Niratcha Tungtisanont
Born (1987-04-19) 19 April 1987
Bangkok, Thailand
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Earth Thailand 2011
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBlack
Major
competition(s)		Miss Thailand Universe 2011
(1st Runner-Up)
Miss Earth 2011
(Top 16)
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisEssays on Flood Disaster Relief Recovery Practices and Policy: Applying the Lens of Service Operations Strategy (2017)
Doctoral advisorAleda Roth
Academic work
InstitutionsRobert H. Smith School of Business

Niratcha Tungtisanont (Thai: ณิรัฐชา ตังติสานนท์), nicknamed Grace (Thai: เกรซ) (born 19 April 1987 in Bangkok) is a Thai model and beauty pageant titleholder who the official representative of Thailand to the 2011 Miss Earth pageant. She is also an assistant professor at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Personal life

Tungtisanont was born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand. She graduated from the University of Arizona with a BA in Economics and Mathematics, and an MS in Agricultural and Resource Economics. After her pageant career, she continued her study and received a Ph.D. in Operations Management from Clemson University. Her dissertation focuses on recovery from floods. She is currently an assistant professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, in the Department of Logistics, Business & Public Policy at the Robert H. Smith School of Business.[1]

Miss Thailand Universe 2011

Tungtisanont who stands 172.5 cm, competed in the 2011 Miss Thailand Universe pageant, held on 26 March 2011, at Royal Paragon Hall in Bangkok, Thailand, where she placed first-runner up to "Fah" Chanyasorn Sakornchan, gaining the right to represent her country at Miss Earth 2011 in Manila, Philippines.

Miss Earth 2011

As the official representative of Thailand to the 2011 Miss Earth pageant, Tungtisanont placed in the Top 16 and received People's Choice Award and Miss Golden Sunset title.

References

  1. ↑ "Niratcha "Grace" Tungtisanont". rhsmith.umd.edu. University of Maryland. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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