Ngo Phuong Lan
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Ngô Phương Lan is Miss World Vietnamese
2007 and first runner up at Miss Vietnam UK 2007.
When Lan was 1st grade in Vietnam
, her family moved to the U.S.
(her father was an Ambassador to the United Nations
) where she studied 1st through 7th grade in New York City
. In 2000, she returned to Hanoi and attended the United Nations International School. She later followed her family to Switzerland
in 2002. Currently, she is a student at a small college in the faculty of International Relations, Switzerland
. She is 1.70m tall.
Ngo Phuong Lan can speak Vietnamese
, English
, French
. In the question and answer part during the competition of Miss World Vietnamese
2007, she won the prize for the most intelligent answer about why charity work is often involved with beauty pageants, by saying that kindness is a beauty.
Ngo Phuong Lan has declined the invitation to represent Vietnam
at Miss World 2007
due to her studies in Switzerland. Instead, 2nd runner-up Dang Minh Thu will now take her place. The decision was made by Elite Vietnam, a well known Vietnamese modeling agency
.
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...
2007 and first runner up at Miss Vietnam UK 2007.
When Lan was 1st grade in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, her family moved to the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(her father was an Ambassador to the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
) where she studied 1st through 7th grade in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. In 2000, she returned to Hanoi and attended the United Nations International School. She later followed her family to Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
in 2002. Currently, she is a student at a small college in the faculty of International Relations, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. She is 1.70m tall.
Ngo Phuong Lan can speak Vietnamese
Vietnamese language
Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
. In the question and answer part during the competition of 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...
2007, she won the prize for the most intelligent answer about why charity work is often involved with beauty pageants, by saying that kindness is a beauty.
Ngo Phuong Lan has declined the invitation to represent Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
at Miss World 2007
Miss World 2007
Miss World 2007, the 57th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 1, 2007. It was hosted by Fernando Allende and Angela Chow. Zhang Zilin of the People's Republic of China won the crown and succeeded Miss World 2006, Taťána Kuchařová...
due to her studies in Switzerland. Instead, 2nd runner-up Dang Minh Thu will now take her place. The decision was made by Elite Vietnam, a well known Vietnamese modeling agency
Modeling agency
A modeling agency is a company that represents fashion models, to work for the fashion industry. These agencies earn their income via commission, usually from the deal they make with the model and or the head agency....
.