Maria Poonlertlarp

Maria Lynn Ehren , known professionally as Maria Poonlertlarp (, , ) is a Thai actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Thailand 2017. She represented Thailand at Miss Universe 2017, where she reached the top five.

Career In August 2016, Poonlertlarp began her career in modeling by posing on cover of Vogue Thailand.

In 2018, she became the guest star in the fourth episode of Asia's Next Top Model (season 6).

In February 2019, she became a mentor of The Face Thailand (season 5) with Toni Rakkaen, Virahya Pattarachokchai and Bank Anusith.

Pageantry Miss Universe Thailand 2017

Poonlertlarp won Miss Universe Thailand 2017 on 29 July 2017. During its preliminary segment, Poonlertlarp won the Boutique Lady title sponsored by Bangkok Airways with a prize of 100,000 baht cash, and a complimentary round-trip first class airline ticket for the upcoming Miss Universe 2017 pageant destination.

During the competition, Poonlertlarp was asked what was difficult about being a woman. she answered:

During the pageant, she said she wanted to work on issues with sexual equality, teenage pregnancy, proper trash disposal and care for the homeless. Ehren had to study and practice khon which includes traditional Thai dance and puppetry art of Hun krabok.

Personal life Poonlertlarp is a Buddhist. She is a voluntary English teacher at Duang Prateep, a non-profit foundation sponsored by the Thai royal family for children in Thailand.

In 2020, she expressed her support for the protesters of 2020 Thai protests.

Filmography Series