{"id":2096816,"date":"2023-11-10T19:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T00:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-owner-of-miss-universe-pageant-files-for-bankruptcy-following-major-woke-inclusivity-push\/"},"modified":"2023-11-10T19:53:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T00:53:14","slug":"trans-owner-of-miss-universe-pageant-files-for-bankruptcy-following-major-woke-inclusivity-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-owner-of-miss-universe-pageant-files-for-bankruptcy-following-major-woke-inclusivity-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans Owner of Miss Universe Pageant Files for Bankruptcy Following Major Woke Inclusivity Push"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrans-owner-of-miss-universe-pageant-files-for-bankruptcy-following-major-woke-inclusivity-push%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2096816&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Days before Miss Universe competition, pageant company declares bankruptcy<\/h2>\n<p>In a surprising turn of events, the company behind the Miss Universe pageant has filed for bankruptcy just days before the competition is set\u200c to take place. JKN Global Group, which purchased the pageant for $20 million last year, cited a &#8220;liquidity problem&#8221; as the reason for\u200b its financial troubles.<\/p>\n<p>The company&#8217;s CEO, Anne\u2063 Jakapong Jakrajutatip, a transgender woman, had promised to \u200dbring about significant changes to the \u2064pageant, including allowing\u200b trans women and married women to participate. However, the company&#8217;s attempts\u200b at \u200btransformation seem \u200dto have backfired, as it missed a $12 million debt payment and saw\u200b its stock plummet \u200dby 80% in the past year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another reason not to\u2062 watch Miss Universe: The fact that progressives see this \u200ctransgender speech as a victory for women\u2019s rights proves that mental illness is being completely ignored UNLESS it benefits the woke industry\u2063 of \u2063mutilating bodies +destroying \u2063souls.\u2064 Was this rigged?! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P7QNxn0WXu\">https:\/\/t.co\/P7QNxn0WXu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mama Liberty (@MamaLiberty2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MamaLiberty2\/status\/1614705656539549702?\">January 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the bankruptcy, \u2063JKN Global Group has\u2064 stated\u200d that the \u2064pageant\u2064 will still proceed as planned. The company remains confident in its new business\u2064 plan and assures fans that\u2064 the upcoming Miss Universe competition \u2064in El Salvador will be a top-notch\u200b experience.<\/p>\n<p>While the inclusion of transgender\u2064 contestants is not new\u2063 to the pageant, with the first transgender contestant participating in 2018, this year will mark the first time that two transgender competitors will be vying for the crown. The Miss Universe Organization has expressed its support for \u2062transgender women, emphasizing that \u200d&#8221;trans women are women, full stop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So let me get this right <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/transgender?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#transgender<\/a> men are now going to take over <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MissUniverse?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MissUniverse<\/a> \u200b which \u2064should be about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/women?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#women<\/a> &#038; not about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/men?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#men<\/a> who want to be women. How women wouldn\u2019t\u200b be \u2063offended by this is beyond me. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Woke?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Woke<\/a> this\u2026there are ONLY Men &#038; Women. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MissUniverse2022?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MissUniverse2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jwv9aG4vet\">pic.twitter.com\/jwv9aG4vet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sn00pster (@sn00pdad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sn00pdad\/status\/1614719786910367745?\">January \u206415, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the Miss Universe pageant faces financial uncertainty, it remains to \u2062be seen how this bankruptcy filing will impact the future of the \u200diconic competition.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/p>\n<h3>A Note from \u2064Our \u2062Staff:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>Did you know that 90 percent of advertisers will have nothing to \u200cdo with\u200d The Western Journal? 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Please <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>join today<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank you\u2063 for \u2063reading The Western Journal!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trans-owner-miss-universe-pageant-files-bankruptcy-following-major-woke-inclusivity-push\/\">Trans Owner of Miss Universe Pageant Files for Bankruptcy \u2064Following Major Woke \u200bInclusivity Push<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western\u2064 Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063What impact does the bankruptcy filing of JKN \u2062Global Group have on the future \u2064of the Miss Universe pageant?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2062Ause \u200cyou are our \u200bonly hope. If every \u200cperson who reads \u2064our reporting and appreciates what we do helps fund\u200c it, our \u200cfuture would be much more secure. For as little\u2064 as $5, you can support us \u2063and it takes\u200b less than a\u200b minute. Thank you.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/donate\">Support The Western Journal<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Advertisement \u2062-\u2064 story \u2064continues below<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(function (d)\u200d {&#8216;use strict&#8217;;var s = d.createElement(&#8216;script&#8217;);s.type = &#8216;text\/javascript&#8217;;s.async = true;s.src = &#8216;https:\/\/cdn.westernjournal.com<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-owner-of-miss-universe-pageant-files-for-bankruptcy-following-major-woke-inclusivity-push\/\" title=\"Trans Owner of Miss Universe Pageant Files for Bankruptcy Following Major Woke Inclusivity Push\">\/assets\/js\/lib\/advertisement\/coingecko<\/a>.min.js&#8217;;var n = d.getElementsByTagName(&#8216;script&#8217;)[0];n.parentNode.insertBefore(s, n);})(document);<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>In a \u2064surprising turn of events, the company\u200c behind the Miss Universe pageant, JKN Global \u200dGroup, \u200chas filed for bankruptcy just days before the competition. Despite the financial troubles, the pageant will still proceed as planned, including\u2062 the inclusion of transgender contestants. The future \u200dof\u200d the pageant \u2063remains \u2064uncertain \u200cgiven the bankruptcy filing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Days before Miss Universe \u2063competition, pageant company declares bankruptcy<\/h2>\n<p>In a surprising turn of events, the company \u2063behind the Miss Universe pageant has filed for bankruptcy just\u200d days \u2063before the competition is set to \u2063take place. JKN Global Group, which purchased \u2063the pageant for $20 million last year,\u200b cited \u200ca &#8220;liquidity problem&#8221; \u200cas the reason \u200cfor its financial\u200c troubles.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064company&#8217;s CEO, Anne\u2064 Jakapong Jakrajutatip, a transgender woman, had promised to bring about significant changes to\u2062 the pageant, including allowing trans women \u2064and married women \u2062to participate. However, the company&#8217;s attempts at transformation seem\u200d to have backfired, as it \u2062missed a \u2063$12\u200c million \u200cdebt payment and\u2062 saw its stock plummet by 80%\u2062 in the past year.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the bankruptcy, JKN \u200cGlobal Group has stated that the pageant will still \u2062proceed as \u200cplanned. The\u200c company remains confident in its\u2062 new business plan and assures fans that the upcoming Miss Universe competition in El \u2064Salvador will be\u2062 a top-notch experience.<\/p>\n<p>While the inclusion\u2062 of transgender contestants\u200b is not new to the \u2063pageant, with the first transgender contestant\u200b participating \u2064in \u200d2018, this year will mark the first time\u200d that two transgender competitors will be vying for\u200d the crown. The \u200cMiss Universe Organization has expressed its support for transgender women, emphasizing\u2064 that &#8220;trans women are women, \u200cfull \u200bstop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As the Miss Universe pageant faces financial uncertainty,\u2063 it remains to be seen how this bankruptcy filing\u2062 will impact the future of the iconic competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Days before two men join the competition to be crowned Miss Universe, the company that operates the pageant has declared bankruptcy. JKN Global Group says it has a \u201cliquidity problem\u201d a year after buying the pageant for $20 million and trying to make radical changes, according to the BBC. 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