Wearing a stack of bronze neck coils -- a sign of beauty for her Kayan tribe -- Mu Par dreams of a time when all "long-necked" women can return to Myanmar from Thailand where they are a tourist ...

This culture thrives among the Kayan Lahwi tribe, also known as the "Long Neck" tribe. These women wear coils of brass around their necks that create the illusion of elongated necks have an unusual ...

Some tourists see the charming children with their necks rigidly encased in heavy brass coils and say, "Poor, girls." Their mothers view things differently: The coils are passports to a better way of ...

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Even after decades in Thailand, Kayan women who fled Myanmar make their living from their traditional neck rings. But that’s changing. By Hannah Beech HUAY PU KENG, Thailand — In front of nearly every ...

Sydney V. Smith is sticking her neck out and admitting she wants to become a “giraffe woman.” Since 2011, the 28-year-old Los Angeles resident has attempted to extend her neck by encasing it in 11 ...