Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip

Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip was born in a Thai Chinese family in Bangkok. She is the eldest child of Mr. Ashira Suthisataporn and Mrs. Ampai Jakrajutatip. She has two siblings. Her parents ran a video rental store, which would later become ST Grand and encouraged her to learn English.[4] She speaks both English and Thai.

During her early years, she attended Assumption College (Thailand). She ran her family's video distribution and production company for her parents and invested in many media licensing and real estate.

She went abroad to study international relations at Bond University in Queensland, Australia.[5][6] She later earned a certificate of Real Estate Development from Chulalongkorn University and completed a Director Accreditation Program from the Thai Institute of Directors Association.[6]

Jakrajutatip became Chief Executive Officer of JKN Global Group in 2018. She is also the founder and director of “Life Inspired for Transsexual Foundation”, a charity organization which advocates for transgender rights in Thailand.[5][7][8][9]

She is also a television host on the Thai adaptation of Project Runway.[10] In October 2022, she purchased the Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA beauty pageants for $20 million USD citing the desire to expand the cause of women empowerment among those who are disenfranchised by poverty and gender discrimination.[11]

In 2019, Jakrajutatip was the first Thai and the first transgender woman to receive the Asia Media Woman of the Year award at the Content Asia Summit in Singapore. She was named one of the "Women of the year 2022" by the Bangkok Post.[12]

Jakrajutatip is a transgender woman. She has two children. She currently lives in Bangkok, Thailand.[13]