Janjira Janchome
Encyclopedia
Janjira Janchome nicknamed Lukejan is a beauty queen from Phitsanulok
, Thailand
, who won the Miss Thailand Universe
pageant in 2002.
Janchome was born and raised in Phitsanulok
province by her parents. She received a bachelor degree from Kasetsart University
in Bangkok.
She went on to compete unsuccessfully in the Miss Universe 2002
pageant held at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan
, Puerto Rico
, on May 29, 2002. From the 75 contestants from around the world who competed, the winner was Miss Russia, Oxana Fedorova
who later was replaced by Justine Pasek
of Panama
.
Phitsanulok
Phitsanulok is an important and historic city in lower northern Thailand and is the capital of Phitsanulok Province, which stretches all the way to the Laotian border. Phitsanulok is one of the oldest cities in Thailand, founded over 600 years ago...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, who won the Miss Thailand Universe
Miss Thailand Universe
Miss Thailand Universe is an annual national beauty pageant that selects Thailand's representative to the Miss Universe pageant since 2000.The reigning Miss Thailand Universe is Chanyasorn Sakornchan who was crowned on March 26, 2011 in Bangkok by Ximena Navarrete, Miss Universe 2010...
pageant in 2002.
Janchome was born and raised in Phitsanulok
Phitsanulok
Phitsanulok is an important and historic city in lower northern Thailand and is the capital of Phitsanulok Province, which stretches all the way to the Laotian border. Phitsanulok is one of the oldest cities in Thailand, founded over 600 years ago...
province by her parents. She received a bachelor degree from Kasetsart University
Kasetsart University
Kasetsart University is a public university in Thailand and a top-ranked Public University in Thailand. It is ranked No.401-500 in the world by QS. It was also the first agricultural university and the third oldest university in Thailand...
in Bangkok.
Pageantry
Janchome was crowned Miss Thailand Universe on March 23, 2002, in Bangkok.She went on to compete unsuccessfully in the Miss Universe 2002
Miss Universe 2002
Miss Universe 2002, the 51st edition of the Miss Universe pageant, was held in Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 29, 2002. There were 75 delegates from around the world who competed for the title Miss Universe 2002. Oxana Fedorova of Russia was crowned Miss Universe 2002 by...
pageant held at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, on May 29, 2002. From the 75 contestants from around the world who competed, the winner was Miss Russia, Oxana Fedorova
Oxana Fedorova
Oxana Gennadyevna Fedorova is a Russian Miss Universe winner, police officer , former university lecturer, television host, actress, singer, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador....
who later was replaced by Justine Pasek
Justine Pasek
Yostin "Justine" Lissette Pasek Patiño is a Panamanian model, FAO Goodwill Ambassador, and Miss Universe 2002.-Early life:Pasek was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, the daughter of a Panamanian homemaker and Polish engineer...
of Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
.