Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip, also known as Anne Jakkaphong or Anne JKN, is a Thai businesswoman and CEO of

JKN Global Group JKN Global Group Public Company Limited (formerly known as STGCP, JKN Living and JKN Global Media) is a Thai multinational conglomerate founded by Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip. Its headquarters are in the JKN Empire building in Samut Prakan, Thai ...

. She is the current owner of the

Miss Universe Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by a United States and Thailand based Miss Universe Organization.Natalie Tadena (July 2, 2015"Donald Trump's Miss USA Pageant Lands on Reelz Cable Channel". ''The Wall Stre ...

Miss USA Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020, ...

, and

Miss Teen USA Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant formerly run, since 1983, by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. Unlike its sister pageants Miss Universe, which currently broadcasts on Fox and Miss USA, this pageant is webcast on the Mis ...

beauty pageants.

Early life and education

Jakrajutatip was born the eldest child in a

Thai-Chinese Thai Chinese (also known as Chinese Thais, Sino-Thais), Thais of Chinese origin ( th, ชาวไทยเชื้อสายจีน; ''exonym and also domestically''), endonym Thai people ( th, ชาวไทย), are Chinese descenda ...

family in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

. Her parents ran a video rental store and encouraged her to learn English. She went to university in Australia and studied

international relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such as ...

Bond University Bond University is Australia's first private not-for-profit university and is located in Robina, a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland. Since its founding on 15 May 1989, Bond University has primarily been a teaching-focused higher ed ...

. She later earned a certificate of Real Estate Development from

Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU, th, จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, ), nicknamed Chula ( th, จุฬาฯ), is a public and autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally fo ...

and completed a Director Accreditation Program from the Thai Institute of Directors Association.

Career

Jakrajutatip became CEO of JKN Global Group in 2018. She is also the founder and director of the Life Inspired for Transsexual Foundation, an organization which advocates for transgender rights in Thailand. She is a host on the Thai

Project Runway ''Project Runway'' is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on December 1, 2004. The series focuses on fashion design. The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted by time, mater ...

. In October 2022, she purchased the Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA beauty pageants for $20 million.

Personal life

Jakrajutatip is

transgender A transgender (often abbreviated as trans) person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through tr ...

. She is married and has two children, a son Andrew and daughter Angelica.

References

Living people Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip 20th-century businesswomen Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip Bond University alumni Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip Transgender women Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip LGBT businesspeople Year of birth missing (living people) Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip {{Thailand-bio-stub