Sireethorn Leearamwat ( th, สิรีธร ลีห์อร่ามวัฒน์; ; born 4 December 1993) is a Thai pharmacist and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned

Miss International 2019 Miss International 2019, the 59th Miss International pageant, was held on November 12, 2019, at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Bunkyo district, Tokyo, Japan. Mariem Velazco of Venezuela crowned her successor Sireethorn Leearamwat of Thailand at t ...

. She is the first woman from Thailand to win

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. Prior to winning Miss International, Leearamwat was crowned Miss Thailand 2019. She is also the first titleholder to have the longest reign in

history, since the upcoming contest was canceled twice.

Early life

Leearamwat was born on December 4, 1993 in Bangkok. She attended

Mahidol University Mahidol University (Mahidol), an autonomous research institution in Thailand, had its origin in the establishment of Siriraj Hospital in 1888. Mahidol had an acceptance rate for Medicine of 0.4% as of the 2016 academic year. Becoming the Univer ...

, where she graduated with a

Bachelor of Pharmacy A Bachelor of Pharmacy (abbreviated B Pharm or PharmB or BS Pharm) is a graduate academic degree in the field of pharmacy. In many countries, this degree is a prerequisite for registration to practice as a pharmacist. Since both PharmB and Pha ...

degree. After graduating, she began working as a

pharmacist A pharmacist, also known as a chemist (Commonwealth English) or a druggist (North American and, archaically, Commonwealth English), is a healthcare professional who prepares, controls and distributes medicines and provides advice and instructi ...

in Bangkok.

Pageantry

Leearamwat began her pageantry career in 2019, in the Miss Thailand 2019 competition. After receiving the right to represent

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in 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 estimated populatio ...

, she was ultimately selected as one of the representatives from

Central Thailand Central Thailand (Central plain) or more specifically Siam (also known as Suvarnabhumi and Dvaravati) is one of the regions of Thailand, covering the broad alluvial plain of the Chao Phraya River. It is separated from northeast Thailand ( Isa ...

to participate in the main competition. In Miss Thailand 2019, Leearamwat initially advanced to the top twenty, then top eight, and was ultimately crowned Miss Thailand 2019. As Miss Thailand 2019, Leearamwat received the right to represent Thailand at

. Leearamwat arrived in

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to compete in Miss International 2019 in October 2019. Finals night was ultimately held on 12 November 2019. Leearamwat advanced from the initial group of 83 delegates to the top fifteen, later reaching the top eight, and then ultimately being crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder

Mariem Velazco Mariem Claret Velazco García (born 9 November 1998 in San Tomé, Anzoátegui) is a Venezuelan TV host, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. She won both her Miss Venezuela International and Miss I ...

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. With her win, Leearamwat became the first Thai woman to be crowned Miss International, and the first since

Bui Simon Bui Simon (born Porntip Nakhirunkanok ( th, ภรณ์ทิพย์ นาคหิรัญกนก; ; ); February 7, 1969) is a Thai-American personality, philanthropist and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1988. Simon is presid ...

was crowned

Miss Universe 1988 Miss Universe 1988, the 37th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 24 May 1988 sponsored by Formosa Airlines at the Lin Kou Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan. Cecilia Bolocco of Chile crowned Porntip Nakhirunkanok of Thailand at the end of the event. 66 can ...

to win one of the

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. In her capacity as

, Leearamwat has traveled two times to

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

, various cities within Japan, and her home country of

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References

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* {{Authority control 1993 births Living people Sireethorn Leearamwat Sireethorn Leearamwat Miss International 2019 delegates Miss International winners Sireethorn Leearamwat Sireethorn Leearamwat Sireethorn Leearamwat