“Miss Universe” competition with 71 years of history. It has been considered one of the world’s top four beauty contests where beauty representing each country competes for crowns. Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who was once a real estate tycoon, was the owner of the competition. The competition that did is rapidly “transforming.” Some declared, “It’s no longer a beauty contest.” The speaker is a 43-year-old Thai businesswoman, a mother-of-two and transgender, who became the new owner of the competition.With the 71st mini-universe competition ending in New Orleans, Louisiana on the 14th (local time),Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip (43), who held his first competition since the acquisition, appeared on the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) podcast on the 12th and revealed how he wanted to change the beauty contest.”Both the commentator and the judge are women,”Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip said. The man cannot go on stage. “We’re all women on stage,” he said. “That’s the evolution of Miss Universe you’ll see.
“The new owner of the Miss Universe competition, Jakrapong Jakraputatip, is presenting the “Impact Wave” award to Miss Thailand Anna Sue Angangiam in the final round of the 71st Miss Universe competition in New Orleans, Louisiana, on the 14th (local time).Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip has been watching beauty contests since childhood, in which participating women appeared in high heels with big smiles and competed around evening gowns and swimsuits.”I was born a transgender woman,” he said. I knew since I was five years old that I was a girl trapped in the wrong body. It was my dream and inspiration to participate in a beauty contest,” he said.He added, “I thought that the beauty contest could be a power of feminism, and it could be a platform to speak out to the world.”Miss Spain’s Alicia Paubel flutters a costume with a Spanish flag and a rainbow flag symbolizing the human rights of sexual minorities in the final final of the 71st Miss Universe competition in New Orleans, Louisiana, on the 14th (local time).
Born and raised in a family that ran a video store, Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip is now the founder of Thai media group JKN Global. It owns a total of 15 companies, including terrestrial TV channels, drinks, health, cosmetics, and clothing.Chakra Zutatip acquired Miss Universe for 20 million dollars last year. Beauty pageants have been steadily declining in ratings for decades and are no longer broadcast on America’s largest TV channel, but he believes she can turn Miss Universe into a successful business.Chakra Zutatip said, “The beauty contest is not a ‘eye candy business’ for me,” adding, “The definition of beauty should be a ‘transformation leader’.” Beauty should be judged not by appearance, but by brand and vision, he said. “I want to create a global platform that allows all women to have their own voices.”
While the swimsuit screening was maintained at the 71st Miss Universe competition, Miss South Africa’s Nodhabi Noceri walks on stage in a swimsuit in the final final in New Orleans, Louisiana, on the 14th (local time). For the first time in its 71-year history, the competition has changed regulations to allow married women, divorced women and pregnant women to participate.However, ChakraJakrajutatip’s decision is to maintain the swimsuit screening. Asked by the podcast host, “I don’t think many feminists will agree on the swimsuit screening,” Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip said, “Our swimsuit screening is in a different context.
“Those who oppose it will change their minds if they see the way we present it on stage,” he said.Philippine-American Alboni Gabriel, who represented the U.S., is delighted with the 71st Miss Universe championship crown on the 14th (local time). Meanwhile, the crown of the 71st Miss Universe, which ended on the 14th, was awarded to 28-year-old Filipino-American (R’Bonney Gabriel).”Miss Universe has recently made a wide-ranging change to allow mothers and married women to participate,” Gabriel said, affirming the change in the competition. “I’m 28 years old. It’s the most age to compete in a competition. “For this reason, I want to raise the age (the age limit for participation),” he said.
JULIE KIM
ASIA JOURNAL
