Miss Vietnam (

Vietnamese Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia ** A citizen of Vietnam. See Demographics of Vietnam. * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overse ...

: Hoa hậu Việt Nam, formerly Hoa hậu Toàn quốc Báo Tiền phong until 2000) is a beauty contest in

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that has been held biennially since 1988. Along with

Miss Universe Vietnam The Miss Universe Vietnam is a biennial (two-year frequent) national beauty pageant in Vietnam to select the country's representative to the Miss Universe, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants, Big Four major international beauty p ...

and

Miss World Vietnam Miss World Vietnam (Vietnamese: Hoa hậu Thế giới Việt Nam) is a national beauty pageant in Vietnam that has been held biennially since 2019. This contest was first started in 2019 by Senvang Vietnam as ''Miss World Vietnam''. The pageant ...

, Miss Vietnam is one of the Big Three national beauty pageants. This contest was initiated and organized by Tiền Phong Newspaper and Sen Vàng Productions. The pageant crowned the Vietnam representatives to compete in two of the major international beauty pageants:

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and

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(alternate with Miss World Vietnam). The current Miss Vietnam titleholder is Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy from

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, who was crowned on December 23, 2022 in

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History

Miss Vietnam is the biggest beauty pageant and the first nationwide beauty contest after the unification of Vietnam. Before that, there was also a

South Vietnamese South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam ( vi, Việt Nam Cộng hòa), was a state in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975, the period when the southern portion of Vietnam was a member of the Western Bloc during part of th ...

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-based beauty contest named

Miss Vietnam Miss Vietnam ( Vietnamese: Hoa hậu Việt Nam, formerly Hoa hậu Toàn quốc Báo Tiền phong until 2000) is a beauty contest in Vietnam that has been held biennially since 1988. Along with Miss Universe Vietnam and Miss World Vietnam, Miss ...

and

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Công Thị Nghĩa became the first titleholder of the contest as well as the first national beauty pageant titleholder in Vietnamese history. The after-unification contest Miss Vietnam was initiated and organized by Tien Phong newspaper, called "Miss Tien Phong Newspaper", starting from 1988 and is held every two years. The first person to hold the title is

Bùi Bích Phương Bùi Bích Phương (born 1971) was crowned Miss Vietnam in 1988. During this period she was a first year English student at the University of Hanoi Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU; vi, Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội, ĐHQGHN) is a ...

. The contest was officially renamed as "Miss Vietnam" in 2002. While Tiền Phong did not hold franchise licenses to send representatives to international beauty pageants, from 2002 to 2006, Miss Vietnam winners represented Vietnam at

. In 2008, due to her incomplete high school education,

Trần Thị Thùy Dung Trần Thị Thùy Dung (born February 18, 1990 in Đà Nẵng, Việt Nam) was crowned as Miss Vietnam 2008 on August 31 in Hội An. Miss Vietnam 2008 Tran Thi Thuy Dung was the tallest contestant (1,78m - 2008) with body measurements 86 - 61, ...

was not sent to

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and two Runners-up also weren't be allowed to take place. Since then, no Miss Vietnam titleholders have participated in the international pageant, including

Đặng Thị Ngọc Hân Đặng Thị Ngọc Hân (born 16 July 1989 in Hanoi, Vietnam) is the winner of the 2010 Miss Vietnam. pageant that takes place in Tuần Châu, Quảng Ninh on August 14, 2010. Biography She was born and grew up in Hanoi, Vietnam. Her grandfa ...

, Đặng Thu Thảo and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên. However, Miss Vietnam 2010 first runner up Vũ Thị Hoàng My was appointed to represent Vietnam at both

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and

Miss World 2012 Miss World 2012, the 62nd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 18 August 2012 at Dongsheng Fitness Center Stadium in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China. 116 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Ivian Sarcos of Venez ...

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. From 2014, Sen Vàng Productions became involved in the production of Miss Vietnam along with Tien Phong Newspaper. In 2017, they partnered with Elite Vietnam to secure licenses to send Miss Vietnam winners to various international pageants. Under this partnership, Miss Vietnam titleholder will participate in

. The first and second runner-ups may be chosen to participate in

. At

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 successo ...

Đỗ Mỹ Linh Đỗ Mỹ Linh (born 13 October 1996) is a Vietnamese model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Vietnam 2016. She represented Vietnam at the Miss World 2017. Personal life Linh was born in Hanoi. She is a student of Foreign Trade Univ ...

became the first Miss Vietnam titleholder since

Mai Phương Thúy Mai Phương Thúy (August 6, 1988) is a Vietnamese actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned the 10th Miss Vietnam at the Vinpearl Resort in Nha Trang, Vietnam on August 26, 2006. She represented Vietnam at the Miss World ...

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to represent the country at the pageant. In 2018, the 2nd runner-up that year Nguyễn Thị Thúy An was initially appointed to participate in

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but she withdrew due to health issues. The contestant with the next highest score in the Top 5 Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên assumed Thúy An's spot at the competition. In 2022, the contest is confirmed to take place from October 29, 2022 to December 23, 2022. The winner of this year's contest will get to attend either Miss World or Miss International.

Titleholders

Regional rankings

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: 9 (Hanoi, Haiphong, Nam Định) *

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: 4 (Ho Chi Minh City) *

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: 3 (Đà Nẵng, Quảng Nam) *

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: 1 (Bạc Liêu) *

North Central Coast Bắc Trung Bộ (literally North Central Region, and often translated as North Central Coast) is one of the regions of Vietnam. It consists of six provinces: Thanh Hóa, Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị, Thừa Thiên–Hu� ...

: 1 (Thanh Hóa)

Miss Vietnam at Big Four pageants representatives

Vietnam has been represented in the

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, the four major international

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s for women. These are

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, and

Miss Earth Miss Earth is an annual international major beauty pageant based in the Philippines that advocates for environmental awareness, conservation and social responsibility. Along with Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss International, it is one of t ...

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Miss World

Miss International

Representatives at other international pageants

Color keys

Miss Grand International

Miss Intercontinental

Past Franchises

Miss Universe

Miss Earth

Notes

*All 3 Misses Vietnam in 2002, 2004 and 2006 arrived late at

since the Miss Vietnam contest was held too close to Miss World. * Phạm Thị Mai Phương is the first Miss Vietnam to get into the semifinal round at Miss World.

References

External links

Miss Vietnam on newspaper covers
{{Authority control Miss Vietnam winners Beauty pageants in Vietnam Recurring events established in 1988 Vietnamese awards