Farida Waller ( th, ฟาริด้า วัลเลอร์) or Nutpimon Natthayalak ( th, ณัฐพิมล นาฏยลักษณ์; ), nicknamed Rida ( th, ริด้า) (born October 24, 1993) is a Thai actress and model who was crowned

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and represented

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at the

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pageant.

Early life and education

Waller was born and raised in

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to an Austrian father, Michael Waller, and a Thai mother, Suphun Wannapat. She graduated from

Bangkok University University (BU; th, มหาวิทยาลัยกรุงเทพ; ), commonly known as Mo Krung Thep ( th, มอกรุงเทพ), has operated since 1962, is one of the oldest and largest private, non-profit universities in ...

in 2016.

Pageantry

Waller was crowned as Miss Universe Thailand 2012 by outgoing titleholder Chanyasorn Sakornchan at the Siam Pavalai Royal Grand Theatre,

Siam Paragon Siam Paragon ( th, สยามพารากอน) is a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. It is one of the largest malls in Thailand, along with IconSiam, CentralWorld and CentralPlaza WestGate. Siam Paragon includes a range of specialty s ...

on Saturday 2 June 2012. Miss Universe Thailand 2012 was the 13th edition of the Miss Universe Thailand pageant. She represented Thailand in

held in Las Vegas, Nevada, but did not place in the Top 16.

References

External links

Official site of Miss Universe Thailand
Living people Farida Waller Miss Universe 2012 contestants Farida Waller Farida Waller Farida Waller Farida Waller Farida Waller 1993 births {{Asia-pageant-bio-stub