Princess Margret Hteik Su Phaya Htwe (Burmese: ထိပ်စုဖုရားထွေး; 20 August 1927 – 21 June 2003) was a pioneer Burmese athlete, bodybuilder, swimmer and a former beauty queen. She was the youngest daughter of Princess Myat Phaya Galay, the fourth daughter of the last king of Burma Thibaw Min and Supayalat.[1]
Princess Margret Hteik Su Phaya Htwe | |
|---|---|
| ထိပ်စုဖုရားထွေး | |
| Born | Hteik Su Phaya Htwe 20 August 1927 |
| Died | 21 June 2003 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Occupation(s) | Athlete, bodybuilder, swimmer |
| Known for | A pioneer in Burmese sports |
| Spouse |
Taw Phaya Myat Gyi (m. 1962) |
| Children | Aung Naing |
| Parent(s) | Ko Ko Naing Myat Phaya Galay |
Early life and education edit
Hteik Su Phaya Htwe was born on 20 August 1927 in Rangoon, British Burma; her father was Ko Ko Naing, a former monk and her mother was Princess Myat Phaya Galay, the fourth daughter of King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat. She attended the St. Joseph Convent in Moulmein and Myoma Girls National High School in Rangoon.[1]
Career edit
After the war, she and her older brother Prince Taw Phaya Gyi opened a gymnasium.[2] In 1946, she was selected in Burma national team for swimming competition. In 1947, she finished as the second in the Burma's first Miss Burma competition.[3] After retirement from sports, she served as the administrator of the National Stadium and as the organizer of the Yangon Division National Fitness Council of the Ministry of Health. She also served as the chief athlete officer for Rangoon Division.[1]
Personal life edit
In 1962, she married her cousin Taw Phaya Myat Gyi, eldest son of Taw Phaya and Hteik Su Gyi Phaya. They had a son, Aung Naing. She died on 21 June 2003 at the age of 75.
References edit
- ^ a b c Toe, Tin Naing (2013). Pioneer Burmese women during the Parliamentary Era (ပါလီမန်ခေတ်ထင်ပေါ်ကျော်ကြားမြန်မာအမျိုးသမီးများ). Mizzima Literary. pp. 80–82.
- ^ "သီပေါနောက်က တော်ဘုရားများ". BBC News (in Burmese). 10 February 2019.
- ^ "မြန်မာ့ကာယဗလ၊ ကာလအလှနှင့်မောင်မြန်မာ၊ မယ်မြန်မာနောက်ခံသမိုင်း". The Commerce Journal (in Burmese). 3 November 2010.