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Miss Vietnam 2016
Miss Vietnam 2016 (Vietnamese: ''Hoa hậu Việt Nam 2016'') was the 15th edition of the Miss Vietnam pageant. It was held on August 28, 2016 at Phu Tho Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Miss Vietnam 2014 Miss Vietnam 2014 (Vietnamese language, Vietnamese: ''Hoa hậu Việt Nam 2014'') was the 14th edition of the Miss Vietnam pageant. It was held on November 22, 2014 at Vinpearl Land, Phú Quốc, Kiên Giang province, Kiên Giang, Vietnam. Miss Vi ... Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên crowned her successor Đỗ Mỹ Linh at the end of the event. Results Placements ;Color keys § Winner Beauty with a Purpose Vietnam Special Awards Contestants 36 contestants in the final. References {{Miss World countries and territories Beauty pageants in Vietnam 2016 beauty pageants Vietnamese awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium
Phu Tho Indoor Sport Stadium ( vi, Nhà thi đấu Phú Thọ) is a multi-purpose indoor arena, located in District 11, Ho Chi Minh City, District 11, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, within walking distance from the 1932-built Phú Thọ Horse Racing Ground. The stadium was constructed for 2003 Southeast Asian Games. Although not officially recognized, the stadium is usually home to Vietnam national futsal team. It has a capacity of 5,000 people for sporting events and a full-house capacity of around 8,000. History The stadium was built in 2000 along with a practice venue. It was opened on November 20, 2003 and has served major sporting as well as entertainment and exhibition events. Notable events Sports events Entertainment events References {{DEFAULTSORT:Phu Tho Indoor Sport Stadium Indoor arenas in Vietnam Sports venues completed in 2003 Sports venues in Ho Chi Minh City Taekwondo venues 2003 establishments in Vietnam 2003 Southeast Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 2017
Miss World 2017, the 67th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 18 November 2017 at the Sanya City Arena in China. 118 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico crowned her successor Manushi Chhillar of India at the end of the event. She is the sixth Indian woman to win Miss World after Priyanka Chopra won in 2000, with India tying Venezuela for the most wins in the pageant's history. Results § People's Choice winner Continental Queens of Beauty Order of Announcements Top 40 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Top 15 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Top 10 # # # # # # # # # # Top 5 # # # # # Background Miss World emphasis on a new format, giving greater attraction on social media and interactivity. This new format is called the Head-to-Head Challenge, which will select 20 out of the Top 40 contestants. Challenge Events Head-to-Head Challenge * Advanced to T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên
Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên (born 19 October 1995) is a Vietnamese model and beauty pageant titleholder. She placed 1st Runner-up at Miss Universe Vietnam 2019 and was later appointed Miss Universe Vietnam 2021 to compete at Miss Universe 2021 in Israel, where she placed in the top 16. On February 22, 2022, she was appointed to represent Vietnam at Miss Supranational 2022. During the coronation night, she finished as the 2nd Runner-up. This is the highest achievement for Vietnam at Miss Supranational, breaking the record of Daniela Nguyễn Thu Mây at Miss Supranational 2011, who placed 3rd Runner-up. Early life and education Kim Duyên was born and raised in Can Tho in a purely agricultural family. She dropped out of university. Pageantry Kim Duyên's first beauty pageant was Miss Aodai Vietnam (or Miss World Vietnam 2014) where she placed in Top 12. Two years later, she won the crown of Miss Elegance Student at Southern Can Tho University in 2016 while placing in Top 36 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cần Thơ
Cần Thơ, also written as Can Tho or Cantho (: , : ), is the fourth-largest city in Vietnam, and the largest city along the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam. It is noted for its floating markets, rice paper-making village, and picturesque rural canals. It has a population of around 1,282,300 as of 2018, and is located on the south bank of the Hậu River, a distributary of the Mekong River. In 2007, about 50 people died when the Cần Thơ Bridge collapsed, causing Vietnam's worst engineering disaster. In 2011, Cần Thơ International Airport opened. The city is nicknamed the "western capital" (Vietnamese is ), and is located from Hồ Chí Minh City. History During the Vietnam War, Cần Thơ was the home of the ARVN IV Corps capital. The ARVN 21st division was dedicated to protect the city of Cần Thơ, including the provinces of Chương Thiện (now in Hậu Giang), Bạc Liêu, An Xuyen (Cà Mau), Ba Xuyen (Soc Trang), and Kiên Giang. Before 1975, Cần Thơ was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hải Phòng
Haiphong ( vi, Hải Phòng, ), or Hải Phòng, is a major industrial city and the third-largest in Vietnam. Hai Phong is also the center of technology, economy, culture, medicine, education, science and trade in the Red River delta. Haiphong was founded in 1887 as a major seaport city of Vietnam. In 1888, the president of the French Third Republic, Sadi Carnot, promulgated a decree to establish Haiphong. From 1954 to 1975, Haiphong served as the most important maritime city of North Vietnam, and it became one of direct-controlled municipalities of a reunified Vietnam with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in 1976. In the 21st century, Haiphong has emerged as a trading gateway, modern, green industrial city of Vietnam, oriented to become the third special-class city of Vietnam by 2030 to 2050 at the latest. Haiphong has a Human Development Index of 0.782 (high), ranking fourth among all municipalities and provinces of Vietnam. History Dynastic Vietnam Haiphong was the home of Lê C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Áo Dài
The (English pronunciation: ; (''North''), (''South''), Hán-Nôm: 襖𨱾) is a traditional Vietnamese national garment. Besides suits and dresses nowadays, men and women can also wear áo dài on formal occasions. It is a long, split tunic worn over silk trousers. translates as shirt.''Áo'' is derived from a Middle Chinese word meaning "padded coat".ao dai, ''definition of ao dai in Oxford dictionary (British & World English)''. Retrieved November 3, 2014. means "long".Phan Van Giuong, ''Tuttle Compact Vietnamese Dictionary: Vietnamese-English English-Vietnamese'' (2008), p. 76. "dài ''adj.'' long, lengthy." The term can be used to describe any clothing attire that consists of a long tunic, such as "nhật bình". The predecessor of the áo dài was derived by the Nguyễn lords in Phú Xuân during 18th century. This outfit was derived from the áo ngũ thân, a five-piece dress commonly worn in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The áo dài was later made to be form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lâm Đồng
Lâm is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Lin in Chinese and Im in Korean. Lam is the anglicized variation of the surname Lâm. Lam is also a commonly held surname of Cantonese speakers of Chinese descent. Large populations in southern China and Hong Kong hold the surname. Notable people with the surname Lâm *Lam Phương, 20th century Vietnamese songwriter, real name Lâm Đình Phùng *Lam Nguon Tanh (Lâm Ngươn Tánh), Chief of Naval Operations of the Republic of Vietnam Navy during the Vietnam War *Thích Quảng Đức (born Lâm Văn Tức), Mahayana Buddhist monk who burned himself to death at a busy Saigon road intersection on 11 June 1963 * Lam Nhat Tien, Vietnamese American singer * Lam Quang Thi, senior military officer in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War *Lam Quang My, Polish-Vietnamese poet who writes in Polish and Vietnamese *Lam Van Phat, an officer in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam * Lâm Quang Ky, a vice-general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thái Nguyên
Thái Nguyên () is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital and largest city of Thái Nguyên Province. The city is listed as a first class city and is the ninth largest city in Vietnam. It has long been famous throughout Vietnam for its Tân Cương tea, among the most recognized Vietnamese tea regions. In 1959, it become the site of Vietnam's first steel mill, and is now home to a large and growing major regional university complex. History The city played an important role in Vietnam's struggles for independence during the French colonial era. The Thái Nguyên uprising in 1917 was the "largest and most destructive" anti-colonial rebellion in French Indochina between the Pacification of Tonkin in the 1880s and the Nghe-Tinh Revolt of 1930–31. In August 1917, Vietnamese prison guards mutinied at the Thai Nguyen Penitentiary, the largest one in the region. With the aid of the freed inmates – common criminals as well as political prisoners – and weapons captured f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
