Lưu Thị Diễm Hương is a

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winner and student who won the title of Miss Vietnam World 2010. Diễm Hương was born on August 30, 1990, in

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. Diễm Hương did not go to

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but she was sent to represent

in the

Miss Earth 2010 Miss Earth 2010, the 10th anniversary of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on 4 December 2010 at the Vinpearl Land Amphitheater in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Larissa Ramos of Brazil crowned her successor Nicole Faria of India at the end of the event. Sh ...

pageant in

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Miss Earth 2010

Diễm Hương represented

pageant where she placed in the Top 14 of the final night despite being a heavy favorite along with the winner. She also made the Top 5 Miss Talent competition and also won the Best in Swimsuit award.

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from

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was crowned by

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from

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Miss Universe 2012

Diễm Hương was appointed by the national franchise holder to compete at

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in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Despite being an early favorite and popularity from previous pageant, she did not place in Top 16.

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from

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crowned this year.

Personal life

It was revealed in 2014 that she married in 2011, before competing in

. Her old husband, Đinh Trường Chinh had complaint to divorce. She became the first Vietnam's representative at

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when married. However she was allowed to keep her title. She remarried with Quang Huy in 2015, has a child and has opened a bakery of her own. They divorced in 2020 and now she is a single-mom.

References

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