The project languished in the mid-1990s with the 1997 Asian financial crisis , but was revived in 1998 when Bangkok Land built Mueang Thong Thani Stadium as one of the three stadiums to host the 13th Asian Games . The stadium was expanded and renamed IMPACT Exhibition Centre in 1999 . IMPACT Convention Center was built in 2000 , while the expansion of IMPACT Exhibition Centre was completed in 2003 . The column-free IMPACT Challenger exhibition halls were completed in early 2006 . Spanning 60,000 sqm , the IMPACT Challenger Halls are presently the world 's biggest column-free exhibition halls . The venue hosted the Miss Universe 2005 on 31 May 2005 and Mister Universe 2013 . It also held the Miss Earth 2011 but failed because of the 2011 Thailand floods On March 6 , 1995 , Janet Jackson became the first artist to give a concert in the complex on her fifth leg of her Janet World Tour
Miss Earth 2011
Miss Earth 2011
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