Welp:
A Thai business tycoon and transgender activist has purchased the Miss Universe Organization for $20 million, [his] company announced Wednesday.
Chakrapong "Anne" Chakrajutathib, who controls JKN Global Group Public Co. Ltd., is a celebrity in Thailand who has starred in reality shows and is outspoken about being a transgender woman [sic]. [He] helped establish a nonprofit group, Life Inspired For Transsexual Foundation, to promote trans rights. ...
A profile of Chakrapong in the Bangkok Post newspaper earlier this year said in [his] youth, [he] studied at an all-male school where [he] was harassed for identifying as female. After attaining financial success, [he] spent 40 million baht ($1 million) on sex reassignment surgery and other procedures, the newspaper reported.
Message to the women looking to compete in the Miss Universe contest:
