Miss Vietnam

Miss Vietnam
Formation	1955; 69 years ago
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Hanoi
Location	Vietnam;
Membership	Miss World; Miss International
Official language	Vietnamese
Key people	Lê Xuân Sơn
Parent organization	Tiền Phong Newspaper
Website	Official Website

Miss Vietnam (Vietnamese: Hoa hậu Việt Nam)^[1] is a beauty contest in Vietnam that has been held biennially since 1988. Miss Vietnam is the oldest and most prestigious national beauty pageant of Vietnam. Since 2024, Miss Vietnam will represent Vietnam at Miss International. Along with Miss Universe Vietnam and Miss World Vietnam, Miss Vietnam is one of the Big Three national beauty pageants.^[2]

This contest was initiated and organized by Tiền Phong Newspaper. The pageant crowned the Vietnam representatives to compete in two of the major international beauty pageants: Miss World, Miss International, Miss Grand International and Miss Intercontinental.

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

Miss Vietnam is the biggest beauty pageant and the first nationwide beauty contest after the unification of Vietnam. Before that, there was also a South Vietnamese Saigon-based beauty contest named Miss Vietnam 1955 Công Thị Nghĩa became the first titleholder of the contest as well as the first national beauty pageant titleholder in Vietnamese history.^[3] In 1965, Miss Vietnam 1965 was held with the coronation of Thai Kim Huong.^[4] The after-unification contest Miss Vietnam was initiated and organized by Tien Phong newspaper, called "Miss Tien Phong Newspaper", starting from 1988 and is held every two years. The first person to hold the title is Bùi Bích Phương.^[5] The contest was officially renamed as "Miss Vietnam" in 2002.

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] Until 2022, Miss Vietnam will attend Miss International.^[10]

Titleholders

Year	Miss Vietnam South Vietnam	First Runner-up	Second Runner-up	Venue	Number of entrants
1955	Công Thị Nghĩa Hanoi	Nguyễn Thị Ninh Hanoi	Ngô Yên Thu Can Tho	Lido Cho Lon theater, Sai Gon, South Vietnam	Unknown
1965	Thái Kim Hương Saigon	Hoàng Kim Uyên Saigon	Trần Thị Ngọc Tuyết Phnom Penh	Hung Dao Theater, Sai Gon, South Vietnam	Unknown
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 Tuyen Quang	Phan Dinh Phung Sports Complex, Ho Chi Minh City	21
1994	Nguyễn Thu Thuỷ † Hanoi	Tô Hương Lan Tuyen Quang	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 Hai Phong	Đỗ Vân Anh Hanoi	Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Cultural Palace, Hanoi	Unknown
1998	Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Khánh Ho Chi Minh City	Vũ Thị Thu Quang Ninh	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 Thai Binh	Nguyễn Ngọc Oanh^[11] Hai Phong		22
2002	Phạm Thị Mai Phương Hai Phong	Bùi Thị Hoàng Oanh Ho Chi Minh City	Nguyễn Thị Mai Hương Hai Duong		22
2004	Nguyễn Thị Huyền Haiphong	Trịnh Chân Trân Ho Chi Minh City	Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Bích Ben Tre	Water music stage at the tourist area Tuan Chau, Quảng Ninh Province	21
2006	Mai Phương Thúy Hanoi	Lưu Bảo Anh Can Tho	Lương Thị Ngọc Lan Ho Chi Minh City	Vinpearl Land Water Musical Stage, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa	34
2008	Trần Thị Thùy Dung Da Nang	Phan Hoàng Minh Thư Lam Đong	Nguyễn Thụy Vân Hanoi	Hoai River Square, Hoi An, Quang Nam	30
2010	Đặng Thị Ngọc Hân Hanoi	Vũ Thị Hoàng My Đong Nai	Đặng Thị Thùy Trang Hanoi	Water Show Amphitheater, Tuan Chau, Quang Ninh	37
2012	Đặng Thu Thảo Bac Lieu	Dương Tú Anh Hanoi	Đỗ Hoàng Anh Hanoi	Tiên Sơn Sports Complex, Da Nang	40
2014	Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên Nam Đinh	Nguyễn Trần Huyền My Hanoi	Nguyễn Lâm Diễm Trang Vinh Long	Vinpearl Water Show Amphitheater, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang	40
2016	Đỗ Mỹ Linh Hanoi	Ngô Thanh Thanh Tú Hanoi	Huỳnh Thị Thùy Dung Ho Chi Minh City	Phu Tho Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City	36
2018	Trần Tiểu Vy Quang Nam	Bùi Phương Nga Hanoi	Nguyễn Thị Thúy An Kien Giang		43
2020	Đỗ Thị Hà Thanh Hoa	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 Hoa	Lê Nguyễn Ngọc Hằng Ho Chi Minh City		58

Regional rankings

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

Red River Delta: 9 (Hanoi, Haiphong, Nam Định)
Southeast: 4 (Ho Chi Minh City)
South Central Coast: 3 (Đà Nẵng, Quảng Nam)
Mekong Delta: 1 (Bạc Liêu)
North Central Coast: 1 (Thanh Hóa)

Miss Vietnam at international pageants

Vietnam has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.^[12]^[13] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth.^[14]^[15]^[16]

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

Year	Miss World Vietnam	Province	National title	Result	Prize	Ref.
2022	Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2022
2021	Đỗ Thị Hà	Thanh Hóa	Miss Vietnam 2020	Top 13	5 Special Awards Top 28 - Beauty with a Purpose Round 2 - Head-to-Head Challenge Top 27 - Miss World Talent Top 13 - Miss World Top Model Digital Challenge (Winner)
2020	Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020
2018	Trần Tiểu Vy	Quảng Nam	Miss Vietnam 2018	Top 30	3 Special Awards 2nd Runner-up - Beauty with a Purpose Top 30 - Talent Top 32 - Top Model
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	Thai Binh	Appointed (Top 5 Miss Vietnam 2010)	Top 25	3 Special Awards Top 17 - Miss Talent Top 27 - Beauty with a Purpose Top 32 - Miss Sport	^[a]
2014	Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên	Nam Dinh	Miss Vietnam 2014	Did not compete		^[a]
2012	Vũ Thị Hoàng My	Đồng Nai	Appointed (1st Runner-up Miss Vietnam 2010)	Unplaced	2 Special Awards Top 30 - Best in Interview Top 40 - Beach Beauty	^[b]
2012	Đặng Thu Thảo	Bac Lieu	Miss Vietnam 2012	Did not compete		^[b]
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 Top 20 - Designer Dress Award
2004	Nguyễn Thị Huyền	Hai Phong	Miss Vietnam 2004	Top 15
2002	Phạm Thị Mai Phương	Hai Phong	Miss Vietnam 2002	Top 20

Miss International

Year	Representative	Residence	Placement at Miss International	Special Awards
2024	Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy	Da Nang	TBA
2022	Phạm Ngọc Phương Anh^[17]	Ho Chi Minh City	Unplaced
2021	Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2021
2020	Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020
2018	Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên	Ho Chi Minh City	Unplaced
2018	Nguyễn Thị Thúy An	Kien Giang	Did not compete
2017	Huỳnh Thị Thùy Dung	Hồ Chí Minh City	Unplaced	1 Special Award Miss Visit Japan Tourism Ambassador

Miss Grand International

Year	Representative	Residence	Placement at Miss Grand International	Special Awards
2021	Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên	Hồ Chí Minh City	Miss Grand International 2021	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	Hồ Chí 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	Hà Nội	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	Hà Nội	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

Year	Representative	Residence	Placement at Miss Intercontinental	Special Awards
2023	Lê Nguyễn Ngọc Hằng	Hồ Chí Minh City	2nd Runner-Up	1 Special Awards Miss Intercontinental Asia & Oceania
2020	Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020
2019	Nguyễn Thị Thúy An	Kiên Giang	Unplaced
2003	Bùi Thị Hoàng Oanh	Hồ Chí Minh City	Unplaced

Miss Universe

Year	Representative	Residence	Placement at Miss Universe
2024	Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên	Nam Định	TBA
2014	Nguyễn Lâm Diễm Trang	Vinh Long	Did not compete
2011	Vũ Thị Hoàng My^[18]	Đồng Nai	Unplaced

Miss Earth

Year	Representative	Residence	Placement at Miss Earth	Special Awards
2016	Nguyễn Thị Lệ Nam Em	Tiền Giang	Top 8	4 Special Award Miss Photogenic^[19] Miss Talent^[20] Long Gown Competition^[21] Top 3 - Best Eco Video
2016	Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên	Nam Định	Did not compete
2012	Đỗ Hoàng Anh	Hà Nội	Unplaced

Miss Asia

Year	Representative	Residence	Placement at Miss Asia	Special Awards
1965	Thái Kim Hương	Saigon	Unplaced

Notes

^ Due to some bad reputation before, Ky Duyen was not allowed to attend Miss World 2014, instead Nguyen Thi Loan was chosen.
^ 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.
^ Miss Ngoc Han twice refused to participate in Miss World 2010 and 2011 for personal reasons.
^ 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.

References

^ "Nhan sắc Hoa hậu Việt Nam đầu tiên thi Miss International 2024". Lao Động. Monday, 25/03/2024 18:06 (GMT+7). Retrieved 11 May 2024.
^ Biện, Bạch Hiền (July 19, 2022). "Phân biệt các cuộc thi nhan sắc thế nào cho đúng giữa thời buổi "bội thực Hoa hậu"?". Phụ nữ Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-10-14.
^ "Hoa hậu đầu tiên của Việt Nam: Từng làm điệp viên, bị thực dân Pháp bắt giữ là ai?". Báo Nghệ An. 02/06/2021 07:13 (GMT+7). Retrieved 11 May 2024.
^ "Vietnamese Hold First Beauty Event". Reading Eagle. Oct-24,1965. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
^ "Báo Tiền Phong và cuộc thi hoa hậu đầu tiên của nước Việt Nam thống nhất". Tiền Phong. 18/11/2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
^ "Hoa hậu Việt Nam sẽ được toàn quyền thi Miss World từ 2017". Tien Phong Online Newspaper (in Vietnamese). 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
^ Nam An. "Lần đầu tiên trong lịch sử, top 3 Hoa hậu Việt Nam 2018 sẽ 'chinh chiến' quốc tế". Việt Nam Mới (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 9 October 2018.
^ Mi Ly. "Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên thay Á hậu 2 Thúy An dự thi Hoa hậu Quốc tế 2018". Zing.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 9 October 2018.
^ "Đỗ Thị Hà là Hoa hậu Việt Nam 2020" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 20 September 2020.
^ "Dàn hoa hậu khoe nhan sắc rạng rỡ tại họp báo Hoa hậu Việt Nam 2022". Tiền Phong.
^ "Á hậu Ngọc Oanh tham dự Hoa hậu Du lịch quốc tế". VnExpress. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
^ Jun, Kwanwoo (2003-12-03). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
^ Kenya (2011-07-15). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
^ Vietnam (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
^ Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
^ Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
^ "Đỗ Thị Hà là Hoa hậu Việt Nam 2020" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 20 September 2020.
^ "Hoang My is Miss Universe Vietnam 2011". VietNamNet News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2023-07-03.
^ "Nam Em giành huy chương vàng Hoa hậu Ảnh tại Miss Earth". VnExpress. Retrieved 25 Oct 2016.
^ "Nam Em đoạt huy chương bạc phần thi tài năng tại Miss Earth". VnExpress. Retrieved 19 Oct 2016.
^ "Nam Em đoạt huy chương bạc phần thi Trang phục dạ hội". VnExpress. Retrieved 21 Oct 2016.

External links

[17] Due to some bad reputation before, Ky Duyen was not allowed to attend Miss World 2014, instead Nguyen Thi Loan was chosen.

[18] 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.

[19] Miss Ngoc Han twice refused to participate in Miss World 2010 and 2011 for personal reasons.

[20] 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.

[1] "Nhan sắc Hoa hậu Việt Nam đầu tiên thi Miss International 2024". Lao Động. Monday, 25/03/2024 18:06 (GMT+7). Retrieved 11 May 2024.

[2] Biện, Bạch Hiền (July 19, 2022). "Phân biệt các cuộc thi nhan sắc thế nào cho đúng giữa thời buổi "bội thực Hoa hậu"?". Phụ nữ Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-10-14.

[3] "Hoa hậu đầu tiên của Việt Nam: Từng làm điệp viên, bị thực dân Pháp bắt giữ là ai?". Báo Nghệ An. 02/06/2021 07:13 (GMT+7). Retrieved 11 May 2024.

[4] "Vietnamese Hold First Beauty Event". Reading Eagle. Oct-24,1965. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

[5] "Báo Tiền Phong và cuộc thi hoa hậu đầu tiên của nước Việt Nam thống nhất". Tiền Phong. 18/11/2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

[:0-6] "Hoa hậu Việt Nam sẽ được toàn quyền thi Miss World từ 2017". Tien Phong Online Newspaper (in Vietnamese). 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2017-09-13.

[7] Nam An. "Lần đầu tiên trong lịch sử, top 3 Hoa hậu Việt Nam 2018 sẽ 'chinh chiến' quốc tế". Việt Nam Mới (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 9 October 2018.

[MI18-8] Mi Ly. "Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên thay Á hậu 2 Thúy An dự thi Hoa hậu Quốc tế 2018". Zing.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 9 October 2018.

[9] "Đỗ Thị Hà là Hoa hậu Việt Nam 2020" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 20 September 2020.

[10] "Dàn hoa hậu khoe nhan sắc rạng rỡ tại họp báo Hoa hậu Việt Nam 2022". Tiền Phong.

[11] "Á hậu Ngọc Oanh tham dự Hoa hậu Du lịch quốc tế". VnExpress. Retrieved 2022-06-12.

[wallstreet-debris-12] Jun, Kwanwoo (2003-12-03). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-09-11.

[13] Kenya (2011-07-15). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2016-09-11.

[14] Vietnam (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11.

[15] Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.

[16] Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.

[21] "Đỗ Thị Hà là Hoa hậu Việt Nam 2020" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 20 September 2020.

[22] "Hoang My is Miss Universe Vietnam 2011". VietNamNet News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2023-07-03.

[23] "Nam Em giành huy chương vàng Hoa hậu Ảnh tại Miss Earth". VnExpress. Retrieved 25 Oct 2016.

[24] "Nam Em đoạt huy chương bạc phần thi tài năng tại Miss Earth". VnExpress. Retrieved 19 Oct 2016.

[25] "Nam Em đoạt huy chương bạc phần thi Trang phục dạ hội". VnExpress. Retrieved 21 Oct 2016.

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