Farung Yuthithum (; ), nicknamed Kwang (; born April 6, 1987, in

Pathum Thani Pathum Thani (, ) is a town ('' thesaban mueang'') in central Thailand, directly north of Bangkok. It is the capital of the Pathum Thani province, Thailand as well as the Mueang Pathum Thani district. As of 2005, it has a population of 18,320, c ...

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

) is a Thai actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who competed in the

Miss Universe 2007 Miss Universe 2007 was the 56th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, Mexico on 28 May 2007. At the end of the event, Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico crowned Riyo Mori of Japan as Miss Universe 2007. It was Japan ...

pageant and placed in the Top 15.

Early life

As a first year student from

Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi (abbreviated as RMUTT; ) is a public university in Pathum Thani Province, Thailand. It was established on January 18, 2005, and is a member of the Rajamangala University of Technology system. It o ...

, Yuthithum won her first major pageant title in 2006 when she was named Miss U-League 2006. The pageant is held annually for female university students in Thailand.

Pageantry

On March 24, 2007, she competed in the

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pageant held in Bangkok where she won and was crowned by reigning Miss Universe 2006

Zuleyka Rivera Zuleyka Jerrís Rivera Mendoza (born October 3, 1987) is a Puerto Rican actress, TV host, dancer, model, and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 2006 in Los Angeles. She was previously crowned Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006. She made her debu ...

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. Moreover, she was the tallest winner in the Thai pageant's history. Yuthithum represented Thailand in the

pageant held in

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, where she had made the top fifteen round.

Riyo Mori (born December 24, 1986) is a Japanese actress, dancer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City. Personal life An only child, Riyo Mori began dancing at the age of 4. She studied at Quinte Ballet School and gra ...

, Miss Japan was crowned Miss Universe.

Personal life

On December 2, 2018, Yuthithum married Andrian Zahariev, a Bulgarian-Russian businessman. They have one child.

Stage and screen credits

Television (Channel 7)

MC

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References

External links

Official site of Miss Thailand Universe 2007
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