Thet Thet Wai
Thet Thet Wai also known as Bora, is a Burmese bodybuilder and an activist for harsher penalties for rape.
Competitive placings
- VX Bikini Model 2017 - Third Prize
- Bodybuilding and Physique Competition on Olympic Day 2018 - Second Prize
- Yangon Region Women's Athletic Physique Competition 2018 - First Prize
Activism
Thet Thet Wai has been active in campaigning justice for a young girl who was raped and murdered in Madaya in February 2018. This case became part of a national conversation about harsher punishments for rapists. She signed a petition circulating on Facebook calling on parliament to issue the death sentence for rapists.After she signed the petition, the Women's Protection Organization approached Thet Thet Wai for a statement of support, and she became one of many internet celebrities — including models and singers — leading the campaign to advocate for the death sentence for rapists. That campaign is called "Death to Rapists".
In June, a motion on the death penalty for child rapists was brought to Myanmar's House of Representatives. It was a close call — over a third voted in favor of the motion, which will be kept on record as parliament draws up a separate bill to address violence against women and children.