Charlotte Austin: Mr. Nawat's darling was just scammed of 3 billion, suspected of having a same-sex relationship Engfa

Although she did not achieve a high position, stopping at the title of 5th Runner-up of Miss Grand Thailand 2022, Charlotte Austin is one of the beauties with the most brilliant career compared to the contestants of the same year.

Charlotte Austin is a Thai-British mixed-race girl from Phuket. After her parents divorced, she was sent to her grandmother's care while her mother went to work far away. Currently, Charlotte Austin's mother is still abroad and only visits the actress occasionally.

When she was young, her mother wanted her to become a flight attendant. Charlotte Austin did not object because she saw it as a job that allowed her to travel, work, and meet people. When she grew up, she became a model and gradually entered the entertainment industry.

In terms of education, Charlotte Austin graduated with a bachelor's degree in Tourism Management, Faculty of Services and Tourism, Songkhla Nakarin University, Phuket campus.

Personal life

Before competing in the Miss Grand International pageant, Charlotte Austin worked as a freelance model in Phuket to help pay for her studies. She also worked as a waitress in Phuket's tourist resorts and restaurants.

"When I was young, I was very strong because my father was a former soldier. My father was very strict and one of his teaching methods was that if I wanted something, I had to buy it myself. For example, if I wanted a phone, I had to go to work and buy it myself.

I have done many jobs since I was in 11th grade, including online sales, working as a server at a rib restaurant, working as a juice bar employee and a tattoo artist assistant. At that time, I did not want to stay at home but wanted to go to work to gain more experience," she revealed on the GreenWave radio show.

According to the actress, when she was young, she often played with many boys, so she had a strong and adventurous personality. When there were sports competitions at school, she would actively participate.

On her free days, Charlotte Austin often takes care of herself, such as participating in spa treatments... The actress said that thanks to participating in beauty care activities, she feels like she is recharged and feels more excited.

Besides, she also often spends time boxing, exercising, singing karaoke or bowling.

Love story

Charlotte Austin is currently single. In an interview with Praew in 2023, she said she feels okay with her "lonely" status: "It's better to be alone than sad. I feel like if I'm sad or heartbroken, I can't focus on work, because I'm always so focused on love. I love with all my heart, afraid of being disappointed, afraid of being hurt, afraid of being betrayed. Having experienced almost all of those feelings, sometimes I feel a little heartbroken."

However, Charlotte Austin shared that she did not close her heart, she just did not put love first. For the actress, work, family and friends are the priorities, and love is secondary.

"Maybe because I'm still enjoying my job and not ready to settle down with someone, but if someone comes into my life, I won't close the door to learning or talking. I don't chase after love, maybe I choose to be alone rather than suffer," the actress confided.

Charlotte Austin dated a guy, but the relationship didn't work out. "He was the one who showed me the good and the bad in love," she said on the Club Friday Show. "I was abused. I was angry with him and I hurt myself."

Charlotte Austin admits she is part of the LGBT community, however, she has never loved women.

Since participating in the Miss Grand Thailand 2022 pageant, Charlotte Austin has been constantly entangled in rumors of a same-sex relationship with Miss Engfa Waraha. In an interview, Engfa Waraha admitted that Charlotte Austin is her type.

Career

Charlotte Austin entered the entertainment industry through the Miss Grand Chumphon 2022 pageant, which was the stage that helped her reveal her outstanding beauty and ability, bringing her to the national beauty pageant, Miss Grand Thailand 2022, and excellently achieving the title of 5th Runner-up.

Being positive, hardworking and always ready to do anything is Charlotte Austin's working motto. She said that she does not limit or confine herself to a certain job. Since participating in the beauty pageant, she has received many opportunities from seniors, stations, and companies, trying her hand at many different fields in the entertainment industry such as singing and livestreaming to sell products.

Become a millionaire at 25

In December 2023, Thai press reported that Charlotte Austin was on the list of shareholders of Miss Grand International, the corporation responsible for organizing the Miss Grand (Miss Grand Thailand) pageant.

Specifically, the actress is on the list of 10 largest shareholders, owning 6.2 million shares, accounting for 0.95% of the Group's shares.

Shortly after the IPO, the stock value of Miss Grand International Group increased rapidly, helping Charlotte Austin's assets increase to 55 million baht (more than 1.5 million USD).

Cheated 3 billion

Not long ago, the incident of runner-up Charlotte Austin losing 3 billion VND due to being scammed caused a stir on the internet. The runner-up of Miss Grand Thailand 2022 said that she received a call from a strange phone number, claiming to be an investigator and informing her that she was involved in a money laundering case. Not only that, the bad guy also controlled the runner-up by forcing her to make video calls for 24 hours, starting from 5:00 p.m. on December 7. Runner-up Charlotte Austin made 3 money transfers with a total amount of 4 million baht (about 3 billion VND).

After the incident, Miss Charlotte was invited to an interrogation with Major General Trairong Phiwapphan, Acting Director of the Technology Crime Prevention Department, to cooperate in investigating the case.

On December 13, Major General Wiwat Khamchamnarn said that investigators had asked the court to issue an arrest warrant for the group that impersonated officials to defraud money, but could not yet reveal the specific amount. He said that the investigation was progressing, and the police had also traced the flow of money from "ghost" accounts linked to this line.

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