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Maria Lynn Ehren (Thai: มาเรีย ลินน์ เอียเรียน; born 18 January 1992), known professionally as Maria Poonlertlarp (Thai: มารีญา พูลเลิศลาภ, RTGS: Mariya Phunloetlap, pronounced [māː.rīː.jāː pʰūːn.lɤ̂ːt.lâːp]), is a Swedish-Thai model, actress, singer and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned Miss Universe Thailand 2017.[2] She represented Thailand at the Miss Universe 2017 competition, finishing as a top five finalist.

Maria Poonlertlarp
Poonlertlap in 2020
Born	Maria Lynn Ehren (1992-01-18) 18 January 1992 (age 30) Bangkok, Thailand
Alma mater	Erasmus University Rotterdam Stockholm Business School
Occupation	Model Pageant titleholder Singer
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Universe Thailand 2017
Years active	2006–present
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Hazel
Major competition(s)	Miss Universe Thailand 2017 (Winner) Miss Universe 2017 (Top 5)

Early life

Ehren was born in Bangkok to a Swedish father, Göran Ehren, who is a project development executive and a Thai Chinese mother, Chanoksuang Poonlertlarp, who is a former teacher at the American TESOL Institute.

At the age of two, Ehren and her family moved to Hanoi, Vietnam and at seven, she returned to Bangkok. When she was 14, Ehren began to train as a model with Elle Thailand. After she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in international business administration from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University in 2013, she later attended Stockholm Business School of the Stockholm University, where she received a Master's degree in Consumer and Business Marketing in 2016. Ehren speaks Chinese, English, Swedish, Thai and Vietnamese.^{[citation needed]}

Career

While residing in Sweden, Ehren was an English teacher and a DJ. She became the head of a marketing committee in the Erasmus Student Network in Rotterdam. In 2014, Ehren returned to Thailand to work for Broadgate Financial, where she advanced to managerial duties in digital marketing.

In August 2016, Ehren started her career in modeling and posed on Beauty cover for Vogue Thailand.[3] In 2018, she became the guest star in the 4th episode of Asia's Next Top Model (season 6). In February 2019, she became a mentor of The Face Thailand (season 5) with Toni Rakkaen, Virahya Pattarachokchai and Bank Anusith.

Pageantry

Miss Universe Thailand 2017

Ehren entered the pageant as a favorite for her existing fame as a model, stage presence and Q&A skills. During its preliminary segment, Ehren won the Boutique Lady title sponsored by Bangkok Airways with a grand prize of 100,000 baht cash prize and a complimentary round-trip first class airline ticket for the upcoming Miss Universe 2017 pageant destination.[4] Ehren was crowned Miss Universe Thailand 2017 on 29 July 2017 at Siam Paragon in Bangkok by outgoing title-holder, Chalita Suansane.[5]

During her national competition, she answered the following:

"Equality of men and women in Thailand isn’t equal yet", Poonlertlarp said when asked what was difficult about being a woman.^{[citation needed]} "But to move forward, both men and women have to hold hands and move forward together, because it’s not just an issue about women. This stage will help me to succeed and build foundations to help Thailand."[6][7][2]

In the pageant, Ehren won the Thailand sash and crown, a 2018 Honda Civic Turbo RS automobile, one million baht cash prize, and a full-year contract sponsorship by BSC Cosmetology services.

And during her national competition, she indicated she wants to work on issues with sexual equality, teenage pregnancy, proper trash disposal and care for the homeless.[2]

Miss Universe 2017

On 26 November 2017, Ehren represented Thailand at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant in Las Vegas, U.S., where she finished in the top 5.

At the competition, Ehren wore a Thai national costume called Mekhala Lor Kaew (Thai: เมขลาล่อแก้ว), also known as "Chasing the Light" (Mekhala's Jewel Bait),^{[citation needed]} which was inspired by the Thai national epic Ramakien. It was designed by professional artist and designer Prapakas Angsusingha.[8][9][10] Ehren had to study and practice khon which includes traditional Thai dance and puppetry art of Hun krabok.[11]

Personal life

Ehren is Buddhist.[12][13] In addition, she is a volunteer who teaches English at Duang Prateep, a non-profit foundation sponsored by the Thai royal family for children in Thailand.[14]

In 2020, she expressed her support for the protesters of 2020 Thai protests.[15]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Ref.
2019	Wolf	Ben/Beer	One 31
2021	Eng and Chang	Adelaide Yates
	F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers	Tia	GMM25	[16]

Music

Album: Maxi Singles
Style: Pop Dance
Label: SmallRoom
Year: 2010

Single

• Blur (เบลอ)
• Boong (บุ๋ง)
• Come Along (คัม อะลอง)
• Grin (รอยยิ้ม)
• Wait up (เก็บโต๊ะ)

References

External links

• Maria Poonlertlarp on Instagram
• Ehren's playlist on YouTube

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Chalita Suansane	Miss Universe Thailand 2017	Succeeded by Sophida Kanchanarin
Preceded by Chalita Suansane	Thailand representatives at Miss Universe 2017	Succeeded by Sophida Kanchanarin

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