( CNN ) -- Less than a month after she was crowned Miss Universe Thailand , pageant winner Weluree `` Fai '' Ditsayabut has relinquished her title under a barrage of criticism for comments she made online against supporters of the country 's ousted prime minister . `` I felt under pressure . I tried to improve myself but what I could not stand was to see my mother stressed , '' an emotional Weluree told reporters in Bangkok Monday . After the 22-year-old won the competition on May 17 , scathing comments predating the contest were found on her Facebook page . They referred to pro-government demonstrators , who are known as `` red shirts , '' as `` dirty '' and `` evil activists '' that should `` all be executed . '' `` I am not neutral . I am on the side of His Majesty the King , '' Weluree said in a now-deleted Facebook comment from November , when the country 's political crisis began , according to local news site Khaosod English . Weluree reportedly said Thailand would be cleaner if the `` dirty '' red shirts left the country . Pro-government supporters questioned Weluree 's pageant victory on popular online forums and social media sites . A Facebook page in protest of her winning the competition garnered thousands of `` likes '' -- although some users criticized her appearance and claimed she won because of her connections , rather than raising concerns about her anti-red shirt comments . Other netizens seemed to be preoccupied with comparing Weluree 's appearance to that of Nissa Katerahong , who won the Miss Tiffany 's Universe transgender beauty contest in Pattaya last month . Weluree -- an actress , talk show host , and English student -- apologized for her remarks on May 19 . `` I was careless . I was young . I did it recklessly , '' she said in an interview on Thailand 's Channel 3 . But the unrelenting public scorn appears to have worn her down . `` At first , my family was happy for me when I was crowned , '' Weluree said Monday . `` But there 's no more happiness following waves of criticism from the society . '' She said the decision was hers alone , and thanked the pageant judges and her fans for their support . It is unclear whether Weluree 's crown will be passed to the competition 's runner-up and audience favorite Pimbongkod `` Ellie '' Chankaew . The pageant controversy emerged at the height of a political crisis that has plagued Thailand for months , and prompted the military to seize power in a coup in May . The turmoil began in November when the government attempted to pass a controversial amnesty bill that would have cleared the way for the return of then-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra 's brother , Thaksin , to politics . The former prime minister and tycoon has been living in self-imposed exile to avoid a corruption conviction , after being overthrown in a military coup in 2006 . Since November , the People 's Democratic Reform Committee led anti-government protesters , who were mostly middle-class royalists , in calling for Yingluck 's government to be replaced with an unelected `` people 's council . '' Competing rallies were held by pro-government supporters , many of whom came from the country 's rural north and northeast and view Yingluck 's ouster as a `` judicial coup . '' Yingluck was found guilty of abuse of power and removed from office along with several cabinet ministers on May 7 , and indicted by Thailand 's anti-graft body . In a televised address on May 22 , Thailand 's army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha announced that the country had been placed under military control . Since then , the junta has imposed a series of measures purportedly aimed at restoring order and resolving the crisis , including curfews , bans on public assembly , and media blackouts . WATCH : Thai general gets royal endorsement . CNN 's Karla Cripps and Tim Hume contributed to this report .
Thai beauty pageant ##s title , because of hateful remarks against her supporters . Weluree Ditsayabut won the Miss Universe Thailand beauty pageant last month . She reportedly called for red shirt supporters to be ` ` executed '' ; resigned for ` ` careless '' comments ; resigned for mother 's sake .