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BANGKOK, October 11 (The Nation Thailand / ANN): Chalisa ‘Amanda’ Obdam, a 27-year-old Thai-Canadian, won the 2020 Miss Universe Thailand crown.
Phuket-born Amanda bested 29 others in the fight for the Mouawaddiamond crown worth 3.5 million Bt.
Winner Amanda has a career as a model and beauty queen, having previously won Miss Grand Rising Stars 2016 and Miss Tourism Metropolitan International 2016.
Amanda, who has a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a specialization in economics from the University of Toronto, Canada, impressed the judges with both her intelligence and her beauty, answering questions fluently.
Twenty-nine beauties were in the fray in the final round on Saturday night at True Icon Hall, Iconsiam in Bangkok.
During the Q&A segment for the top five contenders, Amanda was asked, “A hundred years from now, who would historians select as the most influential woman of the 21st century and why?”
She replied that all women have a chance because “we are very strong.”
In the question and answer round for the final three contestants, all women were asked the same question: “The Temple of Dawn symbolizes the spirit of Thailand and is a landmark; how would you represent yourself as an icon of Thailand? “
Amanda’s response that although she was born Thai-Canadian, she is truly a Thai lady and is going to present all her Thainess to the world, impressed the judges.
Amanda was crowned the winner, while the first runner-up was Praveenar Singh, a Thai of Indian descent from Chiang Mai province, and the second runner-up was Punika Kulsoontornrut from Prachuap Khiri Khan province. – The Nation Thailand / Asian News Network
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