Gavintra Photijak (; ), nicknamed Gam (, ; born 24 December 1986 in Nongkhai, Thailand) is a Thai model and beauty pageant titleholder who has competed in the

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. On May 24, 2008, she competed in the Miss Thailand Universe 2008 pageant held in Bangkok where she won and was crowned by reigning Miss Thailand Universe 2007

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She graduated bachelor's degree from

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Pageantry

She represented Thailand in the

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pageant held in

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, where her

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inspired costume won the Best National Costume Award. However, she did not place in the Top 15. The pageant was won by

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, of

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. Photijak is the fourth Thai woman ever won the Best National Costume Award in the Miss Universe pageant, the first being Saengduan Manwong in 1969,

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in 1988 and

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in 2005.

Screen credits

Television (Channel 7)

External links

Official site of Miss Thailand Universe 2008
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