Gavintra Photijak nicknamed Gam (born 24 December 1986 in Nongkhai, Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

 is a student, and pageant titleholder who has competed in the Miss Universe

Miss Universe

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

 pageant.

On May 24, 2007, she competed in the Miss Thailand Universe

Miss Thailand Universe

Miss Thailand Universe is an annual national beauty pageant that selects Thailand's representative to the Miss Universe pageant since 2000.The reigning Miss Thailand Universe is Chanyasorn Sakornchan who was crowned on March 26, 2011 in Bangkok by Ximena Navarrete, Miss Universe 2010...

 pageant held in Bangkok where she won and was crowned by reigning Miss Thailand Universe 2007 Farung Yuthithum

Farung Yuthithum

Farung Yuthithum , nicknamed Kwang Farung Yuthithum , nicknamed Kwang Farung Yuthithum , nicknamed Kwang (born April 6, 1987 in Pathum Thani, Thailand is a student, model, and pageant titleholder who has competed in the Miss Universe pageant.-Biography:...

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Pageantry

She represented Thailand in the Miss Universe 2008

Miss Universe 2008

Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Crown Convention Center in the Diamond Bay Resort, Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008...

 pageant held in Nha Trang

Nha Trang

Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khanh Hoa province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bounded on the North by Ninh Hoà district, on the East by the South China Sea, on the South by Cam Ranh town and on the West by Diên Khánh district...

, Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

, where she won Best National Costume Award. The pageant was won by Dayana Mendoza

Dayana Mendoza

Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada is a model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the titles of Miss Venezuela 2007 and Miss Universe 2008.-Personal life:...

, of Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

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Photijak is the fourth Thai woman ever won the Best National Costume Award in the Miss Universe pageant, the first being Saengduan Manwong in 1969, Porntip Nakhirunkanok

Porntip Nakhirunkanok

Porntip Bui Nakhirunkanok aka Porntip Bui Simon is a Thai beauty queen who has held the title Miss Universe 1988. She became the second woman from Thailand to win the Miss Universe crown, the first being Apasra Hongsakula in 1965.-Biography:Nakhirunkanok was born in Chacheonsao, Thailand...

 in 1988 and Chananporn Rosjan

Chananporn Rosjan

Chananporn Rosjan , nicknamed Nod is a pilot, model, and Miss Thailand Universe 2005 titleholder.-Biography:Rosjan was educated primarily at Ruamrudee International School in Bangkok, Thailand....

 in 2005.

External links

• Official site of Miss Thailand Universe 2008