Swe Zin Htet

Swe Zin Htet (Burmese: ဆွေဇင်ထက်; born 1998/1999) is a Burmese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Myanmar 2019.

Swe Zin Htet
Born1998/1999 (age 21–22)
Hpa-an, Myanmar
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
TitleMiss Supranational Myanmar 2016
Miss Universe Myanmar 2019
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Miss Universe Myanmar 2019
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2019
(Unplaced)


In November 2019, Swe Zin Htet came out as a lesbian, and later that year she became the first openly lesbian woman to compete in a Miss Universe competition. Patricia Yurena Rodríguez of Spain competed in the Miss Universe 2013 competition, but did not come out until after the competition.[1][2][3][4]


Pageantry

Swe Zin Htet had previously began her pageantry career after winning Miss Supranational Myanmar 2016; she placed in the top ten and won Miss Personality title at Miss Supranational 2016.[5]


Miss Universe Myanmar

On May 31, 2019, Swe Zin Htet was crowned as Miss Universe Myanmar 2019 by previous titleholder Hnin Thway Yu Aung. She will be Myanmar's next representative to Miss Universe.

Miss Universe 2019

As Miss Universe Myanmar, she represented Myanmar in the Miss Universe 2019 competition. At the end of event, she was unplaced.[6]

References
  1. "Hoa hậu Myanmar thừa nhận đồng tính ngay khi thi Miss Universe 2019: Đầy bản lĩnh và đáng nể phục!" (in Vietnamese). 30 November 2019.
  2. "#MissUniverseMyanmar2019 #RoadToMissUniverse2019". Swe Zin Htet. 29 November 2019.
  3. "Miss Universe Myanmar 2019 Comes Out Of The Closet — Reveals She's a Proud Lesbian!". Missosology. 29 November 2019.
  4. Herbst, Diane (6 December 2019). "Miss Universe's First Openly Gay Contestant Came Out Days Ago: 'I Just Started a New Chapter'". People.
  5. "India wins 2nd Miss Supranational title!". Miss Supranational. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  6. Mu Xuequan (1 June 2019). "Swe Zin Htet from Kayin state crowned Miss Universe Myanmar". Xinhua Net.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Hnin Thway Yu Aung		 Miss Universe Myanmar
2019		 Succeeded by
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