Spicy beauty queens in a universe of trouble

Last month we saw Weluree Ditsayabut hand back the crown amid a storm of criticism over political opinions she’d voiced on Facebook. Now the pageant’s organiser has stripped Sunannika “Nampetch” Kritsanasuwan of her title as second runner-up. 

The announcement was posted last Friday on MissUniverseThailand.com, where “misbehaviour” was the description given to the sexy photos of Nampetch that were spreading around online. The fallen angel had refused to quit, saying there was nothing immoral about the pictures (hot outfit and legs-akimbo poses notwithstanding) and she’d taken the modelling job to support her ailing mother. Besides, she says, she told the organisers at the outset about the photo shoot as part of her formal declaration of prior modelling work.

“I feel sorry for what I did. Nobody was looking out for me and screening what jobs I should and shouldn’t be accepting, and I was only 16 or 17 at the time,” she said. As for the sacking, Nampetch appeared on a GMM TV show and wondered when she’d be getting the Bt200,000 for being named a runner-up. She also accused the organisers of having a double standard, since they’d done nothing about a picture showing first runner-up Pimbongkod “Ellie” Chankaew lying on a bed with a man and giving him a smooch. Ellie instead became the new Miss Universe Thailand.

“When Ellie kisses a man on the bed it’s okay, but my photo isn’t okay. Why is that?” Nampetch wanted to know. She said she’ll give back the runner-up sash but not the crown, and she needs to see that Bt200,000 cash. 

 

Down at Chez Shahkrit

Baby might have to wait now that actor-TV host Shahkrit Yamnarm is busy building the house of his dreams. Single-detached on three and a half rai, with lots of space for his kids and grandkids, it’s going to cost him Bt100 million, he’s revealed to reporters. It sounds like he’d like to spend more, but says his wife “Woonsen” Virithipa keeps a close eye on his spending. “She doesn’t want me to spend much more on the house!”

“But I want to build a nice house – once and for all time. The place should be for the next generation to stay together,” he says. Future generations might not find it easy to buy such a big chunk of land, he reckons. 

And when exactly is the future generation due? Shahkrit says he’s in great health and shouldn’t have any problem when the time is right to sow some seeds. He and Woonsen have been preparing, though, by undergoing medical check-ups. 

The house design is ready and construction should start by the end of this year, Shahkrit says. His career is going well and, by the time the house is done, he should be more than ready to have a baby.