Miss Universe Thailand 2017 was the 18th edition of the Miss Universe Thailand pageant held at Royal Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon in Bangkok on 29 July 2017.[1] The previous winner, Chalita Suansane from Samut Prakan crowned Maria Poonlertlarp at the end of the event.
The coronation pageant was broadcast live on Channel 3 Thailand. Poonlertlarp later represented Thailand at Miss Universe 2017 in Las Vegas, United States and finished in the top five. One of the second runners-up, Paweensuda Drouin represented Thailand at Miss Earth 2017 and reached the top eight.[2] Drouin was the last Thai representative at Miss Earth chosen by Miss Universe Thailand, and became the first second runner-up of the pageant to compete in Miss Earth instead of first runner-up as in previous years.
§ – Ratapiraya directly entered into Top 16 after winning Miss People's Choice.
40 delegates have been confirmed. The information from Miss Universe Thailand Official website [6]