10 things about Miss Universe Thailand 2002 Janjira Janchome

Janjira Janchome (จันจิรา จันทร์โฉม) represented Thailand in the 51st edition of Miss Universe. It was won by Russia’s Oxana Fedorova, who was later dethroned and replaced by her runner-up Justine Pasek of Panama.

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BIOGRAPHY

Janchome is a Thai model and beauty queen. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She was born and raised in Phitsanulok, Thailand.
2. She earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand. 
3. She is 5’7¹⁄₂” tall.
4. She has one child named Naranunt Janklam.
5. She won Miss Thailand Universe 2002.
6. She was a Miss Universe 2002 candidate.
7. In September 2006, she joined ICC International PCL in Bangkok as a brand management director in the cosmetic and lingerie division.
8. In 2013, she and Noraath Chanklum got married.
9. In 2015, she earned a PhD from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok.
10. On January 17, 2025, she turned 42.

TIMELINE

Janchome is the third beauty queen to represent Thailand in Miss Universe. After Miss Universe 2002, she did not compete in any international beauty pageants.

2002

• On March 23, 2002, she competed against 43 other Miss Thailand Universe 2002 candidates at the Sofitel Centara Grand Bangkok in Bangkok and won the title.
• On May 29, 2002, she represented Thailand at Miss Universe 2002 and competed against 74 other candidates at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States. She was unplaced.

2003

• On March 29, 2003, she crowned her successor Miss Thailand Universe 2003 Yaowalak Traisurat at the Sofitel Centara Grand Bangkok.

2015

• She and Natcha Thawesaengskulthai are the authors of the conference paper “Innovation Management of Conglomerates in Thailand”, which was published in May 2015 during the 2015 Management, Knowledge and Learning International Conference.

2016

• She and Thawesaengskulthai are the authors of “innovation Management Framework: Case Studies of Firms in Thailand”, which was published by the International Journal of Technological Learning Innovation and Development in January 2016.