Đỗ Mỹ Linh (born 13 October 1996) is a

Vietnamese Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overseas Vietnamese, Vietnamese people living outside Vietna ...

model and beauty pageant titleholder who won

Miss Vietnam 2016 Miss Vietnam 2016 (Vietnamese language, Vietnamese: ''Hoa hậu Việt Nam 2016'') was the 15th edition of the Miss Vietnam pageant. It was held on August 28, 2016 at Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium, Phu Tho Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. M ...

. She represented

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

at the

Miss World 2017 Miss World 2017 was the 67th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Sanya City Arena in Sanya, China, on 18 November 2017. Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico crowned Manushi Chhillar of India as her successor at the end of the event. ...

Personal life

Linh was born in

Hanoi Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...

. She is a student of Foreign Trade University. She is married to Đỗ Vinh Quang, who is the Chairman of

Hanoi FC Hanoi Football Club (), officially named CLB Hà Nội, is a professional football club based in Hanoi, Vietnam. They play their home matches at Hang Day Stadium and compete in V.League 1, the top division in the Vietnamese football league sy ...

. The wedding took place on October 23, 2022.

Pageantry

Miss Universe Vietnam 2015

Linh competed in Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 and was placed in Top 15.

Miss Vietnam 2016

Linh was crowned

. She was then appointed by Sen Vàng Entertainment and Elite - the national license holder to represent Vietnam at Miss World 2017 in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

Miss World 2017

Linh represented Vietnam at

Sanya, China Sanya; also spelled Samah is the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan Province in South China. According to the 2020 census, the total population of Sanya was 1,031,396 inhabitants, livin ...

and placed in the Top 40 thanks to winning the Head to Head challenge (Group 18). She became a semifinalist in the People's Choice and Multimedia competitions and was the first ever contestant from Vietnam to win the

Beauty with a Purpose Julia Evelyn Morley (née Pritchard; born 25 October 1939) is an English businesswoman, charity worker and former model. She is the chairman and CEO of the Miss World Organization, which organizes the Miss World and Mister World pageants. Sh ...

competition.

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Do, My Linh 1996 births Living people 21st-century Vietnamese women 21st-century Vietnamese people Miss World 2017 delegates Miss Vietnam winners Models from Hanoi The Amazing Race contestants Vietnamese female models Vietnamese beauty pageant winners