Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 ⁄2 in) Hair color Black Name Niratcha Tungtisanont | Measurements 32-26-35 Eye color Black Education University of Arizona | |
Full Name Niratcha Tungtisanont Born April 19, 1987 (age 37)
Bangkok, Thailand ( 1987-04-19 ) Title(s) Miss Thailand Earth 2011 Major
competition(s) Miss Thailand Universe 2011
(1st Runner-up)
Miss Earth 2011
(Top 16) | ||
น้องเกรซ Niratcha Grace Tungtisanont
Niratcha Tungtisanont (Thai: ณิรัฐชา ตังติสานนท์), nicknamed Grace (Thai: เกรซ) (born April 19, 1987 in Bangkok) is a post-graduate student and the official representative of Thailand to the 2011 Miss Earth pageant.
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Personal life
Tungtisanont was born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand. She graduated from the University of Arizona with BA in Economics and Mathematics within 3 years. She also worked as a research/data assistant at her university while she was studying. She got a full graduate assistant scholarship to complete her Master of Science in Agricultural and Resource Economics degree from University of Arizona, United States of America. She completed her MS in July 2010. While she competed in Miss Thailand Universe pageant she also received many offers to pursue her Ph.D. from various universities in the United States. She has been pursuing her doctoral studies since 2012 in Clemson University (Operations Management) focusing on Humanitarian Operations and Crisis Management.
Miss Thailand Universe
Tungtisanont who stands 172.5 cm, competed in the 2011 Miss Thailand Universe pageant, held on March 26, 2011 at Royal Paragon Hall in Bangkok, Thailand, where she placed first-runner up to "Fah" Chanyasorn Sakornchan, gaining the right to represent her country at Miss Earth 2011, Manila, Philippines.
Miss Earth
As the official representative of Thailand to the 2011 Miss Earth pageant to be held in December 2011, Tungtisanont will vie to succeed current Miss Earth title holder, Nicole Faria of India. She placed in a semi-finalist (Top 16) and received People's Choice Award and Miss Golden Sunset in Miss Earth 2011.