13 things about Miss Universe 1965 Apasra Hongsakula

Apasra Hongsakula (อาภัสรา หงสกุล) won the 14th edition of Miss Thailand, which was called Miss Siam in 1916 and from 1934 to 1938. She represented Thailand in the 14th edition of Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Hongsakula is the Thai businesswoman and beauty queen born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand. She is Perm Hongsakula and Kayoon Hongsakula‘s daughter and Paveena Hongsakula’s older sister.

Perm was an Air Force Group Captain. Paveena is a politician.

On January 16, 2026, Apasra turned 79. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. Before becoming a beauty queen, she was sent by her parents to a girls secondary school in Penang, Malaysia to learn English.
2. She is Miss Thailand 1964.
3. In 1965, she visited the United States.
4. She won Miss Universe 1965.
5. From 1967 to 1969, she was married to M.R. Kieatikhun Kitiyakara.
6. In 1973, she visited Greece.
7. She was a Miss Universe 1973 judge.
8. In 1979, she visited Australia.
9. She was a Miss Universe 1979 judge.
10. From 1985 to 1995, she was married to Suthikiati Chirathivat.
11. In 1986, she gave birth to her son Patsarakorn Chirathivat.
12. In 1992, the Miss Universe Organization presented her a new crown.
13. In 2003, she opened the Apasra Beauty Slimming Spa in Bangkok.

TIMELINE

Apasra is the first Miss Universe from Southeast Asia. She is 5’4″ tall.

1960s

• In December 1964, she was crowned Miss Thailand 1964 in Bangkok.
• On July 24, 1965, she represented Thailand at Miss Universe 1965 and competed against 55 other candidates at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. She won the title.
• On July 25, 1965, he had a photoshoot on the beach in Miami Beach.
• On July 29, 1965, she had a photoshoot outside Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York, USA.
• On July 16, 1966, she went back to the Miami Beach Auditorium to crown her successor Miss Universe 1966 Margareta Arvidsson of Sweden.

1970s

• On July 21, 1973, she was one of the Miss Universe 1973 judges at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, Greece where Margarita Moran of the Philippines was crowned.
• On July 20, 1979, she was one of the Miss Universe 1979 judges at the Perth Entertainment Centre in Perth, Australia where Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela was crowned.

1990s

• On May 9, 1992, the Miss Universe Organization presented her a new crown and she was crowned again by Miss Universe 1991 Lupita Jones of Mexico at a private ceremony in Bangkok.

2020s

• On December 19, 2022, she went to the TRUE ICON HALL of ICONSIAM in Bangkok for the unveiling of the 12th Miss Universe crown, which was crafted by Mouawad.