Thai Cosplay Festival, Bangkok 2013, Thailand

• Liana Kerzner, Canadian co-hosts the talk show Ed's Night Party. Famous for her sexy character-based costumes, she is often a special guest at fan conventions across North America.
• Yuichiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima, Japanese kickboxer and martial artist. One of Japans top ranked Kickboxers, Yuichiro Nagashima makes all his entrances and publicity appearances for K-1 dressed as different female anime characters, accompanied by cosplaying girls.
• Lee Teng-hui, the first popularly elected president of Taiwan, dressed up as the fictional character Edajima Heihachi of the anime series Sakigake!! Otokojuku.