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Suchata Chuangsri of Bangkok crowned Miss Universe Thailand 2024
Suchata “Opal” Chuangsri was crowned Miss Universe Thailand 2024 at the end of a glittering pageant, held on July 14, 2024 at the MCC Hall, The Mall Lifestore Bangkapi in Bangkok. The 20-year-old beauty from Bangkok beat 39 other contestants to win the national title and to become the official representative of Thailand at Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico this November.
This year’s competition which was themed “Beyond Universe” marked the 25th edition of the annual Miss Universe Thailand pageant. Anntonia Porsild, last year’s winner and first runner-up at Miss Universe 2023 in El Salvador, passed the Mouawad “Starlight” crown to her successor at the end of the event.
Born on March 20, 2003, in Phuket, where her parents run the Homeplace Hotel in the old town, Opal is trilingual, speaking Thai, English, and Chinese. She graduated with a focus on Chinese language from Triam Udom Suksa School and is currently studying Political Science, majoring in International Relations at Thammasat University.
At 16, Opal faced a health scare when she was diagnosed with a 10 cm lump in her breast. She underwent surgery to remove the non-cancerous lump. This health challenge was a turning point for Opal, inspiring her to participate in beauty pageants to raise awareness about breast cancer, the leading threat to women’s health worldwide.
No stranger to pageantry, the new Miss Universe Thailand already joined the national pageant in 2022 and placed second runner-up. Opal first competed in Miss Universe Thailand 2022 and finished as the third runner-up. She was later promoted to second runner-up after the first runner-up relinquished the title
Prior to this year’s final, she was named Miss Universe Bangkok 2024 last May.
