Trần Thị Thùy Dung (born February 18, 1990, in

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, due to her unlegalized high school graduation certificate.

Biography

Trần Thị Thùy Dung is originally from Quảng Nam, grew up in Da Nang, and is a former student of Quang Trung High School. Before participating in Miss Vietnam 2008, Thùy Dung had received an admission notice from Newton International College and had taken a break from 12th grade to prepare for studying abroad.

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