Miss Vietnam

Miss Vietnam (Vietnamese: Hoa hậu Việt Nam) is the oldest and most prestigious national beauty contest in Vietnam, that has been held biennially since 1988.^[1] The contest is organized by Tiền Phong – a mouthpiece by 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.

The contest is held every two years, with the main goal of the contest being to seek and honor the comprehensive beauty of Vietnamese women, including: beauty, intelligence, culture and kindness. The contest is not only a beauty contest but also a place to spread good values, inspire and contribute positively to the community.

The current Miss Vietnam titleholder is Hà Trúc Linh from Phú Yên province (now Đắk Lắk province), who was crowned on June 27, 2025 in Huế.

Formation system

History

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^[a]. 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

The beauty pageant has been broadcast on Vietnam Television (VTV) since 1998. From 1998–2008 and 2012–present, 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

• One – Miss International winner:
  • Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy (2024)

• One – Miss Grand International winner:
  • Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên (2021)

Titleholders

Miss Vietnam at international pageants

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

Miss World

Miss International

Miss Grand International

Miss Intercontinental

Miss Universe

Miss Earth

Miss Tourism International

Mrs World

World Miss University

Miss Friendship of the World and Southeast Asia

Miss International Fashion Egypt

Miss Asean

Notes

1. ^ lit. 'Beauty Contest in Saigon'
2. ^ Quảng Nam province now has become a part of Da Nang
3. ^ Phú Yên province now has become a part of Đắk Lắk province
4. ^ Nam Định province now has become a part of Ninh Bình province
5. ^ Bạc Liêu province now has become a part of Cà Mau province
6. ^ Due to some bad reputation before, Kỳ Duyên was not allowed to attend Miss World 2014, instead Nguyễn Thị Loan was chosen.
7. ^ Thu Thảo refused to participate in the Miss World 2012. Therefore, the first runner-up Hoàng My instead.
8. ^ Ngọc Hân twice refused to participate in Miss World 2010 and 2011 for personal reasons.
9. ^ Thùy Dung was not allowed to compete in Miss World 2008 because she had not graduated from high school, and no runner-up was approved to compete.
10. ^ 2nd Runner-Up Miss Vietnam 2018 Thúy An refused to participate in Miss International 2018 and was replaced by Thùy Tiên, who had the highest score in the top 5.
11. ^ Initially, 1st Runner-Up Thanh Tú was going to attend Miss International 2017 but she refused, then 2nd Runner-Up Thùy Dung replaced her.
12. ^ Thu Ngân got married and refused to participate in the Miss Universe 2001 contest.
13. ^ The name of the 1998 competition was Miss New Model International, and the winner was also a Vietnamese representative Trương Ngọc Ánh.

See also

• Miss Universe Vietnam
• Miss World Vietnam
• Miss Earth Vietnam
• Miss Grand Vietnam
• Miss Supranational Vietnam
• Miss Vietnamese World
• Mister Vietnam
• List of Vietnam representatives at international women beauty pageants

References

1. ^ "Nhan sắc Hoa hậu Việt Nam đầu tiên thi Miss International 2024" [The beauty of the first Miss Vietnam to compete in Miss International 2024.]. Lao Động. Monday, 25/03/2024 18:06 (GMT+7). Retrieved 11 May 2024.
2. ^ "Hoa hậu đầu tiên của Việt Nam: Từng làm điệp viên, bị thực dân Pháp bắt giữ là ai?" [Vietnam's first beauty queen: Who was the former spy captured by French colonialists?]. Báo Nghệ An. 02/06/2021 07:13 (GMT+7). Retrieved 11 May 2024.
3. ^ "Vietnamese Hold First Beauty Event". Reading Eagle. Oct-24,1965. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
4. ^ "Báo Tiền Phong và cuộc thi hoa hậu đầu tiên của nước Việt Nam thống nhất" [Tiền Phong Newspaper and the first beauty pageant of unified Vietnam.]. Tiền Phong. 18/11/2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
5. ^ Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (September 9, 2022). "Quyết định 87/2008/QĐ-BVHTTDL Quy chế Tổ chức thi Hoa hậu, Hoa khôi, Người đẹp". Thư viện Pháp luật. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
6. ^ "Hoa hậu Việt Nam sẽ được toàn quyền thi Miss World từ 2017" [Miss Vietnam will have full rights to compete in Miss World starting from 2017.] (in Vietnamese). Tien Phong Online Newspaper. 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" [For the first time in history, the top 3 of Miss Vietnam 2018 will compete internationally.] (in Vietnamese). Việt Nam Mới. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
8. ^ Mi Ly. "Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên thay Á hậu 2 Thúy An dự thi Hoa hậu Quốc tế 2018" [Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên replaces 2nd runner-up Thúy An to compete in Miss International 2018.] (in Vietnamese). Zing.vn. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
9. ^ "Đỗ Thị Hà là Hoa hậu Việt Nam 2020" [Đỗ Thị Hà is Miss Vietnam 2020.] (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 20 September 2020.
10. ^ "Dàn hoa hậu khoe nhan sắc rạng rỡ tại họp báo Hoa hậu Việt Nam 2022" [A lineup of beauty queens showcase their radiant looks at the Miss Vietnam 2022 press conference.]. Tiền Phong
11. ^ Lưu Quang Phổ (July 14, 2010). "VTC truyền hình trực tiếp chung kết hoa hậu VN" [VTC broadcasts the Miss Vietnam final live.] (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
12. ^ "Á hậu Ngọc Oanh tham dự Hoa hậu Du lịch quốc tế" [Runner-up Ngọc Oanh participates in Miss Tourism International.]. VnExpress. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
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.
15. ^ Vietnam (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
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.
18. ^ "Đỗ Thị Hà là Hoa hậu Việt Nam 2020" [Đỗ Thị Hà is Miss Vietnam 2020.] (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 20 September 2020.
19. ^ "Hoàng My sẽ đi thi Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ 2011" [Hoàng My will compete in Miss Universe 2011.] (in vietnamese). VietNamNet News. Retrieved 2023-07-03.

External links

• Miss Vietnam on website