Miss Thailand didn’t expect to have to live there
Be careful what you ask for:
MacKay [winner of the Miss Thailand crown] said she had been persuaded to enter by relatives in Thailand when she came for a visit and hadn’t realized that the title required her to stay in the country for the coming year.
Reuters.com has the full story.
September 21st, 2005 at 6:00 pm
“She returned the prize money of 1 million baht, a diamond crown worth 800,000 baht and a car.”
Even at 2.4 cents to the baht, that’s almost US$44,000 in cash and jewelry, plus the car. I guess her modeling career is going well,.