Praveenar Singh
Praveenar Singh | |
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 Praveenar in 2025 | |
| Born | 16 April 1996 |
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| Hair color | Black |
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Praveenar Singh (Thai: ปวีนา ซิงห์; born 16 April 1996), nicknamed Veena, is a Thai beauty queen of Indian descent.[1] She won the title of Miss Universe Saraburi 2025 and subsequently went on to win Miss Universe Thailand 2025. She will represent Thailand at the upcoming Miss Universe 2025 pageant as the host delegate.
Before winning, she competed at Miss Universe Thailand three times—in 2018, 2020, and 2023—garnering the placements of second runner-up, first runner-up, and second runner-up, respectively. On her fourth attempt, Singh won the title of Miss Universe Thailand 2025.
Early life and education
[edit]Singh was born on 16 April 1996, in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, to a family of Indians in Thailand. She completed her schooling at Satree Yala School in Mueang Yala in Yala province, Southern Thailand. She entered Thammasat University in Bangkok, receiving her bachelor's degree in liberal studies.[2]
Pageantry
[edit]Miss Universe Thailand
[edit]Singh's pageant career started when she competed in Miss Universe Thailand 2018, representing her home province of Chiang Mai.[3] At the end of the event, she was announced second runner-up, with the eventual winner being Bangkok's Sophida Kanchanarin.[4]
Singh competed again at Miss Universe Thailand 2020 held in True Icon Hall of Iconsiam. At the end, she was named first runner-up behind Amanda Obdam.[5][4]
Singh competed for the third time, representing Phuket at Miss Universe Thailand 2023.[4] She was the first married contestant to compete for the title after the Miss Universe Organization changed the rules to allow married women to compete.
At the end of the event, she was announced second runner-up behind the eventual winner and former Miss Supranational winner, Anntonia Porsild of Nakhon Ratchasima.
Singh won for Saraburi at Miss Universe Thailand 2025 on August 23, 2025. She was the first non-Thai delegate and the first of Indian descent to win Miss Universe Thailand.
Miss Universe 2025
[edit]Singh will represent Thailand at the Miss Universe 2025 pageant, which will also be held in Thailand on November 21, 2025.
References
[edit]- ^ "Call of Beauty". Masala Magazine Thailand. 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ Samachar, Asia (2020-10-12). "Veena Praveenar shines once again at Miss Universe Thailand". Asia Samachar. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ "Tê liệt trước nhan sắc mùa 'Allstar' của Miss Universe Thailand 2020, Fan Khánh Vân cũng ngơ ngẩn". Saostar (in Vietnamese). September 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Dàn Hoa hậu Thái Lan diễu hành trên đường phố". Tienphong (in Vietnamese). June 5, 2023.
- ^ "Amanda Obdam to represent Thailand at Miss Universe 2020". Femina India. 10 October 2020.