Sophida Kanchanarin
{{short description|Thai banker and beauty pageant contestant who is Miss Universe Thailand 2018}}
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{{BLP sources|date=November 2019}}
{{Fan POV|date=February 2019}}}}
{{Infobox pageant titleholder
| name = Sophida Kanchanarin
| image = Sophida_Kanchanarin_2019.jpg
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|03|31}}
| birth_place = Bangkok, Thailand
| education = University of Nevada, Las Vegas
| height={{height|m=1.70}}
| hair_color = Black
| eye_color = Brown
| title = Miss Universe Thailand 2018
| competitions =
Miss Universe Thailand 2018
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2018
(Top 10)
| spouse ={{marriage|Trinupab Jiratritarn|2019}}
| children = 1
}}
Sophida Jiratritarn (née Kanchanarin; {{langx|th|โศภิดา จิระไตรธาร}}, nicknamed Ning ({{langx|th|นิ้ง}}); born March 31, 1995) is a Thai beauty pageant titleholder and banker who won Miss Universe Thailand 2018 and represented Thailand at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok, ending as a Top 10 finalist.
Biography
Sophida Kanchanarin, in a Thai Chinese household in Bangkok. Her father was a doctor at Phramongkutklao Hospital. She travelled overseas for further education, and graduated after majoring in finance, with a degree in Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/special-reports/1511642/universally-beautiful|title=Universally beautiful|last=Mahavongtrakul|first=Melalin|date=28 July 2018|website=Bangkok Post|access-date=21 November 2019}}
After returning to Thailand she became an investment banking manager at TMB Bank.
In July 2019, she married Trinupab Jiratritarn at the Plaza Athenee Bangkok Hotel in Thailand.{{Cite web|url=http://www.channel24.co.za/The-Juice/News/watch-tamaryn-green-is-a-bridesmaid-and-catches-the-bouquet-at-miss-universe-thailands-wedding-20190730|title=Tamaryn Green is a bridesmaid and catches the bouquet at Miss Universe Thailand's wedding|date=30 July 2019|website=Channel 24|language=en|access-date=21 November 2019}} On April 2, 2020, Jiratritarn gave birth to the couple's first child, a son.
Pageantry
=Miss Universe Thailand 2018=
Sophida won the Miss Universe Thailand 2018 title on Saturday, 30 June 2018 at Royal Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon, replacing outgoing Maria Ehren Miss Universe Thailand 2017. She received a cash prize of 1,000,000฿ (one million baht), a diamond crown, jewellery, a new car and other prizes.{{cite web|url=https://voicetv.co.th/read/Sy4Qj7HGm|title=ศิลปวัฒนธรรม 'นิ้ง-โศภิดา' ผู้จัดการแบงค์ คว้ามิสยูนิเวิร์สไทยแลนด์ 2018|date=1 July 2018|website=The Voice online|language=th|trans-title='Ning-Sopida' bank manager grabs Miss Universe Thailand 2018.|access-date=21 November 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.khaosodenglish.com/culture/net/2018/07/02/netizens-in-uproar-over-miss-universe-thailand/|title=Netizens in Uproar Over Miss Universe Thailand|last=Thaitrakulpanich|first=Asaree|date=2 July 2018|website=Khaosodenglish.com|access-date=2 July 2018}} Miss Universe Thailand was the only pageant she had ever competed in.{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2018/12/19/youtube-star-may-face-charges-for-insulting-thai-miss-universe-gown/|title=YouTube star may face charges for insulting Thai Miss Universe gown|last=Lapin|first=Tamar|date=19 December 2018|website=New York Post|access-date=19 December 2018}}
=Miss Universe 2018=
Sophida attended the Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand as she won Miss universe Thailand 2018 and finished in the Top 10.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1592034/miss-universe-lovelies-sashay-into-thailand|title=Miss Universe lovelies sashay into Thailand|last=Nanuam|first=Wassana|date=12 December 2018|website=Bangkok Post|access-date=21 November 2019}}{{Cite web |date=2018-12-16 |title=Miss Universe 2018: Live updates |url=https://www.al.com/news/2018/12/miss-universe-2018-time-channel-livestream-pageants-first-transgender-contestant-to-compete.html |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=al |language=en}} She wore a dress designed by Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/19/youtube-host-faces-charges-for-criticising-thai-princesss-miss-universe-dress|title=YouTube host faces charges for criticising Thai princess's Miss Universe dress|last=Ellis-Petersen|first=Hannah|date=19 December 2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=21 November 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.missuniversethailand.com/ Miss Universe Thailand website]
- {{instagram|ningsophidaa}}
{{S-start}}
{{S-ach}}
{{s-bef|before=Maria Ehren}}
{{s-ttl|title=Miss Universe Thailand
|years=2018}}
{{S-aft|after=Paweensuda Drouin}}
{{s-bef|before=Maria Ehren}}
{{s-ttl|title=Thailand representatives at Miss Universe
|years=2018}}
{{S-aft|after=Paweensuda Drouin}}
{{S-end}}
{{Miss Universe Thailand titleholders}}
{{Miss Universe Thailand representatives}}
{{Miss Universe Thailand placement}}
{{Miss Universe 2018 delegates}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:Miss Universe 2018 contestants