Miss Vietnam (Vietnamese: Hoa hậu Việt Nam)[1] is a beauty contest in Vietnam that has been held biennially since 1988, the oldest and most prestigious national beauty pageant of Vietnam. The contest is organized by Tiền Phong a daily newspaper published by the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the youth wing of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the country's only political organization.

Miss Vietnam
Hoa hậu Việt Nam
TypeNational beauty pageant
Parent organizationTiền Phong newspaper
HeadquartersHanoi, Vietnam
First edition1988; 36 years ago (1988)
Most recent edition2022
Current titleholderHuỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy
Da Nang
President
Phùng Công Sưởng
Memberships
Miss World
Miss International
Formerly called
Miss National Tiền Phong Newspaper
Network
Vietnam Television
LanguageVietnamese
Websitehhvn.com.vn

The current Miss Vietnam titleholder is Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy from Da Nang, who was crowned on December 23, 2022 in Ho Chi Minh City.

History

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Miss Vietnam 2012

Miss Vietnam is the biggest beauty pageant and the first nationwide beauty contest after the reunification of Vietnam. Before that, there was also a South Vietnamese Saigon-based beauty contest named Cuộc thi tìm kiếm người đẹp tại Sài Gòn (lit.'Beauty Contest in Saigon'). In 1955, Công Thị Nghĩa became the first titleholder of the contest as well as the first national beauty pageant titleholder in Vietnamese history.[2] In 1965, the title was held with the coronation of Thái Kim Hương.[3]

The after-unification contest Miss Vietnam was initiated and organized by Tiền Phong a daily newspaper published by the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the youth wing of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Initially the contest was called "Miss National Tiền Phong Newspaper", starting from 1988 and is held every two years, the contest was officially renamed as "Miss Vietnam" in 2002. The first person to hold the title is Bùi Bích Phương.[4] The pageant was created with the purpose of finding women with good morals, knowledge and representing the image of Vietnamese women.[5]

During the period from 1988 to 2000, beauty queens did not participate in international beauty contests.[6] In 2002, they were sent to participate in Miss World.[7] However, from 2008 to 2014, due to many issues surrounding the beauty queens, they could not attend Miss World.[8]

From 2016 to 2020, they continued to participate in Miss World.[9] Starting from 2022, Miss Vietnam will attend Miss International,[10] Miss Vietnam 2022 Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy represented the country at Miss International 2024 and won the first title for Vietnam.

Broadcast

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The beauty pageant has been broadcast on Vietnam Television (VTV) since 1998. From 19982008 and 2012present, the contest was broadcast live on VTV1, VTV2, VTV3 and VTV9. In 2010, the contest was broadcast by Vietnam Digital Television (VTC).[11] Since 2018, the contest has also been broadcast live on the YouTube channel of Miss Vietnam and the co-organizing company Sen Vàng.

International crowns

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Titleholders

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Year Miss Vietnam First Runner-up Second Runner-up Venue Number of entrants
1988 Bùi Bích Phương
Hanoi
Nguyễn Thu Mai
Hanoi
Youth Cultural Palace, Hanoi Unknown
1990 Nguyễn Diệu Hoa
Hanoi
Trần Vân Anh
Ho Chi Minh City
Trần Thu Hằng
Hanoi
Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Cultural Palace, Hanoi Unknown
1992 Hà Kiều Anh
Ho Chi Minh City
Vi Thị Đông
Hanoi
Nguyễn Minh Phương
Tuyên Quang province
Phan Dinh Phung Sports Complex, Ho Chi Minh City 21
1994 Nguyễn Thu Thuỷ
Hanoi
Tô Hương Lan
Tuyên Quang province
Trịnh Kim Chi
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Cultural Palace, Hanoi Unknown
1996 Nguyễn Thiên Nga
Ho Chi Minh City
Vũ Minh Thúy
Haiphong
Đỗ Vân Anh
Hanoi
Unknown
1998 Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Khánh
Ho Chi Minh City
Vũ Thị Thu
Quảng Ninh province
Ngô Thúy Hà
Hanoi
Phan Dinh Phung Sports Complex, Ho Chi Minh City 23
2000 Phan Thu Ngân
Ho Chi Minh City
Lê Thanh Nga
Thái Bình province
Nguyễn Ngọc Oanh[12]
Haiphong
22
2002 Phạm Thị Mai Phương
Haiphong
Bùi Thị Hoàng Oanh
Ho Chi Minh City
Nguyễn Thị Mai Hương
Hải Dương province
22
2004 Nguyễn Thị Huyền
Haiphong
Trịnh Chân Trân
Ho Chi Minh City
Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Bích
Bến Tre province
Water music stage at the tourist area Tuần Châu, Hạ Long, Quảng Ninh province 21
2006 Mai Phương Thúy
Hanoi
Lưu Bảo Anh
Cần Thơ
Lương Thị Ngọc Lan
Ho Chi Minh City
Vinpearl Land Water Musical Stage, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa province 34
2008 Trần Thị Thùy Dung
Da Nang
Phan Hoàng Minh Thư
Lâm Đồng province
Nguyễn Thụy Vân
Hanoi
Hoai River Square, Hội An, Quảng Nam province 30
2010 Đặng Thị Ngọc Hân
Hanoi
Vũ Thị Hoàng My
Đồng Nai province
Đặng Thị Thùy Trang
Hanoi
Water Show Amphitheater, Hạ Long, Quảng Ninh province 37
2012 Đặng Thu Thảo
Bạc Liêu province
Dương Tú Anh
Hanoi
Đỗ Hoàng Anh
Hanoi
Tiên Sơn Sports Complex, Da Nang 40
2014 Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên
Nam Định province
Nguyễn Trần Huyền My
Hanoi
Nguyễn Lâm Diễm Trang
Vĩnh Long province
Vinpearl Water Show Amphitheater, Phú Quốc, Kiên Giang province 40
2016 Đỗ Mỹ Linh
Hanoi
Ngô Thanh Thanh Tú
Hanoi
Huỳnh Thị Thùy Dung
Ho Chi Minh City
Phu Tho Arena, Ho Chi Minh City 36
2018 Trần Tiểu Vy
Quảng Nam province
Bùi Phương Nga
Hanoi
Nguyễn Thị Thúy An
Kiên Giang province
43
2020 Đỗ Thị Hà
Thanh Hóa province
Phạm Ngọc Phương Anh
Ho Chi Minh City
Nguyễn Lê Ngọc Thảo
Ho Chi Minh City
60
2022 Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy
Da Nang
Trịnh Thùy Linh
Thanh Hóa province
Lê Nguyễn Ngọc Hằng
Ho Chi Minh City
58

Provincial rankings

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Province/Municipality Titles Winning years
Hanoi 6 1988, 1990, 1994, 2006, 2010, 2016
Ho Chi Minh City 4 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000
Da Nang 2 2008, 2022
Haiphong 2002, 2004
Thanh Hóa province 1 2020
Quảng Nam province 2018
Nam Định province 2014
Bạc Liêu province 2012

Regional rankings

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Region Titles Winning years
Red River Delta 9 1988, 1990, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016
Southest 4 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000
South Central Coast 3 2008, 2018, 2022
Mekong Delta 1 2012
North Central Coast 2020
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Miss Vietnam at international pageants

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Vietnam has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[13][14] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth.[15][16][17]

Color keys
  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as Runner-up or Top 4/5
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists (Top 12/13)
  •   : Ended as one of the semi-finalists (Top 20/30/40)
  •   : Ended as special awards winner

Miss World

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Year Miss World Vietnam Province National title Result Prize Ref.
  2021 Đỗ Thị Hà Thanh Hóa province Miss Vietnam 2020 Top 13
5 Special Awards
  2018 Trần Tiểu Vy Quảng Nam province Miss Vietnam 2018 Top 30
3 Special Awards
  2017 Đỗ Mỹ Linh Hanoi Miss Vietnam 2016 Top 40
4 Special Awards
    • Winner - Beauty with a Purpose
    • Top 9 - Multimedia
    • Top 10 - Miss World People's Choice
    • Winner - Head-to-Head Challenge
  2014 Nguyễn Thị Loan Thái Bình province Top 25
3 Special Awards
[a]
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên Nam Định province Miss Vietnam 2014 Did not compete
  2012 Vũ Thị Hoàng My Đồng Nai province
Unplaced
2 Special Awards
    • Top 30 - Best in Interview
    • Top 40 - Beach Beauty
[b]
Đặng Thu Thảo Bạc Liêu province Miss Vietnam 2012 Did not compete
  2010 Đặng Thị Ngọc Hân Hanoi Miss Vietnam 2010 Did not compete [c]
  2008 Trần Thị Thùy Dung Da Nang Miss Vietnam 2008 Did not compete [d]
  2006 Mai Phương Thúy Hanoi Miss Vietnam 2006 Top 17
1 Special Awards
  2004 Nguyễn Thị Huyền Haiphong Miss Vietnam 2004 Top 15
  2002 Phạm Thị Mai Phương Haiphong Miss Vietnam 2002 Top 20

Miss International

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Year Miss International Vietnam Province National title Result Prize Ref.
  2024 Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy Da Nang Miss Vietnam 2022 Winner
  2022 Phạm Ngọc Phương Anh[18] Ho Chi Minh City
Unplaced
  2018 Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên Ho Chi Minh City Unplaced [e]
Nguyễn Thị Thúy An Kiên Giang province
Did not compete
 2017 Huỳnh Thị Thùy Dung Hồ Chí Minh City
Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Miss Visit Japan Tourism Ambassador

Miss Grand International

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Year Miss Grand Vietnam Province National title Result Prize Ref.
  2021 Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên Ho Chi Minh City Winner
6 Special Awards
    • Best in Swimsuit (Fans Vote)
    • Lottery Prizes Event
    • Top 5 - Pre-Arrival
    • Top 6 - Miss Popular Vote
    • Top 20 - Best National Costume
    • Miss Grand Pageant Insider's Choice Award
  2020 Nguyễn Lê Ngọc Thảo Ho Chi Minh City
Top 20
6 Special Awards
    • How to eat Thai food in 2 minute Challenge
    • How to get to know you in 1 minute Challenge
    • Top 5 - Miss Popular Vote
    • Top 6 - Best National Costume
    • Top 10 - Pre-Arrival
    • Top 20 - Best in Swimsuit
  2018 Bùi Phương Nga Hanoi
Top 10
5 Special Awards
    • Miss Popular Vote
    • Top 5 - Hottest Contestants for Preliminary
    • Top 9 - Most-Liked and Shared Official Portrait Photos
    • Top 10 - Pre-Arrival
    • Top 12 - Best National Costume
  2017 Nguyễn Trần Huyền My Hanoi
Top 10
6 Special Awards
    • Miss Healthy & Beauty by Dr. Thanh (Sponsor)
    • Top 3 - The Front Row of Opening Dance
    • Top 5 - Official Portraits
    • Top 5 - Pre-Arrival
    • Top 10 - Best National Costume
    • Top 11 - Best in Swimsuit

Miss Intercontinental

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Year Miss Intercontinental Vietnam Province National title Result Prize Ref.
  2023 Lê Nguyễn Ngọc Hằng Ho Chi Minh City
2nd Runner-Up
1 Special Awards
  • * Miss Intercontinental Asia & Oceania
  2019 Nguyễn Thị Thúy An Kiên Giang province
Unplaced
  2003 Bùi Thị Hoàng Oanh Ho Chi Minh City
Unplaced

Miss Universe

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Year Miss Universe Vietnam Province National title Result Prize Ref.
  2024 Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên Nam Định province Top 30
  2014 Nguyễn Lâm Diễm Trang Vĩnh Long province
Did not compete
  2011 Vũ Thị Hoàng My[19] Đồng Nai province
Unplaced

Miss Earth

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Year Miss Earth Vietnam Province National title Result Prize Ref.
  2012 Đỗ Hoàng Anh Hanoi
Unplaced

Notes

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  1. ^ Due to some bad reputation before, Ky Duyen was not allowed to attend Miss World 2014, instead Nguyen Thi Loan was chosen.
  2. ^ Because Miss Vietnam 2012 Dang Thu Thao refused to participate in the Miss World 2012 and Miss World 2014 contests instead of Miss Ky Duyen. Therefore, Miss World 2012 was attended by the first runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2010, Hoang My, instead.
  3. ^ Miss Ngoc Han twice refused to participate in Miss World 2010 and 2011 for personal reasons.
  4. ^ According to the rules of the Miss Vietnam contest, participants must have a high school diploma, but Miss Thuy Dung did not have one, so she seriously violated the rules and was stripped of her right to participate in Miss World.
  5. ^ Miss Vietnam 2018, 2nd Runner-Up Thuy An refused to participate in Miss International 2018 and was replaced by Thuy Tien, who had the highest score in the top 5. Thuy An then participated in Miss Intercontinental.

See also

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References

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  13. ^ Jun, Kwanwoo (2003-12-03). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  14. ^ Kenya (2011-07-15). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
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  16. ^ Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  17. ^ Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
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  19. ^ "Hoang My is Miss Universe Vietnam 2011". VietNamNet News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2023-07-03.
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