Nguyễn Thị Loan is a

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model and beauty pageant titleholder, she was the 2nd Runner-Up of the Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2013, she was appointed to Miss Grand Vietnam 2016, Miss World Vietnam 2014,

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and she finished as a Top 25 semifinalist

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and Top 20

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, she also represented

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. Nguyễn Thị Loan is the first girl to set many beauty records with results in the Top 5 of the two biggest beauty contests in Vietnam (

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and

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) and 2nd Runner-Up of Miss Ethnic Vietnam.

Personal life

Loan Nguyễn was born into a farming family in Hong Chau commune, Dong Hung district,

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. In 8th grade, she went to

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to join the capital's youth volleyball team as a striker. She participated in 4 city and national level competitions and won a bronze medal in the capital volleyball tournament. She graduated from the Economics Department of the University of Commerce. Loan retired as a football player and began entering beauty contests.

Pageantry

Miss Vietnam 2010

She first participated in a beauty contest at the Miss Vietnam 2010 and reached the top 5 finals with the Miss Beach Award.

Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2013

She continued to participate and was crowned 2nd Runner-Up Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2013.

Miss World 2014

She represented Vietnam at

and reached the Top 25 finals.

Miss Grand International 2016

She continued to be appointed Miss Grand Vietnam 2016 and attended

taking place in the

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Miss Universe 2017

For the third time, she was able to represent Vietnam in an international competition and she was allowed to represent Vietnam at

but she was unplaced.

Fashion career

Fashion show

Sports career

Club

* Military women's soccer team (2006 - 2007) - Owner

Volleyball Awards

* 2006 National Horse Ball Championship * 2007 National Horse Ball Championship * Explain bubble A1 * Capital Football Tournament

References

{{S-end 1990 births Living people Miss Universe 2017 contestants People from Thái Bình province Vietnamese beauty pageant winners Vietnamese female models