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SIAM LIVING BY MARICEL DIAZ
The 67th

Miss Universe 2018

Pageant in Thailand

PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE NATION MULTIMEDIA

Miss Universe 2017 Demi Leigh Peters, Apsara Hongsakula Ms Paula Shugart of MUO Mr Weerasak Kowsurat, Thai Minister of Tourism
Miss Universe 1965 and Natalie Glebova Miss Universe 2005
and Sports and Mr Thanawat Wansom, copyright holder of MU2018

BANGKOK, THAILAND Tis month-long event is expected to boost Tai
tourism with an estimated 6,000 people from around
he pageantry world’s much awaited the world, including the beauty queens, their crew
announcement is fnally out! and pool of media to cover the activities and the fnals
In July 31, Te Miss Universe night. Supporters and pageant fans are also expected to
TOrganization headed by Ms. Paula Shugart arrive and watch the coronation event live.
and reigning Miss Universe queen, Miss Demi Leigh Ms. Shugart pleasantly mentioned that this will be
Peters, were warmly welcomed by Mr. Tanawat the third time Tailand will host the Miss Universe
Wansom, the rightful copyright holder of the 67th and incidentally happen every 13 years. Te frst was in
edition of Miss Universe before heading to meet the 1992, then 2005 and then this year. She also mentioned
Ministry of Tai Tourism head Mr. Weerasak Kowsurat that there will be 90 contestants from across the globe
and other government ofcials to fnalize the country’s and will arrive in Tailand in early November for the
hosting agreement for the most popular beauty pageant pre-pageant activities.
in the world this year. Also present at the press conference were Miss
Later that day, an ofcial press conference was called Apsara Hongsakul, Miss Universe 1965 and frst Miss
at Bangkok Art and Culture Center (BACC) to formally Universe from Tailand and Miss Natalie Glebova, Miss
announce that the meeting with Tai ofcials was Universe 2005.
successful and that the 67th Miss Universe pageant will Sophida Kanchanarin, our recent featured
be on December 17, 2018 at the Impact Arena Hall in personality in Siam Living, will vie for Tailand’s third
Bangkok. crown.

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