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Khun
Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip
Jakrajutatip in 2022
Born (1979-02-17) 17 February 1979 (age 45)
Bangkok, Thailand
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Businesswoman
Title
Political partyPheu Thai (since 2023)
Children2

Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip (Template:Lang-th; born 17 February 1979), also known as Khun Anne or Anne Jakrajutatip,[1][2] sometimes informally stylized as Anne JKN, is a Thai businesswoman, television host and Chief Executive Officer of JKN Global Group.

A media entrepreneur and digital content distributor in Thailand, Jakrajutatip is the current owner of the Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA beauty pageant organizations. Jakrajutatip became the first trans woman who fully owns these organizations in their history. According to Forbes, she is the third richest transgender person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$210 million (6.37 billion baht) in 2020.[3]

Early life

Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip was born in a Thai Chinese family in Bangkok. She is the eldest child of Mr. Ashira Suthisataporn and Mrs. Ampai Jakrajutatip. She has two siblings. Her parents ran a video rental store, which would later become ST Grand and encouraged her to learn English.[4] She speaks both English and Thai.

During her early years, she attended Assumption College (Thailand). She ran her family's video distribution and production company for her parents and invested in many media licensing and real estate.

She went abroad to study international relations at Bond University in Queensland, Australia.[5][6] She later earned a certificate of Real Estate Development from Chulalongkorn University and completed a Director Accreditation Program from the Thai Institute of Directors Association.[6]

Career

Jakrajutatip became Chief Executive Officer of JKN Global Group in 2018. She is also the founder and director of “Life Inspired for Transsexual Foundation”, a charity organization which advocates for transgender rights in Thailand.[5][7][8][9]

She is also a television host on the Thai adaptation of Project Runway.[10] In October 2022, she purchased the Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA beauty pageants for $20 million USD citing the desire to expand the cause of women empowerment among those who are disenfranchised by poverty and gender discrimination.[11]

In 2019, Jakrajutatip was the first Thai and the first transgender woman to receive the Asia Media Woman of the Year award at the Content Asia Summit in Singapore. She was named one of the "Women of the year 2022" by the Bangkok Post.[12]

Personal life

Jakrajutatip is a transgender woman. She has two children. She currently lives in Bangkok, Thailand.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Miss Universe: This transgender Thai media mogul owns the beauty pageant". Moneycontrol. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Miss Universe's Thai new owner Kuhn Anne Jakrajutatip: "From now on, it's gonna be ran by women"". London Daily. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Meet Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip, the trans icon who bought Miss Universe". South China Morning Post. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. ^ "จักรพงษ์ จักราจุฑาธิบดี จากตี๋ร้าน VDO สู่เจ้าแม่คอนเทนต์ทีวีไทย" [Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip from Chinese VDO store boy to queen of Thai TV content]. Manager Online (in Thai). 22 July 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b "This transgender CEO is building a Thai entertainment empire". Hindustan Times. 25 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b "The transwoman billionaire linked to Clint Bondad has a colorful life story". Philippine Entertainment Portal. 18 October 2019.
  7. ^ DAS, Mohua (25 November 2018). "Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip: Transgender from Thailand recounts struggles of transition | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. ^ "Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip Executive Profile - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Successful transformation". Bangkok Post. 15 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Transgender millionaire Anne JKN buys Miss Universe beauty pageant". MARCA. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  11. ^ Bellamy-Walker, Tat (26 October 2022). "Transgender businesswoman buys Miss Universe pageant for $20M". NBC News.
  12. ^ "The Bangkok Post's Women of the Year". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  13. ^ eliteplusmagazine.com. "Call Me a Thai Trans Woman Billionaire". www.eliteplusmagazine.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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