Nguyễn Thu Thuỷ (June 20, 1976 – June 5, 2021) was a Vietnamese beauty pageant winner, who was crowned as the 4th
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 V ...
in 1994 when she was a first year student at the Institute for International Relations (
Cung Văn hóa Hữu nghị Việt - Xô) in
Hanoi
Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is ...
.
Biography
Nguyễn Thu Thuỷ was born into an intelligentsia family. Her father,
Nguyễn Văn Lợi, and mother were civil servants in the Linguistics Institute of Vietnam (
Viện Ngôn ngữ học).
Nguyễn Thu Thuỷ was tall and was one of the favorites during that edition, where she also attained the best award in the competition. Nguyễn Thu Thuỷ studied business administration in the United States for 2 years and owned a beauty salon chain in Hanoi.
She was married and had two children. On 5 June 2021, Nguyễn Thu Thuỷ died from a sudden cardiac arrest after feeling unwell for a few days.
Miss Viet Nam 1994
The winner: Nguyễn Thu Thuỷ (
Hà Nội
Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is ...
)
*1st runner-up: Tô Hương Lan (
Tuyên Quang
Tuyên Quang () is a city in Vietnam, and is the capital of Tuyên Quang Province.
History
The French post at Tuyên Quang was defended for four months against 12,000 troops of the Yunnan Army and the Black Flag Army by two companies of the Fre ...
)
*2nd runner-up: Trịnh Kim Chi (
Ho Chi Minh City
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)
Television shows
*''21st Century Man'' (on 5 June 2007, as jury woman)
References
External links
Miss Vietnam 1994 official website
1976 births
2021 deaths
Miss Vietnam winners
People from Hanoi
Deaths from cerebrovascular disease
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