Miss Universe Vietnam
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Miss Universe Vietnam is a beauty contest
held in Vietnam to select the country's representative to the Miss Universe
pageant.
This pageant is unrelated to Miss Vietnam
or Miss World Vietnamese
pageants.
Land resort in Nha Trang
on May 31, 2008. It was the first official Miss Universe Vietnam contest. However, there were no announced plans for future editions as of 2011.
The winner, Nguyễn Thùy Lâm, was host delegate for the Miss Universe 2008
pageant held July 14, 2008, also in Nha Trang. She made the Top 15.
Due to new regulations for national beauty pageants in Vietnam beginning in 2009, Miss Universe Vietnam could not be legally held (the rules state that only one pageant can be held per year, and Mrs. Vietnam received the license for 2009.) Thus, first runner-up to Miss Universe Vietnam 2008, Võ Hoàng Yến
, competed for Vietnam at Miss Universe 2009
. First runner-up to Miss Vietnam
2010, Vũ Thị Hoàng My
, competed at Miss Universe 2011
.
, valued at $12,000, was designed by a Singapore jeweler on behalf of CT group. The crown features many Swarovski
Crystals from Austria.
Miss Vietnam Universe took place at Vinpearl
, Nha Trang
, with 20 contestants participating. The final included four competitions: evening gown, swimsuit, áo dài
, and interview. This was the first edition of Miss Universe Vietnam.
Top 5
Top 10
The Miss Universe pageants held in Nha Trang in May-July 2008 were organized by Hoan Vu Joint Stock Company (UniCorp), Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV) and Cat Tien Sa Event Company.
Beauty contest
A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...
held in Vietnam to select the country's representative to the Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
pageant.
This pageant is unrelated to Miss Vietnam
Miss Vietnam
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 Đặng Thị Ngọc Hân, from Hanoi.-History:...
or Miss World Vietnamese
Miss World Vietnamese
Miss Vietnam World is a beauty contest for both Vietnamese women in Vietnam and Overseas Vietnamese women from other countries in the world. The pageant is not related to Miss Universe Vietnam or Miss Vietnam pageants...
pageants.
History
The 2008 Miss Universe Vietnam was held at the VinpearlVinpearl
Vinpearl Land is a resort island in Nha Trang, Vietnam located in the old Hòn Tre island.-Overview:Vinpearl Land lied in the Hòn Tre island which is originally use as a jail in the old time and now use as a resort island with the 5-star hotel of Vinpearl....
Land resort in Nha Trang
Nha Trang
Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khanh Hoa province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bounded on the North by Ninh Hoà district, on the East by the South China Sea, on the South by Cam Ranh town and on the West by Diên Khánh district...
on May 31, 2008. It was the first official Miss Universe Vietnam contest. However, there were no announced plans for future editions as of 2011.
The winner, Nguyễn Thùy Lâm, was host delegate for the Miss Universe 2008
Miss Universe 2008
Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Crown Convention Center in the Diamond Bay Resort, Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008...
pageant held July 14, 2008, also in Nha Trang. She made the Top 15.
Due to new regulations for national beauty pageants in Vietnam beginning in 2009, Miss Universe Vietnam could not be legally held (the rules state that only one pageant can be held per year, and Mrs. Vietnam received the license for 2009.) Thus, first runner-up to Miss Universe Vietnam 2008, Võ Hoàng Yến
Võ Hoàng Yến
Võ Hoàng Yến is a Vietnamese beauty pageant contestant and occasional actress. She won the Vietnam Supermodel 2008 contest and is the 1st runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2008...
, competed for Vietnam at Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. It was the first time back to back victories in Miss Universe history: Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 by outgoing titleholder Dayana...
. First runner-up to Miss Vietnam
Miss Vietnam
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 Đặng Thị Ngọc Hân, from Hanoi.-History:...
2010, Vũ Thị Hoàng My
Vũ Thị Hoàng My
Vũ Hoàng My born in 1988, Year of the Dragon, in Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam is a Vietnamese beauty pageant titleholder who was first runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2010 and will represent Vietnam in the Donald Trump sponsored Miss Universe 2011 pageant in Sao Paulo, Brasil on September 12, 2011...
, competed at Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned her successor, Leila Lopes of Angola, at the end of this event...
.
Crown
The Miss Vietnam Universe beauty crownCrown (headgear)
A crown is the traditional symbolic form of headgear worn by a monarch or by a deity, for whom the crown traditionally represents power, legitimacy, immortality, righteousness, victory, triumph, resurrection, honour and glory of life after death. In art, the crown may be shown being offered to...
, valued at $12,000, was designed by a Singapore jeweler on behalf of CT group. The crown features many Swarovski
Swarovski
Swarovski is the brand name for a range of precisely-cut crystal and related luxury products produced by Swarovski AG of Wattens, Austria...
Crystals from Austria.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Represented | Place at International Beauty Pageant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Nguyễn Thùy Lâm | Thái Bình Thai Binh Province Thái Bình is a coastal eastern province in the Red River Delta region of northern Vietnam, named after the Vietnamese name for the Pacific Ocean: Thái Bình Dương... |
Top 15, Miss Universe 2008 Miss Universe 2008 Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Crown Convention Center in the Diamond Bay Resort, Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008... |
Vietnamese Representatives in Miss Universe Pageant
| Year | Contestant | Represented | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Hoàng Khánh Ngọc Hoang Khanh Ngoc Hoàng Khánh Ngọc was born on March 17, 1985 in Hải Dương is a student and a model. She was the winner gold medal of Vietnam Super Model Award 2004 and represented Vietnam in Miss Universe 2004... |
Hải Dương Hai Duong Province Hải Dương is a province in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. Its name derives from Sino-Vietnamese , meaning "ocean", though in fact, the province is landlocked.-Geography of Hai Duong:... |
Best Catwalk | |
| 2005 | Phạm Thu Hằng | Hà Nội | ||
| 2008 | Nguyễn Thùy Lâm | Thái Bình Thai Binh Thái Bình is a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Thai Binh province. It is located 110 km from Hanoi. The city area is 67.7 square km, with a population of 210,000 people . Before the prime minister declared it a city in June of 2004, it was officially a town.... |
Top 15 | Top 10 Best National Costume, Top 5 Miss Ao Dai |
| 2009 | Võ Hoàng Yến Võ Hoàng Yến Võ Hoàng Yến is a Vietnamese beauty pageant contestant and occasional actress. She won the Vietnam Supermodel 2008 contest and is the 1st runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2008... |
Hồ Chí Minh City Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam... |
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| 2011 | Vũ Thị Hoàng My Vũ Thị Hoàng My Vũ Hoàng My born in 1988, Year of the Dragon, in Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam is a Vietnamese beauty pageant titleholder who was first runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2010 and will represent Vietnam in the Donald Trump sponsored Miss Universe 2011 pageant in Sao Paulo, Brasil on September 12, 2011... |
Đồng Nai |
Miss Universe Vietnam 2008
Vinpearl
Vinpearl Land is a resort island in Nha Trang, Vietnam located in the old Hòn Tre island.-Overview:Vinpearl Land lied in the Hòn Tre island which is originally use as a jail in the old time and now use as a resort island with the 5-star hotel of Vinpearl....
, Nha Trang
Nha Trang
Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khanh Hoa province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bounded on the North by Ninh Hoà district, on the East by the South China Sea, on the South by Cam Ranh town and on the West by Diên Khánh district...
, with 20 contestants participating. The final included four competitions: evening gown, swimsuit, áo dài
Áo dài
The áo dài is a Vietnamese national costume, now most commonly for women. In its current form, it is a tight-fitting silk tunic worn over pantaloons. The word is pronounced ow zai in the North and ow yai in the South of the country. Áo is derived from a Middle Chinese word meaning "padded coat"...
, and interview. This was the first edition of Miss Universe Vietnam.
Best Placements
- Nguyễn Thuỳ Lâm : Miss Vietnam Universe 2008
- Võ Hoàng YếnVõ Hoàng YếnVõ Hoàng Yến is a Vietnamese beauty pageant contestant and occasional actress. She won the Vietnam Supermodel 2008 contest and is the 1st runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2008...
: 1st runner-up - Dương Trương Thiên LýDuong Truong Thiên LýDương Trương Thiên Lý is a beauty pageant contestant who placed 2nd runner-up in Miss Universe Vietnam 2008, represented Vietnam in the Miss World 2008 pageant in South Africa.-Biography:...
: 2nd runner-up
Top 5
- Dương Thuỳ Linh
- Bùi Thị Phương Thanh
Top 10
- Hoàng Khánh NgọcHoang Khanh NgocHoàng Khánh Ngọc was born on March 17, 1985 in Hải Dương is a student and a model. She was the winner gold medal of Vietnam Super Model Award 2004 and represented Vietnam in Miss Universe 2004...
- Vũ Nguyễn Hà Anh
- Vũ Thị Xuân Hà
- Trần Thị Diễm Trinh
- Trần Phương Linh
Special Awards
- Miss Photogenic : Dương Trương Thiên Lý
- Miss Beach Tourism : Trần Diễm Trinh
- Miss Áo DàiÁo dàiThe áo dài is a Vietnamese national costume, now most commonly for women. In its current form, it is a tight-fitting silk tunic worn over pantaloons. The word is pronounced ow zai in the North and ow yai in the South of the country. Áo is derived from a Middle Chinese word meaning "padded coat"...
: Bùi Thị Phương Thanh - Miss Friendly : Dương Thuỳ Linh
- Most Popular Viewer's Votes : Nguyễn Thuỳ Lâm
- Miss Talent : Nguyễn Thuỳ Lâm
- Best Interview : Nguyễn Thuỳ Lâm
The Miss Universe pageants held in Nha Trang in May-July 2008 were organized by Hoan Vu Joint Stock Company (UniCorp), Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV) and Cat Tien Sa Event Company.