Miss Universe Vietnam
Miss Universe Vietnam (Vietnamese: Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam) 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.
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[edit] History
The 2008 Miss Universe Vietnam was held at the Vinpearl 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.[1]
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.
[edit] Crown
The Miss Vietnam Universe beauty crown, valued at $12,000, was designed by a Singapore jeweler on behalf of CT group. The crown features many Swarovski Crystals from Austria.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Winner | Represented | Place at International Beauty Pageant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Nguyễn Thùy Lâm[2] | Thái Bình | Top 15, Miss Universe 2008 |
See also: List of Vietnam representatives at international beauty pageants
[edit] Miss Universe Vietnam 2008
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.
[edit] Best Placements
- Nguyễn Thuỳ Lâm : Miss Vietnam Universe 2008
- Võ Hoàng Yến: 1st runner-up
- Dương Trương Thiên Lý : 2nd runner-up
Top 5
- Dương Thuỳ Linh
- Bùi Thị Phương Thanh
Top 10
- Hoàng Khánh Ngọc
- Vũ Nguyễn Hà Anh
- Vũ Thị Xuân Hà
- Trần Thị Diễm Trinh
- Trần Phương Linh
[edit] Special Awards
- Miss Photogenic : Dương Trương Thiên Lý
- Miss Beach Tourism : Trần Diễm Trinh
- Miss Áo Dài : 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.
[edit] Notes
- In early 2009, Nguyễn Thùy Lâm became the first Miss Vietnam Universe placed in Globalbeauties.com Top 100 Miss Grandslam.
- In 2010, Miss Vietnam Photogenic 2005 - Phạm Thị Thanh Hằng, who competed in Miss Intercontinental 2005, was invited to participate in Miss Universe 2010. She declined due to lack of preparation time and Vietnam subsequently withdrew from the 2010 pageant.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Miss Universe Vietnam pageant kicks off". VietNamNet Bridge. Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20080430144329/http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2008/04/779851/. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ "Ca sĩ Thùy Lâm đăng quang HH Hoàn vũ VN". VnExpress. http://vnexpress.net/GL/Van-hoa/2008/05/3BA02DF7/.
- ^ 2sao.vietnamnet.vn (24 July 2010). "Vietnam Officially Withdraws from Miss Universe 2010". World Showbiz. http://worldshowbiz.info/beauty-contest/vietnam-officially-withdraws-from-miss-universe-2010. Retrieved 18 October 2011. "“[W]ho will represent Vietnam in Miss Universe 2010 pageant?”, the VietnamNet newspaper arranged an interview with Mrs Le Diem Le, marketing manager of Unicorp, the company responsible for sending Vietnamese representatives to Miss Universe pageants. And the answer is “No”. According to Mrs Le Diem Le, Unicorp could not find a suitable candidate to represent Vietnam in Miss Universe 2010, so they decided to drop out of the Pageant."
