Okkar Min Maung ( my, ဥက္ကာမင်းမောင်; born Ye Htoo Win on 18 September 1985) is a Burmese actor, model, singer and male pageant winner who was crowned
Mr. Tourism International 2016 in
Manila
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, the Philippines.
He has starred in leading roles in a slew of local productions, from commercials to films, and has catwalked for several fashion events.
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Early life and education
Okkar was born on 18 September 1985 in Yangon
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 ...
, Myanmar
to parents Khine Win and Nilar Thein Myint and moved to New York when he was 24.[ He graduated in English from a Myanmar university and has another degree in Business Administration Management from ]Berkeley College
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.
Career
Okkar started his acting career at age 18 and has starred in over 40 films. He modeled for fashion shows, numerous magazines, and billboards until 2008. After an eight-year gap in his acting career, he returned to the movie industry with Burma's first LGBT
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film, '' The Gemini'', where he played in the leading role as Thit Wai in 2016.Manila
Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...
, Philippines. At the end of the event, he became the winner and also won three continental titles for ''Social Media Icon'', ''Best in Style & Fashion'', and ''Best in Tourism Speaker''.
Personal life
In 2018, Okkar came out as gay on his Facebook account.
Filmography
Film
* Over 40 films
Film (Big Screen Movies)
References
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1985 births
21st-century Burmese male actors
Burmese male film actors
Burmese male models
21st-century Burmese male singers
Gay models
Gay singers
Burmese gay actors
Burmese gay musicians
Burmese LGBT models
Burmese LGBT singers
Living people
20th-century Burmese LGBT people
21st-century Burmese LGBT people