8 Things To Know About Myanmar Beauty Queen Htar Htet Htet

A former Myanmar beauty queen Htar Htet Htet has now taken up arms against the country's military that displaced an elected government. Htet recently posted a picture of herself in a jungle, with a rifle slung across her shoulder.

"Whether you hold a weapon, pen, keyboard or donate money to the pro-democracy movement, everyone must do their bit for the revolution to succeed," she wrote in a post on Facebook. "I will fight back as much as I can. I am ready and prepared to give up everything. I am even ready to pay with my life," she further added.

The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall. (Che Guevara)

We must Win 💪💪💪 pic.twitter.com/iHEDhF314p

— Htar Htet Htet (@HtarHtetHtet2) May 11, 2021

Here's what we know about Myanmar's beauty queen Htar Htet Htet who has joined the revolution against the country's military rule:

1. Htar Htet Htet had represented Myanmar in 2013, at the Miss Grand International competition which is conducted in Thailand every year. She had competed against 60 contenders, in the swimsuit and national costume rounds.
2. Besides being a former beauty queen, Htet is also a gymnastics instructor and actor.
3. She has now decided to fight against the military junta in her country.
4. She fled from Yangon in late April with a friend and started her military training with Karen National Defense Organization (KNDO) and the United Defense Force (UDF).
5. Htar Htet Htet's latest Facebook post says that she has been training and preparing for the revolution for one month and 11 days.
6. Ever since the military coup started in Myanmar, Htar Htet Htet has been posting numerous updates regarding the ongoing events from her social media handles.
7. In her Facebook post, she made it clear that she wishes to fight against the 'bad military dictatorship', which has been haunting Myanmar for 60 years now.
8. Besides Htet, this year's Miss Grand Myanmar contestant, Han Lay has also spoken against the military coup.

About Myanmar's military coup

On February 1 this year, the country's military ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her government from power. Since then, Myanmar has been gripped by political turmoil. Numerous protests have been held against the coup. A hundred days have passed ever since the coup and more than 780 civilians have lost their lives in an attempt to overturn it.