Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip

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)[citation needed]
Children2

Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip (Thai: จักรพงษ์ จักราจุฑาธิบดิ์; born 17 February 1979), also known as Anne Jakrajutatip,[1][2] sometimes informally stylized as Anne JKN, is a Thai transgender businesswoman and television host, along with being the founder and current CEO 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 owned 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]

  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.