Metinee Kingpayom


Metinee Washington Kingpayome, later Metinee Kingpayome Sharples, also known as Lukkade is a Thai actress, model, VJ and beauty pageant titleholder who represented Thailand at Miss World 1992 and Miss World Asia & Oceania 1993.

Biography

The daughter of two Thai immigrants, Kingpayome was born in Maryland and raised in Raised in Queens, New York City. She has three younger brothers.
A family friend, famous country singer Rungrudee Phaengphongsai, had long been touting Metinee's potential to be a beauty queen. So, at the age of 20 and "kind of bored", she quit her job as waitress in a Thai restaurant and decided to try out at modelling in Thailand for six months.
She won the Miss Thailand World title before she represented Thailand at the Miss World 1992 pageant in Los Angeles. There, she was crowned Continental Queen of Asia & Oceania.
She has since worked as a model, actress and TV presenter. She has been featured on the covers of Elle Thailand and Vogue Thailand. The Bangkok Post described her as: "At the forefront of the women's liberation movement in the Thai fashion industry,"
She was one of Channel V's first VJ presenters; and nominated Best Actress for Manya Ritsaya. She subsequently won Supannahong Awards for her debut movie role in Box .
She is also a mentor for The Face Thailand,The Face Men Thailand.
She married Edward Sharples and has a son, Skye Sharples.

TV dramas

Filmography

TV Program

Production

  • Thailand's Perfect Man 2006 as Producer
  • Dancing with the Stars as Producer

    Endorsements

  • Maybelline New York
  • Nevia
  • Vevite Whitening Roll-on
  • Lux
  • La Venus Shiny Treatment
  • Leo Beer
  • Trident Recaldent
  • Sony Vega TV
  • Scotch Kitz Choco
  • Breeze Excel Comfort
  • Hi Class
  • Ensure
  • Aveeno