Amanda Charlene Obdam ( th, อแมนดา ชาร์ลีน ออบดัม; born 17 June 1993) is a Thai-Canadian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned

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. She represented

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at the

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pageant in

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where she finished as a Top 10 semifinalist.

Early life and education

Amanda Charlene Obdam was born on 17 June 1993 in

Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...

to a

Thai Chinese Thai Chinese (also known as Chinese Thais, Sino-Thais), Thais of Chinese origin ( th, ชาวไทยเชื้อสายจีน; ''exonym and also domestically''), endonym Thai people ( th, ชาวไทย), are Chinese descenda ...

mother and a

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father. She studied in the

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program at

Satree Phuket School Satree Phuket School (Thai: โรงเรียนสตรีภูเก็ต) is a public school in Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat' ...

and the

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. After graduating, she moved to

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to enroll in the

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, graduating with a degree in Economics, Business administration and management general in 2015, with

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Pageantry

Amanda began her career in pageantry in 2015, competing in Miss Thailand World 2015, where she placed in the top ten. Afterwards, she competed in Miss Grand Phuket 2016, which she won and was granted entry into Miss Grand Thailand 2016 as the representative from

Phuket Province Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...

. She went on to place in the top ten, additionally winning the supplementary title of Miss Rising Star. After Miss Grand Thailand, Amanda was selected to represent Thailand at Miss Tourism Metropolitan International 2016 in

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

, where she won the title. In 2020, Amanda was selected as a contestant in

, as one of the contestants coming from Phuket Province. She emerged as a favorite to win the title, winning the pre-pageant title of Miss Prissana, in addition to being one of the five golden tiara recipients and winning the speech wildcard into the top twenty. The finals were held on 10 October 2020 in

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, where Amanda continued to advance through the rounds of competition until winning the title, being crowned by outgoing titleholder

Paweensuda Drouin Jennifer Paweensuda Saetan-Drouin ( th, เจนนิเฟอร์ ปวีณสุดา แซ่ตั่น ดรูอิ้น; born 12 October 1993), also known by her Thai nickname Fahsai ( th, ฟ้าใส, lit=clear sky), is ...

. Amanda was the second consecutive Thai Canadian to win the title, following her predecessor Paweensuda. Amanda represented Thailand at

. Amanda represented Thailand at the 69th Miss Universe competition on May 16, 2021 at

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, Hollywood, Florida, United States and finished in the Top 10.

Filmography

Television Dramas

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Online * 2021: On Air

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: Amanda Obdam

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