Maria Lynn Ehren (), known professionally as Maria Poonlertlarp (, , ; born January 18, 1992), is a Swedish-Thai actress, model, activist and beauty pageant titleholder who won

Miss Universe Thailand 2017 Miss Universe Thailand 2017 was the 18th edition of the Miss Universe Thailand pageant held at Royal Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon in Bangkok on 29 July 2017. The previous winner, Chalita Suansane from Samut Prakan crowned Maria Poonlertlarp a ...

. She represented Thailand at

Miss Universe 2017 Miss Universe 2017 was the 66th Miss Universe pageant, held at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on 26 November 2017. At the end of the event, Iris Mittenaere of France crowned Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa as Miss Unive ...

, where she reached the Top 5.

Career

In August 2016, Poonlertlarp began her career in modeling by posing on the cover of ''Vogue Thailand''. In 2018, she became the guest star in the fourth episode of

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. In February 2019, she became a mentor of The Face Thailand (season 5) with

Toni Rakkaen Theerachai Wimolchaireuk (; ; born January 21, 1982), known professionally as Toni Rakkaen, is a Thai model, actor and hair stylist. His mother, Banyen Rakkaen, is a Mor Lam artist and a Thai National Artist. Early life and education Rakkaen ...

, Virahya Pattarachokchai and Bank Anusith.

Pageantry

Miss Universe Thailand 2017

Poonlertlarp won Miss Universe Thailand 2017 on 29 July 2017. During its preliminary segment, Poonlertlarp won the ''Boutique Lady'' title sponsored by

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with a prize of 100,000 baht cash, and a complimentary round-trip first class airline ticket for the upcoming Miss Universe 2017 pageant destination. During the competition, Poonlertlarp was asked what was difficult about being a woman. she answered: During the pageant, she said she wanted to work on issues with sexual equality, teenage pregnancy, proper trash disposal and care for the homeless.

Miss Universe 2017

On 26 November 2017, Poonlertlarp represented Thailand at Miss Universe 2017 in Las Vegas, US, where she reached the top five. At the competition, Poonlertlarp wore a Thai national costume which was inspired by the Thai national epic

Ramakien The (, , ; ; sometimes also spelled ) is one of Thailand's national epics. It is a Thai version of the ancient Indian epic ''Ramayana'', and an important part of the Thai literature, Thai literary canon. King Rama VI was the first person t ...

. It was designed by Prapakas Angsusingha. Ehren had to study and practice

khon Khon (, ) is a dance drama genre from Thailand. Khon has been performed since the Ayutthaya Kingdom. It is traditionally performed solely in the royal court by men in masks accompanied by narrators and a traditional piphat ensemble. A variati ...

which includes traditional Thai dance and puppetry art of Hun krabok.

Personal life

Poonlertlarp is a Buddhist. She is a voluntary English teacher at Duang Prateep, a non-profit foundation sponsored by the

Thai royal family The Chakri dynasty is the current reigning dynasty of the Kingdom of Thailand. The head of the house is the king, who is head of state. The family has ruled Thailand since the founding of the Rattanakosin era and the city of Bangkok in 1782; f ...

for children in Thailand. In 2020, she expressed her support for the participants of the 2020 Thai protests.

Filmography

Series

References

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Maria Poonlertlarp Maria Lynn Ehren (), known professionally as Maria Poonlertlarp (, , ; born January 18, 1992), is a Swedish-Thai actress, model, activist and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Thailand 2017. She represented Thailand at Miss Univers ...

Living people Miss Universe 2017 contestants