Niratcha Tungtisanont
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Niratcha Tungtisanont nicknamed Grace (born April 19,1987 in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

) is a post-graduate student and the official representative of Thailand to the 2011 Miss Earth
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....

 pageant.

Personal life

Tungtisanont was born and rasied in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

, 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...

. She graduated from the University of Arizona with BA in Economics and Mathematics within 3 years. She also worked as a research/data assistant at her university while she was studying. She got a full graduate assistant scholarship to complete her Master of Science in Agricultural and Resource Economics degree from University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. She completed her MS in July 2010. While she competed in Miss Thailand Universe pageant she also received many offers to pursue her Ph.D. from various universities in the United States. She will pursue her doctoral studies in 2012.

Miss Thailand Universe

Tungtisanont who stands 1.72 cm, competed in the 2011 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 on March 26, 2011 in Manila, where she placed first-runner up to Chanyasorn Sakornchan
Chanyasorn Sakornchan
Chanyasorn Sakornchan , nicknamed Fah is a Thai beauty queen who currently holds the Miss Thailand Universe 2011 title, and will be a contestant in the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in Sao Paulo, Brazil. -Biography:...

, gaining the right to represent her country at Miss Earth 2011
Miss Earth 2011
Miss Earth 2011, the 11th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, is scheduled to be held on December 3, 2011 at the University of the Philippines Theater in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. The show will be aired live by Channel V at 8:00pm, while Star World will broadcast on Sunday, December 4 at...

.

Miss Earth

As the official representative of Thailand to the 2011 Miss Earth pageant to be held in December 2011, Tungtisanont will vie to succeed current Miss Earth title holder, Nicole Faria
Nicole Faria
Nicole Estelle Faria ) is an Indian model from Bangalore and beauty pageant titleholder who won the titles of Femina Miss India Earth 2010 and Miss Earth 2010. Faria is the first woman from India to win Miss Earth.-Career:...

of India.

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