Tonkham Phonchanheuang biography: 18 things about Miss Universe Laos 2021

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Who is Tonkham Phonchanheuang?

Tonkham Phonchanheuang is a Laotian model, presenter and beauty queen nicknamed Jenny. She represented Laos in Miss Universe and Miss World.

Born and raised in Vientiane, Laos, Phonchanheuang speaks Lao, Vietnamese and English. She plays the ukulele and she is 5’9″ tall.

Phonchanheuang is the director of Tonkham Modeling. Here are 18 more things about her:

1. In 2015, she visited different parts of Thailand including Bangkok, Udon Thani and Petchaburi.
2. In May 2016, she visited Phi Phi Islands and Koh Phi Phi Beach in Krabi, Thailand.
3. In August 2016, she visited Jakarta, Indonesia.
4. In January 2017, she visited Seoul, South Korea.
5. On August 26, 2017, she won Miss World Laos 2017 and was crowned by Miss Grand International chief executive officer Nawat Itsaragrisil, who took over the franchise of Miss World for Laos.
6. In October 2017, she traveled to Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
7. On November 18, 2017, she represented Laos at Miss World 2017 and competed against 117 other candidates in Sanya, China. She was unplaced but she made history as the first woman to represent Laos in Miss World.
8. In April 2018, she was in Krabi.
9. In May 2018, she visited Yangon, Myanmar.
10. In October 2019, she traveled to Tokyo, Japan.
11. In December 2020, she visited Savannakhet, Laos.
12. On October 31, 2021, she competed against 15 other Miss Universe Laos 2021 finalists and won the title. She also received the Miss Congeniality award.
13. On December 12, 2021, she represented Laos at Miss Universe 2021 and competed against 79 other candidates in Eilat, Israel. She was unplaced.
14. On October 8, 2022, she crowned her successor Miss Universe Laos 2022 Payengxa Lor at the Grand Ballroom of Mekong Riverside Hotel in Vientiane.
15. In December 2022, she and Bounyasith Vongkhamta visited Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
16. On February 25, 2023, she and Vongkhamta got married.
17. On October 13, 2023, she gave birth to her son Tonnam.
18. On October 13, 2024, she turned 30.