Who is the beauty queen arrested for stealing a 2 billion VND Rolex watch?
On October 12, the Investigation Police Agency of District 3 Police (HCMC) announced that it had coordinated with the Criminal Police Department (PC02) of HCMC Police to detain La Thi Anh (La Ky Anh) to investigate the act of "theft of property" which was a Rolex watch.
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Beauty La Ky Anh. |
La Ky Anh and NMT met online and gradually became close. When her lover introduced her to a collection of luxury watches, including a Rolex worth more than 2 billion VND, she planned to swap them and then break up. Miss Vietnam Continents 2018 secretly took photos and asked someone to find and buy fake items for more than 13 million VND. On September 11, Ky Anh went to her lover's house to carry out her plan. While he was fast asleep, she secretly swapped them, then found an excuse to get angry and break up.
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La Ky Anh admitted to theft due to losses from investing in virtual currency. |
A few days later, while cleaning the collection, T. discovered that the watch was fake, so she reported it to the police, suspecting the maid. During this time, Ky Anh also asked her friends to find a place to sell the watch. However, the image of the expensive Rolex posted online made the police suspicious. Working with the police, Ky Anh admitted her actions. She said that due to losses in investing in virtual currency, she stole the watch to sell to pay off her debt.
La Ky Anh's real name is La Thi Anh, born in 1990, from Hanoi. She currently resides in District 7 (HCMC). Previously, she tried her hand at the restaurant and real estate business.
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La Ky Anh won a beauty contest in 2018. Screenshot. |
Many people quickly recognized La Ky Anh as a familiar face when she was crowned.Miss Vietnam Continents 2018took place in the US (Ngoc Trinh won the contest in 2011). At that time, she shared: "Fighting and winning the crown in the faraway US, I still always receive enthusiastic support from family, friends, and audiences at home and abroad. I am very happy and joyful about that. After this victory, I will try harder to develop myself as well as participate in many charity activities to help people in difficult circumstances."
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Previously, La Ky Anh also participated in an acting competition. She revealed that she has a passion for cinema and studied film production in New York (USA). The beauty also wanted to participate in action projects because she studied Taekwondo.