Paing Takhon model was named by TC Candle as the Most Beautiful Face in the World in 2021, a title that should have been celebrated in a big way, but could not be because the winner is behind bars.
Paing has been under arrest since April 2021 for participating in the mobilizations against the military coup that shook Burma in February 2021, after unconventional elections in which the army did not win. Unfortunately, he has already received a sentence for his actions and here we tell you more about it.
Who is Paing Takhon?
Paing Takhon, 25, is an actor, model and singer originally from Burma. His career began in 2014 as a runway model and in 2017 he appeared as an actor in various music videos and commercials for local businesses. In that same year, he released his debut album lover, and all the profits were donated to associations that care for orphaned children.
His charisma and good demeanor opened the doors for him in the film industry, participating in Burmese films.s Midnight Traveler Y Bad Boys 2. In 2019 he starred in the series Traveler’s Notes, making thousands of girls fall in love with his character.
Paing has also been the face of brands such as Pond’s, the OPPO cell phone line and Sunkist Myanmar drinks. In addition, he has been appointed Ambassador of the Economic Community of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Ambassador of Tourism of Myanmar in Thailand and was recently awarded the title of Most Beautiful Face in the World in 2021 by TC Candler.
Although his future in the entertainment industry looks promising, Paing also studies psychology, is a protector of animals, a human rights activist, knows how to fly and likes to paint.
Why is he in prison?
In addition to his activities in the world of entertainment, Paing also worked as a political activist and came to lead some of the demonstrations in favor of democracy after the military coup that occurred in Burma during February 2021. He also shared images on his social networks with messages like: “Help us stop crimes against humanity.” For this reason he was arrested in mid-April 2021, in the midst of a military raid consisting of a hundred soldiers who did not hesitate to corner him at his parents’ house.
Since his arrest, the model was stripped of his phone, his social network accounts were taken down and he is only known through the messages he sends with his lawyer Khin Maung Myint, who revealed on Monday, December 27, that Paing he was sentenced to “three years’ imprisonment with hard labor” by a court in Rangoon. Now, his family is considering the possibility of appealing the ruling.
The sentence came simultaneously with the choice of the model as the Most Beautiful Face in the World in 2021 by TC Candler, a company that in addition to granting him this title, called for his release and defines him as a “political prisoner”.
What happens in Burma?
In February 2021 there was a violent coup in the Southeast Asian country. During this time, historic elections were held and the army, which participated in them as a political party, irrefutably lost. However, like all sore losers, the army accused that there was fraud in the polls, took control of the country and installed a junta that controls Burma.
According to the Association for Assistance to Political Prisoners, since the protests against the coup began, more than 1,300 deaths have been reported in the demonstrations and nearly 11,200 detainees, including the model Paing Takhon and the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1991, Aung San Suu Kyi.