Army Meets Beauty For Miss Universe Competition

[george]

Army meets beauty for Miss Universe competition

BANGKOK: -- The Royal Thai Army may seem an unlikely player in a Miss Universe contest, but today the army’s Commander-in-Chief, Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan, gave his backing for the competition to be hosted in Thailand later this month.

Gen. Prawit said that the Royal Thai Army was fully prepared to oversee security arrangements for the event, but stressed that the main responsibilities fell with the Southern Border Provinces Peacekeeping Command (SBPPC), the 4th Army Area Command and the Provincial Police Region 9.

The welcome parade for the contest will take place on 13 May, with the main events running from 25-31 May.

Representing Thailand is an engineering graduate, Chananporn Rosjan, aged 22.

--TNA 2005-05-06

[baht&sold]

Women from Thailand have won the Miss Universe crown twice before - in 1965 and 1988 and Thailand hosted the contest in 1992 (?). I know, i know, 'beauty' pageants are a bit old hat but good luck to K Chananporn (brains and beauty = )

[peder.klockmann]

Chananporn Rosjan

March 29, 2005: Among the bevy of beauties, here is a of fly-past of intellect. Engineering graduate Chananporn Rosjan, 22, has won the coveted title of Miss Universe Thailand 2005 at a beauty pagent held in Bangkok on Saturday night. Chananporn Rosjan will now represent her country at the global Miss Universe 2005 contest. Thailand is the host country for the Miss Univese pageant this year. The event is scheduled for May 30, 2005.

Rosjan hopes to be a jet pilot one day. She is also getting ready with her training with Thailand's low-budget airline Air Asia.

Chananporn Rosjan outshone 43 candidates to win her her tiara. Rosjan holds a degree in engineering.

The title of Miss Universe Thailand has also brought her one million baht (25,975 dollars), besides diamond jewelry and the tiara.

Women from Thailand have won the Miss Universe crown twice before -- in 1965 and 1988. The country earlier hosted the contest in 1992.

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