Sonia Couling (also spelled Sonia Cooling, Sonya Couling or Sonya Cooling) ( th, ซอนย่า คูลลิ่ง; June 18, 1974 in Bangkok, Thailand), nickname Pim ( th, พิม; ), is a Thai model, actress and television personality. She has appeared in many Thai films and TV shows, been a VJ for MTV Asia, been a host for HBO Asia and has produced and hosted ''

Thailand's Next Top Model Thailand's Next Top Model was a Thai reality television show based on '' America's Next Top Model'' that aired in 2005. The show was hosted by Thai supermodel Sonia Couling. The show's only season aired on ThaiTV 3 every Wednesday and Thursday ...

'' in 2005. Couling has also acted in Hollywood and French productions. She is of English and

Thai Thai or THAI may refer to: * Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia ** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand ** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand *** Thai script *** Thai (Unicode block ...

descent.

Biography

Early life

Couling is Eurasian or

Luk khrueng ''Luk khrueng'' ( th, ลูกครึ่ง, literally "half-child") is a colloquial Thai term referring to a person whose parents are of different nationalities. In a narrow sense, luk khrueng means people of mixed Thai and foreign origin; a pe ...

, with an English father and a

mother; fluent in Thai, English and French.Marengo Equestrian Shows by Sonia Couling 2017
on Paul Poole (South East Asia) She also speaks German and Italian. She attended St Michael's all-girls boarding school in Surrey, England and studied German literature at University College London. She graduated from European Business School London (EBS London) with Bachelor of International Business in 1998.

Career

Couling started her modeling career in a Seven Up advertisement when she was 13. While attending boarding school and university in the UK, she worked with Storm modeling agency in London. Once back in Asia she settled into a supermodel role, she has been the face of beauty products over Asia, like L'Oreal Asia,

Olay Olay, previously Oil of Olay, Oil of Olaz, Oil of Ulan or Oil of Ulay, is an American skin care brand owned by Procter & Gamble. For the 2009 fiscal year, which ended on June 30, Olay accounted for an estimated $2.8 billion of P&G's revenue. Ear ...

Asia, Nivea Visage, Eucerin, 1st Asian Ambassador for Rado watches, Clairol Worldwide and plenty more. In 1998 Couling became VJ for MTV Asia, based in Singapore. She was the first Thai woman to . In 1999 Couling was voted Thailand's sexiest woman by FHM. The UK magazine FHM chose her as number one sexiest woman in Thailand and second in Asia and 10 sexiest women in the world. In 2016 she was chosen as the most beautiful Thai actress. In 2002 she won Best Actress in a Lead Role at the TV Gold Awards (Thai television awards) for her performance as Phitawan Satchamat in Thai TV series ' (2001). Couling also works behind the cameras producing TV show ''

'' (2005) and internationally as the executive producer on ''

A Stranger in Paradise ''A Stranger in Paradise'' is a 2013 thriller film directed by Corrado Boccia and starring Colin Egglesfield, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Stuart Townsend and Byron Mann. Plot As written in the article by Movies News Week, the main character of Jo ...

'' (2013). In addition, Couling has starred in international films and TV series, including ''The Mark'', '' The Mark: Redemption and Strike Back : Legacy'.'' In 2018, she appeared on ''The Face Thailand season 4 All Stars'' and ''

The Face Men Thailand (season 2) ''The Face Men Thailand Season 2'' began audition on 9 June 2018 in Yangon, Myanmar and 11 August 2018 at Kantana studio, Bangkok, Thailand. Lukkade Metinee returned as ''Master Mentor'', the very first new role for the show. Moo Asava was re ...

'' as a mentor and ''

The Next Boy/Girl Band Thailand The Next Boy/Girl Band Thailand is a Thai reality television series on the Channel 7 television network. It was premiered on 3 June 2018. The show is the Thailand version of The Next Boy/Girl Band Netherlands. The series was licensed by the Kant ...

'' as a producer.

The face of Muay Thai

Couling, who is Thailand's number one international celebrity and has been involved in many

Muay Thai Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterised ...

projects, has been chosen to be the face of Muay Thai. Her in-depth experience with Muay Thai, includes having been an English announcer in ''Jao Muay Thai Fight'' at Siam Boxing Stadium on Thai TV3 for 3 years, hosted and MC'd The 2010

King's Cup __NOTOC__ King's Cup (incl. translations), may refer to: Sports Football * Copa del Rey, Spanish for "King's Cup," the main national knockout tournament in men's football * King Cup (sometimes named King's Cup), Saudi Arabian men's football nati ...

and The 2010 Queen's Cup and plenty more. She, moreover, appeared on ''

The Challenger Muay Thai ''The Challenger Muay Thai'' is a reality-based television series, nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment in 2012, that follows 16 aspiring Muay Thai middleweight fighters, from around the world, as they ...

'' (2011) on AXN as a ring announcer, and hosted ''Muay Thai Premier League'' (2012) on

FOX Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush''). Twelve sp ...

Personal life

On 8 September 2007, Couling married Paul-Dominique Vacharasinthu, who is Thai-French. They have a son, Pasha-Dominic Vacharasinthu (b. 21 October 2015). Couling flies single engine planes, reserve pilot for the Royal Thai Air Force where she was a guest pilot on the F5 and F16 fighter planes. She is also a horse rider and female

polo Polo is a ball game played on horseback, a traditional field sport and one of the world's oldest known team sports. The game is played by two opposing teams with the objective of scoring using a long-handled wooden mallet to hit a small hard ...

player.

Filmography

Television

TV series

TV Program

Production

* ''

'' as Executive producer * ''

'' as Executive producer

Endorsements

* Seven Up (1989, Thailand) (debut) * Coffeemate (1992, Thailand) * Kotex Soft Dry (1995, Thailand) * Nissin Cup Noodle (1996, Thailand) * Spy Drinks (1999, Thailand) * Honda City Type-Z (2002, Thailand) * Sony Vega TV (2005, Thailand) * Ricoh Printers (2005, Thailand) * AIS GSM (2006, Thailand) * Olay Total Effects (2007, Thailand) * Ocean 1 Tower (2008, Thailand) * Eucerin (2012, Thailand) * Sunsilk (Thailand) * Nivea (Thailand) * Doritos 3D (Thailand) * Kodak Film (Thailand) * Christian Dior; J’adore L’or (2018, Thailand)Celebrates J'adore By Christian Dior
/ref> * Clairol Shampoo (Worldwide) * Olay Total Effects (Asia) * L'Oreal (Asia) * Rado Watches (Asia) * Nikon Cameras (Asia) * Secrets Deodorant (Thailand & Philippines) * Smart Telecom (Philippines) * Singapore Telecom (Singapore) * Haagan Dazs (Singapore) * Eucerin (2017, Malaysia)

Awards

References

Sonia Couling Sonia Couling (also spelled Sonia Cooling, Sonya Couling or Sonya Cooling) ( th, ซอนย่า คูลลิ่ง; June 18, 1974 in Bangkok, Thailand), nickname Pim ( th, พิม; ), is a Thai model, actress and television personality. ...

VJs (media personalities) Thai television personalities

European Business School London alumni