Porntip Nakhirunkanok
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Porntip Nakhirunkanok (born February 7, 1968 in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand; Thai: ภรณ์ทิพย์ นาคหิรัญกนก) was the 1988 winner of the Miss Universe beauty contest. She became the second woman from Thailand to win the Miss Universe crown, the first being Apasra Hongsakula in 1965.
Porntip entered the semi-finals in fourth place, right behind USA, Dominican Republic, and Korea. She impressed the judges so much during the interview portion that she swept the competition, becoming the clear winner for the evening.
The 1988 pageant is notable for the fact that four of the top 5 finalists all hailed from the Far East, with Porntip as the winner, Korea (Yunchung Chong) in second, Mexico (Amanda Olivares) in third, Japan (Mizhuho Sakaguchi) in fourth, and Hong Kong (Pauline Yeung Bo Ling) in fifth. The rest of the top 10 were Patricia Jimenez from the Dominican Republic, Yajaira Vera-Roldán of Venezuela, Courtney Gibbs of USA, Diana Patricia Arévalo of Colombia, and Bente Brunland of Norway.
In 2002, Porntip (aka Bui) married Herb Simon, an American businessman. They have a son named Sean. Bui is also well-known in Thailand for her charity work, especially her effort to help victims of the 2004 tsunami.
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| Preceded by Cecilia Bolocco |
Miss Universe 1988 |
Succeeded by Angela Visser |
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