Ning Sophida: Miss Universe Thailand accused of being biased, miserable because of the princess's evening dress

After 4 years of being crowned Miss Universe Thailand, the beauty Sophida Kanjanarin is still remembered for the visions surrounding the title she achieved. However, the queen didn't mind much. She now enjoys a happy life with her young master husband.

Controversial coronation

Miss Sophida Kanjanarin (or Ning Sophida) was born in 1995, graduated in business administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA and is currently a manager at a famous Thai bank. In 2018, Ning won Miss Universe Thailand 2018 and became the representative of the Golden Pagoda at Miss Universe 2018.

She had high achievements during high school, college, her parents worked as employees in the government. Although there are enough criteria to win the top prize, when the news of Ning Sophida's coronation spread, the public has two conflicting opinions.

Accordingly, Ning Sophida is said to have unconvincing beauty, the body is not really attractive, especially when placed next to the runners. Some people believe that Xinhua is not beautiful, lacking attractiveness at first sight. She looked older than her age and lacked freshness compared to the other contestants. "She looks old, far behind the 1st and 2nd runners-up," one netizen commented; "This girl won? I'm so sad, many people are cuter than her," another netizen commented.

In addition, at the time of the coronation, on international beauty forums, Ning Sophida's lone coronation photo was "passed" by many people. Instead of the contestants surrounding the new miss and supporting the winner as usual, in this case, the group of contestants came to share the joy with the runners-up. Ning Sophida stood alone in the moment of her coronation with the crown on her head.

Not stopping there, the moment her predecessor Maria Ehren crowned Ning Sophida also attracted special attention. According to the published results, Ning Sophida is the new runner-up, while Thitaree Kasorn is the 1st runner-up. Of course, the predecessor will crown Ning Sophida. However, in that decisive moment, Maria Ehren seemed to make a mistake and almost crowned runner-up Thitaree Kasorn. After getting a good grasp of the result, Maria Ehren came to crown Ning Sophida.

This moment was immediately shared wildly by netizens. Many people also think that Miss Maria Ehren herself is confused about the result and thinks that runner-up Thitaree Kasorn deserves better? It was this that caused Maria Ehren to have confusion in the decisive moment.

In addition to the mixed opinions, many people still supported the results and said that although Ning Sophida does not have a striking beauty, easy to impress, but still has its own quality, especially charisma and confidence in herself. Not only that, she is also a contestant who is highly appreciated for her knowledge and behavior.

"She speaks good English, has a wide knowledge, an admirable intellectual beauty. She deserves to wear a crown!", 1 commented in her defense.

Suspect is biased for being the host country, woe for the princess's dress

Representing Thailand to participate in Miss Universe 2018 and bring home the top 10 achievement, but Ning was suddenly mocked by international beauty fans and thought that she was favored. Specifically, the audience commented that Ning performed unimpressively, because she was ranked in the top 10 for representing the host country.

Another thing that makes Ning always become the focus of criticism of both international and Thai fans is that it comes from the dresses that she wore during the competition.

Ning wore a blue dress while attending the 67th Miss Universe pageant held in Nonthaburi province in the country. The silk dress was designed by Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana, inspired by the dress of Queen Dowager Sirikit, the Princess's grandmother.

Soon after, the Facebook account of Wanchaleom Jamneanphol, a transgender woman with over 500,000 followers, made disparaging comments about Sophida's evening gown. Wanchaleom later deleted criticism when he discovered that the shirt was designed by the princess, and posted an apology to the princess.

"Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana, Your Highness, Wanchaleom Jamneanphol did not mean to offend or disrespect the princess. He feels guilty and sincerely apologizes for what he did," Wanchaleom wrote.

However, the apology did not satisfy many Thais, including Kitjanut Chaiyosburana. Reportedly, the female YouTuber who disparaged princess dresses could go to jail.

It is known that in Thailand, the Royal Family is revered and respected in Thai society. Insulting the King, Queen, heir or regent is prohibited under anti-blasphemy laws. The public also avoids criticizing other royals if they don't want to get into trouble.

Although not related to the story, Ning was also contaminated. Until now, whenever talking about evening dresses at the Miss Universe contest, the image of Ning and the legendary red dress is always dug up by netizens, even made into many different images.

Consummation with a long-term boyfriend

At the end of July 2019, Ning Sophida unexpectedly married her longtime young master boyfriend Trinupab Jiratritarn. The party space is a cozy restaurant, with the presence of family, friends and close colleagues of the couple. On Instagram, Sophida posted a happy photo with her new husband and captioned it: "I'll love you forever."

To prepare for this important day, Miss Thailand Ning Sophida invited her close friends in the Miss Universe 2018 pageant to Thailand to be her bridesmaids. Accordingly, Top 5 H'Hen Niê, 1st runner-up - Tamaryn Green, Indonesian beauty - Sonia Fergina Citra and Chinese beauty - Meisu Qin were all present to bring her best friend to the palace.

For the wedding ceremony this morning, Miss Ning Sophida chose for herself an elegant white but equally luxurious wedding dress from the famous brand.

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