Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst has attracted just as much as attention for her looks as her singing and new pictures reveal what the singer looked like before her transformation, when she was living as Thomas Neuwirth.
Before becoming Conchita, Thomas was a clean-shaven pop singer, who starred on the Austrian TV talent contest ‘Starmania’ in 2007.
Conchita as Thomas in 2007
The singer does still occasionally go out and about as Thomas and previously opened up about his attitude towards gender while appearing on another reality TV show.
"It’s obvious for example that when I am Conchita, I use the female toilet, and when I am Tom, the male toilet. I can assure you it’s never a problem for women, they love it," she explained. "I walk through the door and will happily ask, for example, 'Hey ladies, does anybody have any lip gloss?' When not dressed as Conchita I am a man, and a lazy one at that."
Conchita as we're used to seeing her
Conchita’s Eurovision win sparked millions of tweets from fans, though not everyone was happy with her victory.
"It has turned wild. There are no more men or women in Europe, just 'it',” said Russian ultranationalist MP Vladimir Zhirnovsky.
Conchita was already a celebrity in her native Austria, after winning ‘The Big Chance’ TV contest in 2011.
Her Eurovision entry ‘Rise Like A Phoenix’ scooped her over 250 points. She dedicated her win "to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom".
Meanwhile the UK’s act Molly Smitten-Downes finished seventeenth in the competition after her performance of the self-penned track ‘Children Of The Universe’.
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria performs the song 'Rise Like A Phoenix' after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria performs the song 'Rise Like A Phoenix' after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria performs the song 'Rise Like A Phoenix' after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria performs the song 'Rise Like A Phoenix' after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - MAY 10: Conchita Wurst of Austria performs on stage during the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 on May 10, 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Ragnar Singsaas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - MAY 10: Conchita Wurst of Austria performs on stage during the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 on May 10, 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Ragnar Singsaas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - MAY 10: Conchita Wurst of Austria wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 on May 10, 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Ragnar Singsaas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - MAY 10: Conchita Wurst of Austria wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 on May 10, 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Ragnar Singsaas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - MAY 10: Conchita Wurst of Austria wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 on May 10, 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Ragnar Singsaas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria performs during the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria performs during the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria performs the song 'Rise Like A Phoenix' after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria lifts the trophy after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria (C) reacts during the voting ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. Austria won the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND ALTERNATIVE CROP (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst (L) representing Austria holds the trophy of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final next to TV host Lise Roenne (C) and Danish singer Emmelie de Forest in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst (L) representing Austria lifts the trophy after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final next to TV host Lise Roenne (R) and Danish singer Emmelie de Forest in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria lifts the trophy after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria (C) reacts during the voting ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. Austria won the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria (C) reacts during the voting ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. Austria won the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria reacts on stage with the trophy after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria reacts on stage with the trophy after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria holds the trophy after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria performs the song 'Rise Like A Phoenix' after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria (L) lifts the trophy after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria lifts the trophy after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria (C) reacts during the voting ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. Austria won the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria performs the song 'Rise Like A Phoenix' after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria performs the song 'Rise Like A Phoenix' after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria performs the song 'Rise Like A Phoenix' after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria poses with the trophy after a press conference after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 11, 2014. Austria won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with 'Rise Like a Phoenix' sung by bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria poses with the trophy after a press conference after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 11, 2014. Austria won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with 'Rise Like a Phoenix' sung by bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria poses with the trophy after a press conference after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 11, 2014. Austria won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with 'Rise Like a Phoenix' sung by bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria poses with the trophy after a press conference after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 11, 2014. Austria won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with 'Rise Like a Phoenix' sung by bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria poses with the trophy at a press conference after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 11, 2014. Austria won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with 'Rise Like a Phoenix' sung by bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria poses with the trophy at a press conference after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 11, 2014. Austria won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with 'Rise Like a Phoenix' sung by bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria poses with the trophy at a press conference after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 11, 2014. Austria won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with 'Rise Like a Phoenix' sung by bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria poses with the trophy at a press conference after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 11, 2014. Austria won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with 'Rise Like a Phoenix' sung by bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria poses with the trophy at a press conference after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 11, 2014. Austria won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with 'Rise Like a Phoenix' sung by bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria poses with the trophy at a press conference after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 11, 2014. Austria won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with 'Rise Like a Phoenix' sung by bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria poses with the trophy after a press conference after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 11, 2014. Austria won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with 'Rise Like a Phoenix' sung by bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria poses with the trophy at a press conference after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 11, 2014. Austria won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with 'Rise Like a Phoenix' sung by bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria (C) reacts during the voting ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. Austria won the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAN (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria performs the song 'Rise Like A Phoenix' after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria performs the song 'Rise Like A Phoenix' after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria reacts during the voting ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. Austria won the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAN (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria holds the trophy after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria reacts on stage with the trophy after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria performs the song 'Rise Like A Phoenix' after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria performs the song 'Rise Like A Phoenix' after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria holds the trophy after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria poses with the trophy after a press conference after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. Austria won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with 'Rise Like a Phoenix' sung by bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria (C) reacts during the voting ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria (C) reacts during the voting ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conchita Wurst representing Austria (2nd R) reacts during the voting ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - MAY 10: Conchita Wurst of Austria attends a press conference after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 on May 10, 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Ragnar Singsaas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - MAY 10: Conchita Wurst of Austria attends a press conference after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 on May 10, 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Ragnar Singsaas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - MAY 10: Conchita Wurst of Austria wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 on May 10, 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Ragnar Singsaas/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)