Nguyễn Thùy Lâm (Her real name is Nguyễn Thùy Trang, born September 10, 1987, in
Thái Bình
Thái Bình City () is a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Thái Bình Province. The city is located 110 km from Hanoi. The city area is 67.7 square km, with a population of 210,000 people (2006).
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Vietnamese
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singer, actress and beauty pageant titleholder who the winner of the
Miss Universe Vietnam 2008
Miss Universe Vietnam 2008, the 1st Miss Universe Vietnam pageant, was held on May 31, 2008, at the Vinpearl Land resort in Nha Trang, Khánh Hoà, Vietnam. 20 contestants competed for the crown. The first winner of the pageant was Nguyễn Th ...
contest on May 31, 2008. Thuy Lam represented Vietnam in the
Miss Universe 2008
Miss Universe 2008 was the 57th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Crown Convention Center in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008. This was the first time that the Miss Universe pageant was broadcast in 1080i High-definition.
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competition and was the first Vietnamese contestant that made it to the semifinals of
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by a United States and Thailand based Miss Universe Organization.Natalie Tadena (July 2, 2015"Donald Trump's Miss USA Pageant Lands on Reelz Cable Channel". ''The Wall Stre ...
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Miss Universe Vietnam 2008
Thuy Lam was announced winner of Miss Vietnam 2008 on May 31, 2008. During the competition she was awarded Miss Talent and Miss Internet by the audience. As the winner, she was also awarded $US12,000 and won the right to represent Vietnam at the Miss Universe 2008 competition.
Miss Universe 2008
At the competition held in multiple cities in Vietnam, Thuy Lam was a Top 10 finalist in the Best National Costume competition and Top 5 finalist in the Most Charming in Áo Dài (Áo Dài fashion show). In the final competition, Thuy Lam became the first
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 ...
candidate to survive the first cut in Miss Universe pageant being only one of the two Asians making the first cut along with
Hiroko Mima
is a Japanese fashion model, Sportsperson, athlete and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Japan 2008. she then represented Japan at Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam and placed Top 15. Biography
Mima currently attends Nihon University ...
of
Japan
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. She was consequently cut when the Top 10 candidates were announced.
Personal life
She is married to a businessman graduated from US, Nguyễn Anh Tuấn.
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See also
*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 ...
* Miss World Vietnamese
*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 ...
References
External links
Áo dài Bình DươngFanclub
1987 births
Living people
Miss Universe 2008 contestants
Vietnamese actresses
21st-century Vietnamese women singers
People from Thái Bình province
Vietnamese beauty pageant winners
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