Apasra Hongsakula


Apasra Hongsakula is a Thai model and beauty queen who has held the title Miss Universe 1965. She is the daughter of Group Captain Perm and Kayoon Hongsakula. She was the first woman from Thailand to win the Miss Universe crown.

Biography

Apasra was born and raised in Bangkok, but she was sent to learn English at a girls secondary school in Penang, Malaysia.
She married a first cousin of Queen Sirikit, by whom she has a son. The marriage ended long ago in divorce, but she remains a revered social figure in the country. Her younger sister, Pavena, is a prominent political figure and former member of Parliament.
Her son Passakorn from her second marriage with Chirathivat, who in is 2017 chairman of the board of directors of Bangkok Post Plc., got officially engaged to Rasri Balenciaga on Dec. 8th 2017 in a ceremony presided over by princess Soamsawali.

Pageantry

Participation

In the 1964 Miss Thailand pageant held in Bangkok, Apasra Hongsakula, a high school student from Penang, won the crown.
She then went on to compete in the 1965 Miss Universe pageant held in Miami Beach, Florida, United States where she was crowned 14th Miss Universe winner on July 28, 1965.

Judging

She returned to the pageant as a judge in 1973 and 1979.

Post Pageants