Khin Myint Myint (; 1944–19 September 2009) was a Burmese

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titleholder, businesswoman and philanthropist. She was president of the Myanmar Women Entrepreneurs Association. She was crowned Miss Burma 1961 and represented her country at Miss Universe 1961.

Early life

Khin Myint Myint was born in the

Daik-U Township Daik-U Township is a township in Nyaunglebin District in the Bago Region of Myanmar.

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in 1944, and attended Myoma High School, where she distinguished herself in

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Career

At 17, Khin Myint Myint won the Miss Burma beauty pageant in 1961 and represented her country at the

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event held at

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. Later she became a businessperson and established a name for herself in the food industry. Also known for her philanthropy, she reportedly donated more than

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300 million for humanitarian causes which earned her the '' Agga Maha Thiri Thudhamma Theingi'' title. In 2008, Khin Myint Myint received the ASEAN Award of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry. She was the president of Myanmar Women Entrepreneurs Association and vice-chairperson of AA Medical Products.

Personal life

Khin Myint Myint was married to Myat Thin Aung. Together the couple had six children. She died on 19 September 2009 from a

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; she was 65.

References

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