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Porntip Bui Simon | |
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| Born | Porntip Nakhirunkanok February 7, 1969 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Hair color | Black[1] |
| Eye color | Brown[2] |
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Bui Simon (born Porntip Nakhirunkanok (Thai: ภรณ์ทิพย์ นาคหิรัญกนก; RTGS: Phonthip Nakhirankanok; pronounced [pʰɔ̄ːn.tʰíp nâːk.hì.rān.kā.nòk]); February 7, 1969) is a Thai philanthropist and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 1988. Simon is president and founder of the Angels Wings Foundation.[3] She is on the Board of Regents of Pepperdine University, the Board of the Children's Museum of Indianapolis as a Distinguished Advisor and also is on the Board of Governors for the Dream Foundation.
- ^ Lai, Shirley (May 24, 1988). "Thai-Born Woman From California Captures Miss Universe Crown". Associated Press. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Miss Thailand, a 19-year-old beauty who has lived in..." UPI. May 24, 1988. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "From roots to wings". Bangkok Post. 12 July 2014.