Ms. Anne: the Thai billionaire who declared Vietnam in the Top 5 of MU, almost went bankrupt, who is she?

Anne Jakrajutatip, born in 1979, is a transgender billionaire from Thailand and is the CEO of JKN Global Group. Famous for her acquisition of Miss Universe, she went through a difficult period before building a powerful media empire.

Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip is the CEO and President of JKN Global Group, an importer and exporter of copyrighted content from around the world. According to RIT9, JKN Global Group is a $10 billion business empire.

According to Sanook, as of 2020, Anne Jakkaphong is ranked 149th among millionaires in Thailand. She is considered the richest transgender woman in Thailand, Asia and ranked 3rd in the world.

The successful acquisition of the Miss Universe pageant helped billionaire Anne Jakkaphong become the first transgender woman to hold the copyright of the famous, prestigious and long-standing beauty pageant.

Before becoming a billionaire and having a remarkable fortune, Anne Jakkaphong had gone through difficult and poor years. She was born into a Chinese family with 5 siblings. She went to Australia to study, majoring in Politics at Bond University. Here, Anne had to do many jobs to ear.n mone.y to pay for her life and studies.

In an interview with a television station on October 27, Anne Jakkaphong burst into tears as she shared about being bullied and harassed, and her efforts to make ends meet while studying abroad in Australia. However, it was the harsh words and her poor past that motivated her to improve herself.

After graduating, at the ag.e of 21, Anne Jakkaphong returned to Thailand and took over her father's video rental business. However, the business did not go as expected, so Anne had to find a way to earn more income. She decided to try her hand at film production. This job also brought her the first large income.

Later, Anne shifted to importing content from abroad, especially India, to sell to various television stations. The business grew, prompting Anne to establish JKN Global Media Public Company Limited (now renamed JKN Global Group) with an initial capital of only about 26,500 USD.

JKN Global Group specializes in television production, advertising, distribution of health food and is the copyright owner of content of series, animation, documentaries from various countries such as Korea, India, China, Philippines and the US.

JKN Global Group was listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in 2020. According to Sanook, in 2021, Anne Jakkaphong held 53.16% of the group's shares.

In addition to being the CEO of a major media conglomerate based in Thailand, Anne is also a reality TV star, appearing on Project Runway and Shark Tank. The businesswoman also helped found Life Inspired for Transgender, a non-profit organization that supports transgender people.

Anne Jakkaphong admitted that she is not ashamed of her transgender past. Initially, she did not receive support from her family and was disowned by her mother for nearly 3 years because of her decision to change gender. However, later, Anne's family understood her feelings and supported her dream of becoming a woman. Anne went abroad to have her appearance edited, increasingly perfecting her feminine appearance and living her dream.

Anne also wanted to have children of her own and went to the US to find a surrogate mother. In September 2018, the transgender billionaire welcomed her first son, named Andrew. She later had a daughter named Angelica, who is half German. Anne’s life is an inspiration and role model for many transgender people in Asia.

Information about the Miss Universe contest currently owned by Thai billionaire Anne Jakapong Jakrajutatip is the focus of the media.

The transfer attracted the attention of the beauty pageant community. Miss Universe is considered one of the four largest beauty pageants on the planet, along with Miss World, Miss International, and Miss SuperInternational.

On October 27, Anne Jakkaphong thanked her fans for motivating her to make this decision. "For the past 70 years, Miss Universe has belonged to the US, but from now on, it is ours," Anne Jakkaphong emphasized.

Billionaire Anne Jakapong Jakrajutatip is the CEO of media conglomerate JKN Global Group. Anne Jakapong Jakrajutatip shared: "We are honored to have Miss Universe and work with the organization's visionary leadership team. Miss Universe has global influence, extensive relationships with partners, brands around the world, rich content. This is our strategic and strong investment plan."

Ms. Paula Shugart, President of the Miss Universe organization also expressed: "We are very happy to continue to develop the organization with JKN. Thank you IMG for providing us with the platform to realize our aspirations."

IMG is the company that bought Miss Universe from billionaire Donald Trump in 2015. In recent years, the Miss Universe contest has been on the decline, with viewership ratings dropping.

Miss Universe under IMG has undergone significant changes, no longer emphasizing physical beauty. Instead, the contest aims to promote diverse beauty, bravery, and inspirational elements that promote women.

According to NPR sources, IMG transferred Miss Universe to billionaire Anne Jakapong Jakrajutatip for $20 million.

Previously, Miss Universe 2023 judge Denise White spoke out about the backstage scandals at the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants, attracting the attention of beauty fans.

Denise revealed that transgender billionaire Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip interfered in the results of the Miss Universe pageant, putting pressure on the judges and Paula Shugart - former Miss Universe president.

Denise also claimed that Anne had scolded Amy Emmerich - former CEO of Miss Universe - because Thailand did not win the contest. This showed the billionaire's lack of professionalism and domineering attitude.

The Philippine Daily Inquirer later published information about Denise White accusing Ms. Anne Jakrajutatip of trying to manipulate and change the results of the Miss Universe contest in favor of Thailand. The article received many negative comments from the audience.

Recently, the CEO of the Miss Universe organization - Ms. Anne Jakrajutatip was in Vietnam to attend the launch event of Miss Universe Vietnam 2025.

Looking ahead, when Miss Universe 2025 will take place in Thailand in November, Ms. Anne has set big and specific expectations for the Vietnamese representative.

"I hope that this year's Miss Universe Vietnam will do as well or even better than last year. I hope that Vietnam will continue to bring a proud achievement, which is to be in the Top 5, as Mr. Valentin Tran (President of Miss Universe Vietnam) shared the dream," Ms. Anne expressed.

At the same time, the "host" of the biggest beauty contest on the planet shared with SAOstar about the cooperation with the president of Miss Grand last February.

MU 2024 has just added a new owner and hastily released the schedule, so "sluggish" that only 6 countries registered Đình Như14:24:06 29/01/2024The schedule of the Miss Universe 2024 contest was recently unexpectedly released with a full timeline: From the contestant gathering day, to the semi-finals, the national costume contest and the final are all available.