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Sanook Thai Caption: The rules need to change

 

A beautiful Thai teacher in Chumphon, southern Thailand, has decided to pull out of the Miss Universe Thailand pageant 2022 after an old education department rule was uncovered.

 

Khru Jupjaeng - real name Kanokwan Chusuk, aged 25 - managed to get in the last 30 round from an original quota of 200 contestants.

 

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Then she found out about the rule introduced in 1961 that states that female teachers in Thailand can't take part in beauty pageants. 

 

They could even be sacked if they do. 

 

This caused much debate and laughs about fuddy-duddy Thailand in official beauty circles and among the public.

 

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On Wednesday Sanook reporters went to the Wat Hat Phankrai school in Muang district where Jupjaeng is a math teacher. 

 

Her director Jaran Petchdee said he had never seen the rule and neither had people at the education department. 

 

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He supported his teacher in her aspirations and felt that it was ridiculous that in this day and age people should be barred from taking part in beauty pageants from any walk of life.

 

The contests often show that women can be excellent role models and offer their opinions about social issues. That fits in well with teachers, he said.

 

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He said what happened was up to the bigwigs at the ministry, however.

 

Jupjaeng said that she applied to the contest herself and never thought she would be selected for the final rounds. 

 

But she had been contacted by someone who told her about the old rule and after consultation with a respected elder she had decided to take the decision herself to pull out.

 

She said that it was a pity and she hopes to apply again if and when the rules are changed. 

 

 

 

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“Stunner?” Hoping this is supposed to be satire. ????

8 minutes ago, fusion58 said:

“Stunner?” Hoping this is supposed to be satire. ????

I think he looks okay. 

Beauty must be in the eyes of the beholder, I am not seeing it... 

Hmm you miserable lot - I would  ????

She needs to stand a little closer to the razor when shaving her upper lip.

Looks like a different person in each photo almost.

I've had better looking bar girls than that, and I wasn't drunk, really. Also, she looks like she is carrying a bit of extra baggage on the rear end, not to my liking, of course ????

 

Not my cup of tea.  She'd do better in The Miss Girl-Next-Door competition. 

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Beauty must be in the eyes of the beholder, I am not seeing it... 

Should have gone to Specsavers.

The BKK HiSo won't like that.
A dark lady, how dares she.

56 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

I've had better looking bar girls than that, and I wasn't drunk, really. Also, she looks like she is carrying a bit of extra baggage on the rear end, not to my liking, of course ????

 

Have you never suffered from constipation?

In UK, and other countries now, we would not be allowed to use the word 'stunner' as it can be deemed sexist. We can hardly use the word 'girl' or 'woman' !

She has quite big lips.

I like that.

13 minutes ago, RafPinto said:

Have you never suffered from constipation?

Eat plenty of fibre ????

 

 

30 minutes ago, RafPinto said:

She has quite big lips.

I like that.

 

Oh.....could you post a link to that other set of photos.

2 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Beauty must be in the eyes of the beholder, I am not seeing it... 

 

Well she made the cover of MUTT magazine so perhaps you were expecting too much.

For what it is worth I think that she is a very pretty girl.

 

If she had been teaching me maths fifty years ago I would have worked a damn sight harder!

 

when criticising another's appearance how about posting a photo of yourself so we can all see how perfectly handsome you are.

I would go with her on a safari.

4 minutes ago, it is what it is said:

 

when criticising another's appearance how about posting a photo of yourself so we can all see how perfectly handsome you are.

We aren't entering beauty pageants, so our looks are irrelevant to our opinions. 

 

As for her looks...... 

I wouldn't barfine her. 

Bloke.

In many photos she is a stunning natural beauty, what a bunch of losers are making stupid comments about her here again. 

3 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

I think he looks okay. 

I would have to go out with her a few times to see if she had a chance.

4 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Beauty must be in the eyes of the beholder, I am not seeing it... 

It always is!

22 minutes ago, Wildliferescue said:

In many photos she is a stunning natural beauty, what a bunch of losers are making stupid comments about her here again. 

As I said in my post, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder", I don't see it, or rather she is not what I would look for or even vote for in a competition.

4 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Beauty must be in the eyes of the beholder, I am not seeing it... 

You got that quote wrong. Its "beauty is in the eyes of the beer holder".

1 hour ago, it is what it is said:

 

when criticising another's appearance how about posting a photo of yourself so we can all see how perfectly handsome you are.

I don't see the relevance, the posters on here are not entering beauty pageants.

7 minutes ago, wolf81 said:

You got that quote wrong. Its "beauty is in the eyes of the beer holder".

Oh I forgot my Beer Goggles at home, better get them and look again.  Holy cow after putting on the BG she is the raving beauty you see at 2am when leaving the bar, and upon waking up you realize what you did and  you gnaw of your arm rather then wake her before you leave....

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think she’s lovely. And intelligent on top of that.