Amara Asavananda

Thai actress (born 1937)
Ankoon Purananda
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(m. 1966)​
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competition(s)
  • Miss Thailand 1953 (2nd Runner-up)
  • Miss Universe 1954 (Delegates)

Amara Asavananda (Thai: อมรา อัศวนนท์; RTGS: Amara Atsawanon, born May 6, 1937) is a Thai actress and beauty pageant titleholder who placed second runner-up of Miss Thailand 1953. She is the first daughter of Luang Prachoet-aksoralak (Sombhoj Asavananda) and Madam Georgette Asavananda. Her father was Thai and her mother was French.[1] She was the 2nd Runner-up Miss Thailand 1953 and she competed in Miss Universe 1954 pageant competition held in United States.

She is an actress in Thai film and television drama as Prisana (1955), Leb-krut (1957), Rak Rissaya (1958), In-sree Dang (1958), Hao Dong (1958), Toong Ruang Rong (1959), See Kings (1959), Chaleoy Suk (1959,) Sud Pradthana (1961) etc.

In 1966, she married police lieutenant general Ankoon Purananda, and they have two daughters, Apichaya and Anoma.

References

  1. ^ "Title holders ,awards of Miss Thailand, Miss Universe pageant history". AsiaFinest.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-28. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
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Miss Universe 1954 national titleholders
  • BRA: Martha Rocha
  • CUB: Isis Finlay
  • FIN: Lenita Airisto
  • FRA: Jacqueline Beer
  • GRE: Rika Dialina
  • NZL: Moana Manley
  • THA: Amara Asavananda
  • USA: Miriam Stevenson