First runner-up Supaporn Litiphruek received half a million baht, and joint second runners-up Suraphuen Artkongharn, Ratchanok Nawaset and Paweensuda Du-uen each pocketed 150,000 baht. Chalita Suansane, Miss Universe Thailand 2016, was also on stage. Chalita finished in the top six in the global Miss Universe competition – Thailand’s greatest success since Porntip Nakhirankanok won the Miss Universe title back in 1988.

Online reporters 25-year-old Mareeya Poonlertlarp, a half-Thai, half-Swedish model, was crowned Miss Universe Thailand 2017 at Siam Paragon Hall on Saturday night. 183cm tall, the postgraduate in marketing from the Stockholm Business School is said to be fluent in four languages – Thai, Swedish, English and Mandarin. She won 1 million baht, a diamond tiara and a car, as well as the trophy. She is now set to represent Thailand at the international Miss Universe 2017 pageant in Las Vegas this coming November.

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25-year-old Mareeya Poonlertlarp, a half-Thai, half-Swedish model, was crowned Miss Universe Thailand 2017 at Siam Paragon Hall on Saturday night.

Moreeya Poonlertlarp, Miss Universe Thailand 2017, with the runners-up. (Photos by Seksan Rojjanametakun)

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Vocabulary:

competition : a situation in which people or organizations compete, i.e., try to be more successful or better than somebody else who is trying to do the same as you - การแข่งขัน

crown : to put a crown on the head of a new king or queen as a sign of royal power - มอบตำแหน่งสูงสุดให้, ครองตำแหน่ง

fluent : able to speak, read or write a language, especially a foreign language, easily and well - คล่อง, พูดหรือเขียนได้อย่างคล่องแคล่ว

global : known throughout the world - ระดับโลก

pageant : a competition to choose the most beautiful from a group of women - ประกวดนางงาม

pocket (verb): to win, take or keep something, especially an amount of money - เก็บเข้ากระเป๋า

postgraduate (adj): of a person who already holds a first degree and who is doing advanced study or research; a graduate student - หลังได้รับปริญญาแล้ว

runner-up : winning second place in a competition - รองอันดับหนึ่ง

set to : ready to do something - พร้อม

stage (noun): a raised area, usually in a theatre, etc. where actors, dancers, speakers etc. perform - เวที

success (noun): achieving the goals you wanted to achieve or made a lot of money - มีผลสำเร็จ, ประสบผลสำเร็จ, ประสบชัยชนะ

tiara (noun): a piece of jewellery like a small crown decorated with precious stones, worn by a woman, for example a princess, on formal occasions - มงกุฎประดับเพชรที่ผู้หญิงใช้สวมเป็นเครื่องประดับ

trophy : a large silver cup or similar object given as a prize to the winner of a competition - ถ้วยรางวัล