Anne Jakrajutatip - Transgender billionaire bought Miss Universe: Beautiful, richer than Mr. Nawat (MGI)

Although currently a very successful and powerful businessman, Anne Jakrajutatip has had a very arduous struggle to be herself, to build a successful career like now.

Recently, the media simultaneously reported that the Miss Universe Organization officially had a new owner. Specifically, that person is none other than Thai female billionaire - Anne Jakkaphong. Not long ago, this female billionaire expressed her intention to buy 100% of the Miss Universe Organization.

International netizens wondered how "bloody" Anne JKN could make such a bold decision. However, for the Thai public, she is not a strange face.

At the age of 43, Anne is also a famous single mother on Instagram, with two extremely beautiful mixed children.

Who is Anne Jakrajutatip?

From the outside, it's hard for anyone to realize that Anne is transgender. To get to where she is today, she had to overcome many difficulties and prejudices.

Anne was born into a strict and strict Chinese family in Bangkok. Given a very boyish name, wearing boyish clothes, but she felt something wasn't right.

"When I was only 5 years old, I wondered why I had to go to an all-boys school," she recalls. "Every night, I lock my bedroom door, steal my mom's makeup, look at myself in the mirror and tell myself this is who I want to be."

When she was at school, Anne was not only teased about her gender by her friends, but also sexually harassed by her teacher. At home, she was under heavy pressure from the family because she was the eldest child. Relatives have repeatedly hinted that this child will not do anything in the future.

"I was torn between being myself at school and playing the role of a good child at home," Anne confided.

Bored with education at home, Anne decided to study international relations in Australia at the age of 16. She worked part-time at a gas station to earn money to support herself.

"In real life, I have to live smart. I learned that from how I interact with people. That's my transformation. As a transgender, I'm always changing," the female billionaire shared. .

However, Anne also could not stay in the foreign land to the end. At the age of 21, she returned to Thailand with waist-length hair, rosy cheeks and girly outfits. Anne's mother threatened to commit suicide when she saw her son's new appearance.

"In order to maintain peace in the family, I accepted to return to be the son they wanted for the next 15 years, until I couldn't stand it anymore," she said.

Anne decided to return to being herself at the age of 36. Over the course of 3 years, she underwent 10 painful surgeries, suffered a mummy-like bandage for many months after, to get the body she dreamed of. .

"I used to be afraid that being real would take away my business relationships, friends, audiences, ...", she recalls. "But deep down I knew I had to be honest with myself."

The owner of a cult media empire in Thailand

Since returning to Thailand, Anne has started distributing documentaries. After a few years, her small but ambitious company has expanded to include content from Korea, Japan, and Hollywood.

JKN is also a pioneer in the field of importing Indian TV series, making these works the favorite "spiritual food" of Thai audiences. Therefore, Anne is also nicknamed "Indian Content Queen".

In addition, JKN is preparing to approach the Philippine TV series. They believe that this will be the next hot product in the entertainment field.

Not stopping there, Anne's JKN media empire is also a partner of Channel 3 - one of the most popular TV channels in the Golden Temple country, responsible for exporting content to foreign markets. Some works such as "Revenge Souls", "Ghost Coins", "My Spy Bride", etc. have been loved by a large number of international audiences, including Vietnam.

In the news sector, JKN is the sole licensee of CNBC Asia in Thailand. Currently, this company is producing news programs for various channels.

In 2020, JKN has implemented the River King complex project - a complex of commercial and entertainment centers in Salaya area, west of Bangkok. Besides, the company also expanded its business into areas such as healthcare and beverage.

Last year's revenue of JKN reached 7.7 billion THB (about 246 million USD), an increase of 25% compared to 2019. Over the past 5 years, this media empire has generated more than 10 billion THB (approx. $320 million) in revenue and THB 1.1 billion (about $35 million) in profit. Currently, the value of JKN in the market is more than 10 billion THB.

Although busy with a series of different projects, Anne still finds time to contribute and cheer for social activities. Each year, this female billionaire's charity will award 10 scholarships to the transgender community.

"I want to lead, teach and inspire people," she said. "If not me, who will? When you're successful, you have to do something for society."

The deal of tens of millions of dollars to buy Miss Universe

On October 26, according to media reports, the Miss Universe contest officially had a new owner, a Thai businesswoman - Anne Jakrajutatip with 100% equity. The female billionaire has also confirmed this information and she has become the 3rd unit to run the second largest beauty contest on this planet.

In particular, according to international sources, Anne will still retain all of Miss Universe's staff, including president Paula Shugart and other staff. At the same time, the headquarters of this competition is still located in New York and there are no other changes. Before that, this female billionaire has repeatedly expressed her ambition to buy Miss Universe and even affirmed that she will make Miss Universe become more brilliant than the "era" of Donald Trump or IMG.

With the official ownership of Miss Universe, Anne Jakrajutatip also becomes the next Thai to own a beauty contest in the "Miss Grand Slam" system, which is considered a list of the world's top beauty contests. In particular, the never-ending "coffee war" between President Nawat's Miss Grand International and Miss Universe makes the information that a Thai person like billionaire Anne Jakrajutatip successfully owns Miss Universe is even more interested.

With such a "top of the top" achievement profile, billionaire Anne Jakrajutatip is absolutely not inferior to the "rival" of Miss Grand International, President Nawat. What many people are curious about now is whether Mr. Nawat will act after the Miss Universe contest that he always "coffee" is now owned by his compatriot.

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