Anne Chakrajutathib, the CEO of the Thailand-based JKN Global Group, is the first woman to own the Miss Universe beauty pageant organization.
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A Thai businesswoman and transgender advocate purchased the Miss Universe pageant for $20,000 million, her company announced this week.
Chakrapong “Anne” Chakrajutathib is a celebrity in Thailand who has starred in reality shows and is outspoken about being transgender.
Her company, JKN Global Group Public Co. Ltd., wrote in a news release Wednesday that it acquired the rights to the Miss Universe pageant from IMG Worldwide, which has owned the Miss Universe Organization since 2015.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump was part owner of the pageant rights from 1996 until IMG’s purchase. The pageant is broadcast in 165 countries, according to IMG.
In a statement, Chakrajutathib described the purchase as "a strong, strategic addition to our portfolio.” JKN, which is involved in content distribution, beverages, food supplements, beauty and consumer products, said the Miss Universe name will be used to promote its consumer products.
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This is beyond awesome, it’s going to make authoritarian right wingers so mad 😂
@Candice Witzkoske What is abominable about it?
@MRTN Are you willingly this ignorant?!
This is awesome, it’s going to make authoritarian left wingers so mad when the company goes broke, lol
@Trevor Chester Lol and it will! Maybe they should just let the alphabet people take it over.
@Candice Witzkoske I hope they do and it looks like the capital in the hunger games 😎
…NOW….ALL..HELL…BROKE..LOSE….IS. GONA. BE. MORE. TRANS…INSTEAD. OF. WOMAN……
Disgusting
Cry more
The neighborhood got up and left slowly then suddenly. Look, there it goes. There goes the neighborhood.
Too bad but these pageants have been destroyed! Let the alphabet people have them now.
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Thailand need to buy the ms. universe in order for their country to win a title. It will be a cooking show pageantry for sure.