Dương Trương Thiên Lý (born 16 July 1989) is a Vietnamese actress, director, model and beauty pageant titleholder. Accordingly, she gained placement as 2nd runner-up in
Miss Universe Vietnam 2008, and represented Vietnam in the
Miss World 2008
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pageant in
South Africa
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.
Thien Ly is the National Director of Miss Universe in Vietnam.
Biography
Although placing 2nd runner-up in Miss Universe Vietnam 2008, Thiên Lý won Miss Photogenic in
Miss Universe Vietnam 2008.
Thiên Lý was chosen to represent Vietnam in Miss World 2008 after the winner of
Miss Vietnam
Miss Vietnam (Vietnamese language, 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 ...
2008,
Trần Thị Thùy Dung
Trần Thị Thùy Dung (born February 18, 1990 in Đà Nẵng, Việt Nam) was crowned as Miss Vietnam 2008
Miss Vietnam 2008 (Vietnamese: ''Hoa hậu Việt Nam 2008'') was the 11th edition of the Miss Vietnam pageant. It was held on 31 Augu ...
, was not allowed to represent Vietnam in international competitions because she had not graduated from
high school
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, and the winner of
Miss Universe Vietnam opted to continue her studies instead of competing.
Thiên Lý was informed that she had qualified for Miss World 2008 in late November, and therefore had little time to prepare. She was unable to reach the semifinals. However, she won the title of People's Choice in the
Miss World 2008
Miss World 2008, the 58th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 13 December 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. Originally, the pageant was going to take place in Kyiv, Ukraine, but because of the ongo ...
pageant. She later became the national director for Miss Vietnam Universe 2009
Võ Hoàng Yến, helping her prepare for Miss Universe.
In 2009, she was also chosen as the Promotional Ambassador for the
last Asian Indoor Games held in Vietnam.
Also in 2009, she was selected to participate in a movie called "Trần Thủ Độ". However, she later resigned because she did not want to hurt her image due to some inappropriate scenes she would have to play in the movie.
She studied at Saint Mary University, United States.
2013, Lý became the National Director of Miss Universe in Vietnam.
Dương Trương Thiên Lý: Thành công của Phạm Hương là áp lực cho người kế nhiệm
Jan 5, 2018
See also
*List of Miss World Special Awards
References
External links
1989 births
Living people
Miss World 2008 delegates
Vietnamese female models
Vietnamese beauty pageant winners
21st-century Vietnamese women
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