Niratcha Tungtisanont ( th, ณิรัฐชา ตังติสานนท์), nicknamed Grace ( th, เกรซ) (born 19 April 1987 in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

) is a Thai model and beauty pageant titleholder who the official representative of Thailand to the 2011

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pageant. She is also an assistant professor at the

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Personal life

Tungtisanont was born and raised in

, Thailand. She graduated from the

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with a BA in Economics and Mathematics, and an MS in Agricultural and Resource Economics. After her pageant career, she continued her study and received a Ph.D. in Operations Management from Clemson University. Her dissertation focuses on recovery from floods. She is currently an assistant professor at the

, in the Department of Logistics, Business & Public Policy at the

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Miss Thailand Universe 2011

Tungtisanont who stands 172.5 cm, competed in the 2011

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pageant, held on 26 March 2011, at

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, Thailand, where she placed first-runner up to "Fah"

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, gaining the right to represent her country at

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, Philippines.

Miss Earth 2011

As the official representative of Thailand to the 2011 Miss Earth pageant, Tungtisanont placed in the Top 16 and received People's Choice Award and Miss Golden Sunset title.

References

External links

Miss Thailand Universe Official WebsiteMTU on facebook
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