Hnin Thway Yu Aung, was born on 24 August 1996 in Meiktila, Mandalay, Myanmar as where her parents met and established an optic shop in the downtown area of Tachileik.
On October 1, 2017, Hnin Thway Yu Aung was crowned as Miss Universe Myanmar 2018 by previous titleholder Zun Than Sin.
[1][2] She represented her country in the Miss Universe 2018 where Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa crowned her successor Catriona Gray of the Philippines at the end of the event.
[6][7] On 3 April 2021, warrants for her arrest were issued under section 505 (a) of the penal code by the State Administration Council for speaking out against the military coup.
Along with several other celebrities, she was charged with calling for participation in the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) and damaging the state's ability to govern, with supporting the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, and with generally inciting the people to disturb the peace and stability of the nation.