Every girl in the Philippines went, “Sana all!” when they saw a woman being close with everyone's dream boyfriend Park Seo-joon in his latest commercial for Smart Communications.
While most speculated that the model was a Filipina, it turns out that the lucky girl was actually from Myanmar who won the hearts of the director during the auditions.
Everyone, meet May Myat Noe, a 22-year-old actress, fashion model, and former beauty pageant titleholder.
Get to know more about her in this gallery.
Every Park Seo-joon fan scoured high and low in the interweb to find the lucky girl who was with the South Korean actor after Smart Communications released their highly-anticipated commercial.
May Myat Noe was born on October 13, 1998, in Yangon Myanmar. She is an actress, fashion model, and beauty pageant titleholder.
May attended both primary and secondary schools in Singapore at Punggol Primary School and CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School. Her family then returned to Myanmar where she finished her high school at Myanmar International School.
After coming back to Myanmar, she competed in a televised singing competition called “Eai Mat Sone Yar.” She was then discovered and was invited by the Style Plus H Organisation to compete for the title of Miss Asia Pacific World in 2014, which she won.
May was one of the 14 finalists of the 'Asia's Next Top Model' Season 4 in 2016. There she won an all-expense-paid trip to New York Fashion Week where she got to meet the hottest designers.
Because she has a passion for singing, May released multiple singles and music videos like “Single is the Best,” “Tagal Ma Chit Yin,” and “Oh Boy.”
She's also an actress who appeared in some of the most popular Burmese movies and videos including, “Ti Kyat,” “Pawa Ma Shu Yay Ma Ku Kyay,” “Professor Dr. Seik Phwar,” and so much more.
May is about 5 ft and 8 ½ inches tall.
Just three months after her reign as Miss Asia Pacific World, she was stripped of her title. At the time South Korean pageant organizers had allegedly told the media that she displayed an ungrateful attitude. Meanwhile, May claimed that the organizers had pressured her to undergo extensive plastic surgery. It is unclear if both sides had cleared the issue.
Despite having issues with her reign, May held her head up high as she continues to bag modeling stints one after the other. She became the face of CLEAR Myanmar and has done several campaigns for other known brands such as L'Oréal, Pocari Sweat, Maybelline, and Pepsi.