Namphet sacked from Miss Universe Thailand second runner-up title

[Lite Beer]

Namphet sacked from Miss Universe Thailand second runner-up title

BANGKOK: -- Second runner-up of Miss Universe Thailand, Miss Sunnanipa "Namphet" Krissanasuwan, has been sacked from the title .

The Organising Committee of Miss Universe Thailand did not give reason for sacking Miss Sunnanipa in its announcement released yesterday.

But announcement was dated July 10.

A PR staff of the committee just explained that the date shown on the announcement was the date when the beauty pageant came to sign acknowledgement of the action.

Miss Sunnanipa later told Channel 3 Saturday that she was pressured to resign over pictures widely shared on the social network which were criticised to be inappropriate.

She said she would give a press conference on Monday about the matter.

Earlier pictures showing she posted inside a van and sitting on the lap of a man were shared on the social network, sparking outcry of her behaviour.

But she later came out to defend that they were pictures that were taken when she acted as a pretty for an advertisement before she came to the beauty contest.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/namphet-sacked-miss-universe-thailand-second-runner-title/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=namphet-sacked-miss-universe-thailand-second-runner-title

-- Thai PBS 2014-07-19

[FangFerang]

Ah, not fair. Not fair at all. People in Thailand and people outside Thailand have very different ideas about proper Thai behavior.

So be it. They say she is inappropriate. What about that controversial winner, though.....?

People question that more than the second runner up altogether -- is this herring red? It sure smells fishy.

[anon467848]

She probably got sacked because she is Luk Khreung.... then again, if that was the case they would have to sack 50% of the Thai soap actors / actresses

[khounteen]

Politics, maybe she stepped on someone's toes or ignored some advances...

[dddave]

Happens everywhere. Remember Vanessa Williams??? (De-frocked Miss America; I forget why.)

[Payboy]

I would sack her too.

[ezzra]

This beauty pageant is more corrupt than the rice scheme I tell you, there is a lot of wheeling

dealing going on in there and vast interest of some questionable ethics as well,

the bottom line there is money....

[Misterwhisper]

"Sitting on a man's lap" warrants that she is "sacked from her title" (stripped of her title?), but apparently it did not "spark outcry of her behavior" on the social network when she paraded in a skimpy bikini during the publicly televised pageant, being ogled over by millions of (male) viewers.

Sometime I'm really at a loss at the rather absurd rules of what constitutes appropriate behavior and what does not.

And all of this "outcry" in a country that has managed to produce 65+ million citizens, and where in certain parts it is not uncommon that females bear their first child at only 14 or 15 years old. How? Osmosis, perhaps.

Edited July 19, 2014 by Misterwhisper

[Thongkorn]

Maybe she should grow a beard like the idiot who won the European song fix.

[Thongkorn]

I would sack her too.

or would you like to get her IN the sack.

[SlyAnimal]

Apparently from what my wife has said, as she has been interested/complaining about the beauty pageant winners for a while, this girl (who was originally 3rd, then promoted to 2nd when they kicked out the original winner), was previously a "pretty" or promogirl. And some of the jobs which she took, put her in quite compromising situations, where she was showing more than what a "proper" Thai girl should, and getting a lot closer to guys, while doing her job, than what a "proper" Thai girl should.

Apparently it's not just that she was sitting on a guys lap, but also she had people put stickers on some parts of her body and various other things (My wife has a list of things which she rants on about whenever she sees a new story involving the pageant lol). All things which a "proper" Thai girl shouldn't be doing, and Thailand wants Miss Universe / Miss World Thailand to be a role model, not just the most beautiful person in the country.

It's much the same as how professional footballers are held to account for their off field antics, whether it be getting too drunk and making a fool of themselves, getting into a fight or getting arrested (or all 3 lol), they are held to account for their actions and can either be fined or lose their jobs with the club if they act up off the field. This is because they're meant to be role models, because people should look at the club and it's players with respect, the same goes for beauty pageants in Thailand. I'm pretty sure there would also be a similar thing in our home countries, although maybe a little less strict, since our countries have different morals in regards to sexuality than what Thailand has.

(And before someone says it, Pattaya/Nana/PatPong/Patong aren't representative of the majority of Thai people at all, what goes on there essentially flies in the face of all Thai morality, however morals are sometimes a luxury when you're poor).

[up-country_sinclair]

Does anyone have a link to the photo?

[jcsmith]

Happens everywhere. Remember Vanessa Williams??? (De-frocked Miss America; I forget why.)

Vanessa Williams' was a bit different, she posed nude in a magazine.

[Bullie]

I would sack her too. In Holland she would not be considered pretty enough to enter the pageant.

Any other consideration, on the other hand, such as sleazy boyfriends, a go-go past, a cocaine habit, or even worse would not be considered a hindrance to come in as a winner.

Thailand. Same-same, but different.

To forsestall any racist slurs: In Holland it could easily be a Luk-Krueng girl with either Indonesian, Marrocan or African blood that wins.

[Always18]

I would sack her too.

Bad.........bad boy!

[whybother]

Happens everywhere. Remember Vanessa Williams??? (De-frocked Miss America; I forget why.)

Vanessa Williams' was a bit different, she posed nude in a magazine.

Actually, she posed nude for a photographer that she was an assistant/make up artist for a couple of years before the pageant. He sold the photos to magazine without her authorisation.

[cgphuket]

That was what he meant...keep up.

I would sack her too.

or would you like to get her IN the sack.

[ChrisY1]

Thai beauty pagents.....a serial joke.........more corrupt than the rice scam............well...maybe not in dollar/Baht terms....but stinking throughout.......

It is a joke.....

[H1w4yR1da]

(And before someone says it, Pattaya/Nana/PatPong/Patong aren't representative of the majority of Thai people at all, what goes on there essentially flies in the face of all Thai morality, however morals are sometimes a luxury when you're poor).

So the places Thai men frequent like Ratchada massage paroles, karaoke bars etc ARE representative?

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[metisdead]

Some nonsense posts have been removed.

[noitom]

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Happens everywhere. Remember Vanessa Williams??? (De-frocked Miss America; I forget why.)

Penthouse nude photos were discovered and she resigned amid controversy. Williams has gone on to be the most successful Miss America in the entertainment industry.

[englishoak]

Dont see the fuss myself, if your out trying to get along on looks for your bread and butter its a sex based parade thing anyway.

Still selling her body in a way regardless lets be honest.

Not that I have a problem with that its their choice but please dont try and put beauty pagents on a pedestal and a centerspread in the gutter, theres really only a fine line of cloth between them.

[up-country_sinclair]

Happens everywhere. Remember Vanessa Williams??? (De-frocked Miss America; I forget why.)

Penthouse nude photos were discovered and she resigned amid controversy. Williams has gone on to be the most successful Miss America in the entertainment industry.

The photos were taken well before she became Miss America, and were sold to Penthouse after she was crowned.

I was a youngster at the time, and the photos had (ahem) a profound effect on me.

[WhamBam]

She would not be my choice to have in the sack either.

[Thai at Heart]

There is barely a "pretty" in Thailand who can't be scuppered one way or another for someting if they are gojng to hold them to this type of standard.

Maybe only one or two entrants next year.

[geronimo]

(And before someone says it, Pattaya/Nana/PatPong/Patong aren't representative of the majority of Thai people at all, what goes on there essentially flies in the face of all Thai morality, however morals are sometimes a luxury when you're poor).

Actually you need to look at the hundreds of Thai massage parlours along Petchaburi or Rachada road to see what the Thai men do.

[submaniac]

Stripped of title of "2nd Runner Up"...you mean second place among losers? And apparently she didn't even earn that coming in 3rd place before a girl above her kicked out. I didn't know 2nd runner up constituted a "title" such that you could lose it.

And anyways Vanessa Williams it wasn't just nude penthouse pictures...they were also homoerotic with another girl. And yes, they were awesome!

[crusader79]

Stripped of title of "2nd Runner Up"...you mean second place among losers? And apparently she didn't even earn that coming in 3rd place before a girl above her kicked out. I didn't know 2nd runner up constituted a "title" such that you could lose it.

And anyways Vanessa Williams it wasn't just nude penthouse pictures...they were also homoerotic with another girl. And yes, they were awesome!

I still have a copy of that issue and homoerotic is an understatement...

[mogoso]

The Miss Universe Pageant is owned by NBC Universal and Donald Trump. Both of these enities utilize more skin in some of their advertisements than was shown by this young lady. I think it's a nod to some of the more conservative religious countries to remove her.

[wandasloan]

Vanessa Williams' was a bit different, she posed nude in a magazine.

In what way is it different?

Up to now, it seems none of the members of the Official Thai Visa Thai Behaviour Vetting Committee have bothered looking at the photos and reading what prompted this controversy. The entire Committee has read one purposely and carefully discreet story, and then commented out of ignorance.

But I presume you have seen the photos and heard/read the opinions, so in what way is this case different?

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