US EditionMiss Universe Executive Disappears Before Prison Sentencing
Jakrajutatip was sentenced for defrauding investors of nearly $1 million and linked to a $93 million debt at JKN Global, which was delisted for governance issues.
- On Dec. 26, Jakkapong 'Anne' Jakrajutatip, former Miss Universe co-owner, received a two-year prison sentence from the Bangkok South Kwaeng Court but remains at large after failing to appear.
- According to the court, Jakrajutatip did not appear at the Dec. 26 hearing after allegedly lying and omitting facts between July 24 and Aug. 8, 2023, to induce bond purchases.
- Surgeon Raveewat Maschamadol filed the criminal complaint alleging Jakrajutatip and JKN Global obtained 30 million baht, equal to $951,927, from the plaintiff.
- JKN Global Group Plc began defaulting on payments in late 2023 and was in debt about 3 billion baht by 2024; the Stock Exchange of Thailand delisted it and fined 40,000 baht, while the SEC accused Jakrajutatip in June 2025 of falsifying 2023 financial statements.
- Owned since 2022, JKN Global's Miss Universe pageant faced this year's issues including Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch's walkout, Miss Jamaica's injury, and a judge's resignation.
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Thai businesswoman's conviction responds to a lawsuit filed by plastic surgeon Raveewat Maschamadol, who invested in her company
The Criminal Court of the South District of Bangkok sentenced Jakkaphong ‘Anne’ Jakrajutatip, founder and executive of JKN Global Group and Raúl Rocha's partner in Miss Universe, to two years' imprisonment without suspension of sentence, after finding her guilty of the crime of fraud in a criminal proceeding initiated by investor Raveewat Maschamadol.According to the Bangkok Post newspaper, the sentence was handed down in absentia, after the ent…
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eldiariodechihuahua.mxA court in Bangkok sentenced Anne Jakrajutatip, co-owner of Miss Universe, to imprisonment for fraud.
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In a news that shook the world of beauty reigns, it was revealed that Jakkaphong Anne Jakrajutatip, co-owner of Miss Universe, was sentenced to two years in prison. According to international media such as People and Hello! magazines, the Thai entrepreneur, who is also founder of JKN Global Group, was convicted of fraud.“The Bangkok South Kwaeng court handed down the sentence on Friday, December 26, after finding her guilty of a fraud related to…
Former Miss Universe co-owner gets 2 years in prison for fraud
A Thai court has sentenced former Miss Universe pageant co-owner Jakkaphong “Anne” Jakrajutatip to two years in prison for financial fraud stemming from a sketchy corporate bond investment scheme, though authorities will have to find her first. Bangkok South Kwaeng Court on Friday found Jakrajutatip and the company she founded, JKN Global Group, guilty of defrauding Thai plastic surgeon Raveewat Maschamadol out of 30 million baht, or $951,927, t…
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