01/15/2023
Miss Universe Owner, Transgender Businesswoman Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip Shares Empowering Message on Inclusion, Equality & the Pageant’s ‘Transformation’ The Miss Universe pageant represents more than international beauty. Considered an outdated pageant by some critics, the pageant owner Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip, a transgender businesswoman who purchased the organization for $20,000,000 last year, took to the stage tonight in New Orleans to share its new direction — a focus on female leaders who support philanthropic causes, and advocate for inclusion and diversity. The messages were emphasized throughout the pageant, including the swimsuit competition with customized capes emblazoned with verbiage and illustrations in support of LGBTQ equality, environmental protection and women’s empowerment.
