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Punika Kulsoontornrut

Punika Kulsoontornrut
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born (1992-10-22) October 22, 1992 (age 24)
Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Measurements Bust: 86 cm (33.9 in)
Waist: 58 cm (22.8 in)
Hips: 91 cm (35.8 in)
Hair color Black
Eye color Brown
Title(s) Miss Universe Thailand 2013
(Unplaced)
Miss Earth Thailand 2013
(Winner)
Miss Earth 2013
(Miss Earth - Water)
(dethroned)
Miss International 2014
(2nd Runner-Up)
Major
competition(s)
Miss Earth Thailand 2013

Punika Kulsoontornrut, nicknamed as Polly (Thai:พอลลี่), is a Thai beauty queen and the official representative of Thailand to the environmentally dedicated pageant, Miss Earth 2013 pageant. She won the title of Miss Earth-Water 2013, the highest title a Thai beauty queen achieved in the said beauty pageant. She shares that distinction with Watsaporn Wattanakoon, the Miss Earth-Water 2010.

According to her interview published in the Miss Earth website, Punika said that she grew up in a big family. Although her family is not rich, she is happy for she is being taken care of them and for her, that is the lesson she values the most.

Polly decided to join the Miss Universe Thailand 2013 pageant held at Royal Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon, Bangkok, Thailand. The said pageant sends its winner to the Miss Universe Pageant. The pageant was won by Chalita Yaemwannang, from Bangkok. However, Kulsoontornrut failed to place in the pageant even in the semi-finals.

In November, Punika tried her luck to join in the first edition of Miss Earth Thailand pageant by Organizer IQ Co.,Ltd. The pageant was held on November 15, 2013 at Millennium Bangkok Hilton Hotel. She won the said pageant that earned her the right to represent Thailand in Miss Earth 2013. Punika was crowned by Watsaporn Wattanakoon.

Even though she had a very limited time to prepare, Polly still performed very well in the 13th edition of Miss Earth. She received numerous special awards during the preliminaries. She got two gold medals for the "Most Child Friendly" award for group 3 and "Best in Resorts Wear" award. For the "National Costume" award, she got a bronze medal for team Asia. She also got a minor awards which were the "Miss Ever Bilena", "Gandang Ricky Reyes Award" and "Miss EB Advance" awards. Those awards are from the sponsors. Polly also became one of the Top 15 finalists for the Talent Competition segment. These made her one of the fan favorites by the pageant fans for the crown.


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