Anne Jakrajutatip (left) has yet to respond to Paula Shugart’s (right) plans to take legal action against her. Images: Instagram/@annejkn.official, YouTube/Miss Universe
Anne Jakrajutatip launched the Miss Universe Organization’s (MUO) “JKN Legacy” on the heels of plans by Paula Shugart, the pageant organization’s former president, to sue her for “false and outrageous comments” that supposedly besmirch her name and reputation.
On her Instagram and Instagram Story, Jakrajutatip made no reference to Shugart’s statement; instead, she shared a photo carousel of MOU’s pool of officers under the Thai-owned JKN Global Group, as well as Miss Universe 2023 Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua.
Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@annejkn.official
Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@annejkn.official
The clip — which was originally posted on Miss Universe’s Instagram page — also includes Jakrajutatip’s co-owner Raul Rocha of Mexico-based conglomerate Legacy Holding, and Filipino-American skincare entrepreneur Olivia Quido-Co who serves as the MUO’s vice president for global partnerships.
“Across the Universe. The Miss Universe Organization JKN – Legacy,” its caption read.
The Thai business mogul made headlines after accusing Shugart on X (formerly Twitter) on Feb. 9, of taking money under the table in favor of certain titleholders.
Shugart retaliated by saying she will file a legal action against the Thai businesswoman, adding that in her more than 20 years at the help of the MOU, she had stood for women empowerment with leadership beyond reproach.
Her post subsequently reaped the support of the pageant titleholders within her reign, among them Filipina beauties Catriona Gray and Pia Wurtzbach
Jakrajutatip, however, has not addressed Shugart’s course of action.