1. Bui Simon is on the Board of Regents of Pepperdine University, the Board of the Children's Museum of Indianapolis as a Distinguished Advisor and is on the Board of Governors for the Dream Foundation.
10 Facts About Bui Simon
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Bui Simon's nickname is "Bui", which is her preferred name.
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Bui Simon attended Washington Irving Middle School and Franklin High School in Los Angeles.
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Bui Simon received a second Royal Decoration in 2001, Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand.
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Bui Simon graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Pepperdine University.
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In 1983, at the age of 15, Bui Simon took part in the Miss California Teen USA where she was placed first runner-up.
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Aged 19, Bui Simon was crowned as Miss Universe 1988 by outgoing titleholder Cecilia Bolocco on May 24,1988, in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Bui Simon became the second Thai woman to win the title after Apasra Hongsakula who won Miss Universe 1965.
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Bui Simon became the first woman ever to win both the Miss Universe and Best National Costume award in one pageant.
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Bui Simon crowned her successor, Angela Visser of the Netherlands, at Miss Universe 1989 in Cancun, Mexico.