Princess Margret Hteik Su Phaya Htwe ( my, ထိပ်စုဖုရားထွေး; 20 August 1927 – 21 June 2003) was a pioneer Burmese athlete, bodybuilder, swimmer and a former beauty queen. She was the youngest daughter of Princess

Myat Phaya Galay Princess Myat Phaya Galay ( my, မြတ်ဖုရားကလေး; 25 April 1887 – 3 March 1936) was a Burmese royal princess and senior member of the Royal House of Konbaung. She was the fourth daughter of the last ruling king of Burma, ...

, the fourth daughter of the last king of Burma

Thibaw Min Thibaw Min, also Thebaw or Theebaw ( my, သီပေါ‌မင်း, ; 1 January 1859 – 19 December 1916) was the last king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) and also the last Burmese monarch in the country's history. His re ...

and

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Early life and education

Hteik Su Phaya Htwe was born on 20 August 1927 in

Rangoon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

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; her father was Ko Ko Naing, a former monk and her mother was Princess

, the fourth daughter of

King Thibaw Thibaw Min, also Thebaw or Theebaw ( my, သီပေါ‌မင်း, ; 1 January 1859 – 19 December 1916) was the last king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) and also the last Burmese monarch in the country's history. His re ...

and Queen

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. She attended the St. Joseph Convent in

Moulmein Mawlamyine (also spelled Mawlamyaing; , ; th, เมาะลำเลิง ; mnw, မတ်မလီု, ), formerly Moulmein, is the fourth-largest city in Myanmar (Burma), ''World Gazetteer'' south east of Yangon and south of Thaton, at th ...

and Myoma Girls National High School in Rangoon.

Career

After the war, she and her older brother Prince

Taw Phaya Gyi Prince George Taw Phaya Gyi ( my, တော်ဘုရားကြီး; 6 May 1922 – 9 April 1948) was a Burmese prince and heir to the defunct throne of Burma (abolished in 1885). He was the eldest son of Princess Myat Phaya Galay and ...

opened a gymnasium. In 1946, she was selected in Burma national team for swimming competition. In 1947, she finished as the second in the Burma's first Miss Burma competition. After retirement from sports, she served as the administrator of the National Stadium and as the organizer of the Yangon Division National Fitness Council of the Ministry of Health. She also served as the chief athlete officer for Rangoon Division.

Personal life

In 1962, she married her cousin Taw Phaya Myat Gyi, eldest son of

Taw Phaya Prince Edward Taw Phaya ( my, တော်ဘုရား; also known as Tun Aung, 22 March 1924 – 12 January 2019) was the Pretender to the Throne of Burma (abolished in 1885). He was the second son of Princess Myat Phaya Galay, the fourth daugh ...

and Hteik Su Gyi Phaya. They had a son, Aung Naing. She died on 21 June 2003 at the age of 75.

References

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