T
he 16th annual Miss Universe Thailand
pageant was held on the 18th of July of
2015 at the Royal Paragon Hall, Siam
Paragon in Bangkok. 2015 was the first
year that Miss Universe Thailand has featured the
same format as the Miss Universe pageant; Top
Fifteen Swimsuit Competition, Top Ten evening
gown competition, and Top Five Questionnaire
and final look. Forty contestants came from all
over Thailand to compete. The Miss Universe
Thailand contest has been performed every year
since 2000. The pageant was originally called Miss
Thailand Universe. In 2012 it was changed to Miss
Universe Thailand, winners would go forward
and compete in the Miss Universe pageant. As
a matter of fact, Miss Universe Thailand has no
relation to the previous Miss Thailand or Miss
Thailand World.
The presenters Elizabeth Sadler and
Leenanuchai, Hemmawat Nittayaros were
universally applauded for keeping the crowd
entertained and the contest moving. The event
was broadcasted nationwide on channel 3 and
after three competitive rounds the women
who placed top 5 were: the first runner up
was Chavika Watrsang from Phuket. The
second runners up were Chatchadaporn
Kimakorn (Phichit), Anchalika Na Phatthalung
(Phatthalung) and Ravinnipa Hamid (Bangkok).
After a very thrilling night of competition the
audience was excited to find out who would be
globally representing Thailand in the prestigious
Miss Universe Pageant 2015.
Pimbongkod Chankaew, the deputy of Miss
Universe Thailand 2014, officially crowned 20
year old Aniporn Chalermburanawong from
Lampang at the end of the event. The dark
haired beauty currently attends one of the top
universities in Thailand, Thammasat University,
where she is majoring in Social Administraton.
In addition, she is also working as a professional
model.
Special Awards were given to the following
beauties: Miss Photogenic, went to Thunyarat
Pitichot (Chiang Mai), Miss Popular, to Ravinnipa
Hamid (Bangkok), Miss Smile, awarded to
Aniporn Chalermburanawong (Lampang), Miss
Colorful Life, which was colourfully clinched by
Alisa Santitham (Chiang Mai), Miss Digital Girl,
taken by Warisa Srinukun (Sakhon Nakhon) and
Miss Best Creative Thai Costume, which was
awarded to Preeyaporn Philaguntar (Chiang Mai).
The telecast judges were Supaphan
Pichaironnarongsongkram, Petcharakorn
Watcharapongsanitwong Na Ayudhya, Panya
Vichinthanasan, Auendoo Disakula Na Ayudhya,
Sudarat Burapatchaisri, Prissana Sukheepoj,
Viluck Lhothong, Jitlada Disayanand, Chalita
Yaemwannang (who had been crowned Miss
Universe Thailand in 2013) and Jirayu Tangsrisuk.
Given the variety of personalities and
characteristics of all the contestants, who came
from different backgrounds and who possessed
an array of skills and talents, the contest made it
quite a challenging task for these judges and thus
resulted in a very thrilling event.
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