Thawinan Khongkran

Thawinan Khongkran (born 1964) is a Thai celebrity. She was Miss University of Asia 1986 and Miss Asia-Pacific 1987 and remains famous in Thailand.

She holds a Masters degree. Her thesis title was "The role of the media in creating the image of Miss Thailand from 1964 to 1988".

She currently works as Head of Public Relations for the Royal Thai Army-run Channel 5 Television. She came to prominence in English-speaking media for her public relations for the Army in the 2006 Thailand coup d'état.

References

* [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2006-09-21T102047Z_01_BKK111461_RTRIDST_0_OUKOE-UK-THAILAND-BEAUTY.XML&src=rss Beauty queen puts pretty face on Thai coup] , Reuters, Thursday 21 September 2006
* [http://www.christian.ac.th/english/CUT_English_Web/oia/iau2/Personality%20Seminar.htm Development of Personality and Speaking for Leaders in 2005] (Christian University, Thailand)

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