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and Miss World Vietnam, Miss Universe Vietnam is one of the Big Three national beauty pageants. The current Miss Universe Vietnam titleholder is Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên from

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, who was crowned on September 14, 2024, in

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. She represented Vietnam in Miss Universe 2024 and placed in Top 30.

History

2008-2022: ''Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam''

In 2008, Công ty Cổ phần Hoàn vũ Nha Trang was granted the national license from the Miss Universe Organization to host the Miss Universe Vietnam competition under the Vietnamese name ''Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam.'' The first official Miss Universe Vietnam contest was held the Vinpearl Land resort in

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on May 31, 2008, with 20 contestants participating. The final included four competitions: evening gown, swimsuit,

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, and interview. The winner, Nguyễn Thùy Lâm, was host delegate for the

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pageant held July 14, 2008, also in Nha Trang. There was no Miss Universe Vietnam held from 2009 to 2014, so the winner or runners-up of either Miss Universe Vietnam or any other national pageant could be appointed as Miss Universe Vietnam. Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 was held on October 3, 2015, at Crown Convention Center in Nha Trang, Vietnam, and organised by Công ty Cổ phần Hoàn vũ Sài Gòn (Unicorp). From 2017, the pageant was accompanied by a reality television series called ''I Am Miss Universe Vietnam'', in which contestants are put through different challenges and training programs in each weekly episode. Until 2022, the pageant used to select the country's representative to the Miss Universe but ultimately changed to the current English name after losing the license in 2023. Now the pageant is renamed Miss Cosmo Vietnam.

2023-present

In 2023, the Vietnamese Miss Universe franchise was granted to a new license holder. However, ''Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam'' continued to be held as a standalone pageant under the new title - ''Miss Cosmo Vietnam''. The winner of ''Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam'' would no longer be Miss Universe Vietnam and the new Miss Universe Vietnam competition would abandoned its Vietnamese name.

Titleholders

* Candidate(s) withdrawal(s) because of health problems.

Regional rankings

Vietnam's representatives at Miss Universe

Color keys ::''The winner of Miss Universe Vietnam represents her country at the

. On occasions when the official contest was not held, the winner or runners-up of either Miss Universe Vietnam or any other national pageant would be appointed as Miss Universe Vietnam to compete at Miss Universe by the license holder.''

Representatives at other international pageants

Color keys ::''Before competing in Miss Universe Vietnam, many contestants had previously represented Vietnam at other international pageants by becoming the winner or runners-up of their respective national pageant. Contestants who performed well in Miss Universe Vietnam also get appointed by other national license holders to compete in international pageants.'' :: ''This section only includes contestants who placed in the final of Miss Universe Vietnam and competed at major and sub-major international pageants, namely the

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, Miss Grand International, and

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.''

Miss World

Miss International

Miss Earth

Miss Supranational

Miss Grand International

Miss Charm

References

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