Tian
was crowned Miss Thailand World in 1997. At the Miss World competition
(the only other major international pageant is Miss Universe) she
had
the honor of being a top finalist and the greater honor of being voted
Miss Personality by her fellow contestants.
Tian
was so popular working for Thailand that during Asia's economic
crisis
no new Miss Thailand World was crowned until 2001, 4 years later.
She
was recently voted the Best Miss Thailand ever on an independent
internet survey.
