear Jong Kraben pants from the late-19th-century era of King Rama V. The girls’ lacy tops are a product of Western influence from that era.
Photographed by Adam Birkan8/9Finalists model their variations on the Chut Thai Chitlada, the formal Thai national costume for women.
Photographed by Adam Birkan9/9And the Miss Songkran 2016 winner is crowned: Nichan Suittichayapipat, 22, of Bangkok.
