Nelamith Soumounthong, 20, of Vientiane, Laos is an alumna of Nguyen Du High School in Vientiane. She represented her home country at Miss World 2019.
Miss World 2019
On December 14, 2019, Soumounthong competed against 110 other Miss World 2019 candidates at the ExCeL London in London, England, United Kingdom. It is the 69th edition of the oldest running international beauty pageant created by the late Eric Morley in the United Kingdom in 1951.
It was Toni-Ann Singh, 23, of Jamaica who won the title. The candidate from Laos was unplaced.
Soumounthong is the third woman to represent Laos in Miss World. The country’s first two representatives Tonkham Phonchanhueang and Sayavong were both unplaced in 2017 and 2018, respectively.
Nelamith Soumounthong
In 2016, Soumounthong graduated from Nguyen Du High School. In the same year, she participated in Sinxay Cultural Club Training and was crowned Miss Sinxay Cultural Club.
Currently, Soumounthong is attending two schools. She is in her third year studying mathematics at the Faculty of Natural Science of the National University of Laos in Vientiane and in her fourth year studying business administration at The Lao-American College in the same city.
Previously, Soumounthong was an intern at The Fred Hollows Foundation under the administration and logistic department, Indochina Research Company and the Department of Finance and Administration. Shealso participated in the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, an exchange scholarship in Vietnam under the United States embassy.
In 2018, Soumounthong competed in Miss World Laos but the failed to win any of the three crowns. The winners were Miss Tourism Queen of the Year Laos 2018 Saengsavanh Sihalath, Miss Supranational Laos 2018 Santhany Saimanyvan and Miss World Laos 2018 Kadoumphet Sayavong.
A year later, Soumounthong returned to the same beauty pageant. She was crowned Miss World Laos 2019, besting 17 other candidates at Le Thatluang D’or Boutique Hotel in Vientiane on September 19, 2019.
Originally from Muang Kasi, Laos, Soumounthong is now based in Vientiane. She enjoys reading the news from the internet, teaching her sister the English language, singing and playing guitar.
The reigning Miss World Laos 2019 also loves being a volunteer. She is a member of the ວິທະຍາອາສາ Project, which helps underprivileged children in rural areas.
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