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Engfa Waraha (Thai: อิงฟ้า วราหะ, RTGS: Ingfa Waraha, pronounced [ʔīŋ.fáː wá(ʔ).rāː.hàʔ]; born 1995) is a Thai musician and beauty pageant titleholder.[2][3][4] She appeared in the seventh season of the Voice Thailand[2][5][6] In 2022, she won Miss Grand Thailand 2022 representing Bangkok.[2][7][8] She represented Thailand at Miss Grand International 2022 held in Indonesia on 25 October, and was first runner up.[9][10]
Engfa Waraha | |
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อิงฟ้า วราหะ | |
| Born | Uthai Thani, Thailand |
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| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Grand Thailand 2022 |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Hair color | Black[citation needed] |
| Eye color | Brown[citation needed] |
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Waraha was born in Uthai Thani province into a family of musicians; her father was a keyboardist and her mother was a luk thung (Thai pop-country) singer.[2][4][11][3]
Since she was born into a musical family, Waraha was able to learn musical skills from her parents, and began performing on stage at the age of six.[2][3][12] Moreover, her acquaintance and closeness with hometown traditions since childhood inspired her to dream of becoming a Likay, as well as a Thai blessing ceremonial officiant (Thai: ช่างทำขวัญ).[5][13] At the age of 17, due to her father's terminal cancer, she signed a 12-year contract with the Bangkok-based artist management organ "Sangravee Entertainment" to pay for her father's cancer treatment,[14][15][16] and released four singles; two in 2015 and the rest in 2016.[14] Later in 2013, a year after her father's death, she had the opportunity to meet with a master of the Thai blessing ceremony "Phonraphee Maneethai" (Thai: พรระพี มณีไทย) who later persuaded her to study to be an officiant skill, as well as a Thai verse singing (Thai: ขับเสภา) until proficient enough to be able to use it for a career.[2][4][13] In addition, before entering the national entertainment industry, she also worked as a waitress, greengrocer, food vendor, caddie, and model.[6][17]
Waraha became known as "Engfa Sangravee" after participating in the seventh season of the reality singing contest The Voice Thailand in 2018. She was eliminated in the knockout round, of the second phase of the contest.[2][5][6] Since then, she has appeared in several TV programs, such as a guest appearance in the situation comedy Pen Tor and Raberd Terd Terng, as well as taking part in many game show programmes, such as 123 Ranking Show, Still Standing Thailand, and Guess My Age.[2]
In 2020, Waraha entered the Miss Grand Suphanburi contest, a provincial preliminary pageant for Miss Grand Thailand, but withdraw due to contractual problems.[2][7][5][14][15][16] She returned to pageantry in 2022 and won Miss Grand Bangkok 2022.[2][3][5] She then went on to win Miss Grand Thailand 2022.[2][7][8] She also took part in Miss Grand International 2022 and was first runner-up.
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