Miss Vietnam

Miss World Vietnam

Formation	1988
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Ho Chi Minh City
Location	Vietnam
Membership	Miss World
Official language	Vietnamese
Website	Miss Vietnam on newspaper covers

(L–R) 1st-runner up : Phan Hoang Minh Thu, Miss Vietnam 2008 Trần Thị Thùy Dung, 2nd runner-up: Nguyen Thuy Van

Miss Vietnam is a beauty contest in Vietnam that was held for the first time in 1988. This contest was initiated and organized by Tien Phong newspaper. The current Miss Vietnam is Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên, from Nam Định.

History

Miss Vietnam is the first nationwide beauty contest after the unification of Viet Nam. The contest was initiated and organized by Tien Phong newspaper, called "Miss Tien Phong newspaper", starting from 1988 and is held every 2 years. The first person to hold the title is Bui Bich Phuong.

From 2002, the contest was officially renamed "Miss Vietnam". Since then, winners of the Miss Vietnam contest will represent the country to take part in the Miss World contest.

Titleholders

Miss Vietnam 2006 – Mai Phương Thúy – Top 17 Miss World 2006

Year	Miss Vietnam	Origin	Venue
1988	Bùi Bích Phương	Ha Noi	Youth Cultural Palace, Ha Noi
1990	Nguyễn Diệu Hoa	Ha Noi	Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Cultural Palace, Ha Noi
1992	Hà Kiều Anh	Ha Noi/Thừa Thiên–Huế	Phan Dinh Phung Sports Complex, Ho Chi Minh City
1994	Nguyễn Thu Thuỷ	Ha Noi	Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Cultural Palace, Ha Noi
1996	Nguyễn Thiên Nga	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Cultural Palace, Ha Noi
1998	Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Khánh	Ho Chi Minh City	Phan Dinh Phung Sports Complex, Ho Chi Minh City
2000	Phan Thu Ngân	Đồng Nai	Hòa Bình theatre, Ho Chi Minh City
2002	Phạm Thị Mai Phương	Hai Phong	Phan Dinh Phung Sports Complex, Ho Chi Minh City
2004	Nguyễn Thị Huyền	Hai Phong	Tuần Châu, Quảng Ninh Province
2006	Mai Phương Thúy	Ha Noi	Vinpearl Land, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa Province
2008	Trần Thị Thùy Dung	Da Nang	Hội An, Quảng Nam Province
2010	Đặng Thị Ngọc Hân	Ha Noi	Tuần Châu, Quảng Ninh Province
2012	Đặng Thu Thảo	Bạc Liêu	Tiên Sơn Sports Complex, Da Nang
2014	Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên	Nam Định	Phú Quốc island, Kiên Giang Province

Miss Vietnam at Miss World pageant

Color key

•      Declared as Winner
•      Ended as runner-up
•      Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

Year	MW Vietnam	Residence	National title	Placement	Special Awards
2002	Phạm Thị Mai Phương	Hải Phòng	Miss Vietnam 2002	Top 20
2003	Nguyễn Đình Thụy Quân	Ho Chi Minh City	Miss Vietnamese Woman Photogenic 2003	Unplaced
2004	Nguyễn Thị Huyền	Hải Phòng	Miss Vietnam 2004	Top 15
2005	Vũ Hương Giang	Hà Nội	Miss Jewelry Vietnam 2004	Unplaced
2006	Mai Phương Thúy	Hà Nội	Miss Vietnam 2006	Top 17	Top 20 at World Fashion Designer Dress Award
2007	Đặng Minh Thu	Nam Định	Miss Vietnam World 2007 (2nd Runner-up)	Unplaced
2008	Dương Trương Thiên Lý	Đồng Tháp	Miss Universe Vietnam 2008 (2nd Runner-up)	Unplaced	People's Choice Award
2009	Trần Thị Hương Giang	Hải Dương	Miss Vietnam Global 2009 (2nd Runner-up)	Top 16	1st Runner-up at Miss World Top Model Top 12 at Miss World Beach Beauty
2010	Nguyễn Ngọc Kiều Khanh	Munich	Miss Vietnam World 2010 (1st Runner-up)	Unplaced
2011	Victoria Phạm Thúy Vy	California	Miss World Vietnamese 2010 (2nd Runner-up)	Unplaced
2012	Vũ Thị Hoàng My	Đồng Nai	Miss Vietnam 2010 (1st Runner-up)	Unplaced	Top 40 at Miss World Beach Beauty
2013	Lại Hương Thảo	Quảng Ninh	Miss Vietnam Sport 2012	Unplaced
2014	Nguyễn Thị Loan	Thái Bình	Miss Vietnam Ethnic 2013 (2nd Runner-up)	Top 25	Top 32 at Miss World Sports Top 25 at Beauty with a Purpose Top 20 at Miss World Talent
2015	Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê	Ho Chi Minh City	Miss World Vietnam 2015	Top 11	People's Choice Award World Fashion Designer Dress Award Top 30 at Miss World Top Model
2016	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

See also: Danh sách đại diện của Việt Nam tại các cuộc thi sắc đẹp lớn

Notes

• All 3 Misses Vietnam in 2002, 2004 and 2006 was arrived late at Miss World since the Miss Vietnam contest was held too close to Miss World.
• Phạm Thị Mai Phương is the first Miss Vietnam to get into the semifinal round at Miss World.
• Although arriving at Sanya (China) very late in comparison to other Miss World candidates in 2004, Nguyễn Thị Huyền still got into Top 15.
• Mai Phương Thúy was highly appreciated at Miss World 2006. She received 14 out of 30 points in the Internet ranking, and got into Top 17 thanks to the audience's votes. Early 2007, Mai Phương Thúy got into Global Beauties' list of 50 most beautiful contestants at beauty contests.
• The first runner-up Miss Vietnam 2010 Vũ Hoàng My is officially representative of Vietnam at Miss World 2012 which will be held in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China.
• Nguyễn Thị Loan go in to Beauty with a purpose (top 25) anh Talent (top 10) which isn't announced in website of Miss World but was presentation in Charity Gala (sand artis)and presentation her project to judge.

External links

• Miss Universe Vietnam
• Miss Vietnam on newspaper covers