Miss Vietnam is a beauty contest 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 –...

 that was held for the first time in 1988. This contest was initiated and organized by Tien Phong newspaper. The current Miss Vietnam is Đặng Thị Ngọc Hân, from Hanoi

Hanoi

Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...

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History

Miss Viet Nam is the first nation-wide beauty contest after the unification of Viet Nam. The contest was initiated and organized by Tien Phong newspaper, called "Miss Tien Phong newspaper", starting from 1988 and is held every 2 years. The first person to hold the title is Bui Bich Phuong.

From 2002, the contest was officially renamed "Miss Vietnam". Since then, winners of the Miss Viet Nam contest will represent the country to take part in the Miss World contest.

The winners

Year	Miss Viet Nam	Held at	Comments
1988	Bui Bich Phuong Bui Bich Phuong Bùi Bích Phương was crowned Miss Vietnam in 1988. During this period she was a first year English student at the University of Hanoi. She was the first person ever to be crowned Miss Vietnam. She was one of the shorter contestants and also the youngest contestant to date to be awarded the crown of...	Youth house of culture, Ha Noi
1990	Nguyen Dieu Hoa Nguyen Dieu Hoa Nguyễn Diệu Hoa was crowned the 2nd Miss Vietnam in 1990 when she was at Level 5 in Russian language at Hanoi University of Foreign Studies. She can speak six languages: Vietnamese, English, Thai, Hindi, Russian, and French. She works at Phoenix Commodities Ltd Company in Thailand...	Viet-Xo palace of friendly culture, Ha Noi	Top 5 (Mrs World 2008)
1992	Ha Kieu Anh Ha Kieu Anh Hà Kiều Anh was crowned the Miss Vietnam in 1992. After winning the Miss Vietnam pageant, she went to South Korea and joined in "Miss World University", she made the top 5 and won Miss Taejon award...	Phan Dinh Phung sporting event hall, Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...	Top 5 and Miss Taejon (World Miss University World Miss University World Miss University is an international beauty contest held annually in Seoul, South Korea since 1986, with an average of about 40 contestants every year....  1993),1st runner-up of Miss New model international, Egypt 1998
1994	Nguyen Thu Thuy Nguyen Thu Thuy Nguyễn Thu Thuỷ was crowned the 4th Miss Vietnam in 1994 when she was a first year student at the Institute For International Relations in Hanoi.Nguyễn Thu Thuỷ was born in an intelligentsia family...	Viet-Xo palace of friendly culture, Ha Noi
1996	Nguyen Thien Nga Nguyen Thien Nga Nguyễn Thiên Nga was crowned the 5th Miss Vietnam in 1996. At the time of the contest she was a second year student at the Foreign Trade University in Ho Chi Minh City...	Viet-Xo palace of friendly culture, Ha Noi	1st runner-up (Miss Friendship Southeast Asia 1999), Miss Viet Nam 1999 (Special)
1998	Nguyen Thi Ngoc Khanh Nguyen Thi Ngoc Khanh Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Khánh was crowned the 6th Miss Vietnam on November 1, 1998 at sporting event hall Phan Đình Phùng, Hồ Chí Minh city, when she was a student at Law University, Ho Chi Minh city. Her father was a director Đỗ Ngọc. Her mother is a Houtbois-player Lê Thị Thắng. She got married in 2004....	Phan Dinh Phung sporting event hall, Ho Chi Minh City	1st runner-up of Miss New model international, Egypt 1999
2000	Phan Thu Ngan Phan Thu Ngan Phan Thu Ngân was crowned the 7th Miss Vietnam in 2000 when she was a second year student at Văn Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City. She also received the best answer award in the competition...	Hoa Binh theatre, Ho Chi Minh City
2002	Pham Thi Mai Phuong Pham Thi Mai Phuong Phạm Thị Mai Phương was crowned the 8th Miss Vietnam in 2002. She was the first Miss Vietnam to enter the Miss World competition in 2002. She was in the top 20...	Phan Dinh Phung sporting event hall, Ho Chi Minh City	Top 20, Miss World 2002 Miss World 2002 Miss World 2002, the 52nd Miss World pageant was held on December 7, 2002 at Alexandra Palace, London, United Kingdom. The pageant was initially slated for Abuja, Nigeria but due to conflict in the city of Kaduna arising from a publication of an article in a Lagos based newspaper the pageant was...
2004	Nguyen Thi Huyen Nguyen Thi Huyen Nguyễn Thị Huyền was crowned the 9th Miss Vietnam in 2004. At the time she was a student at the Hanoi Press College. She was the second Miss Vietnam to enter the Miss World competition in 2004. She was one of the 15 semi-finalists in the competition...	Tuần Châu, Quang Ninh province	Top 15 semi-finalist, Miss World 2004 Miss World 2004 Miss World 2004, the 54th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 6, 2004. The 2004 pageant marks the second straight year that Sanya played host of the pageant. Miss World 2003, Rosanna Davison of Ireland crowned her successor María...
2006	Mai Phuong Thuy Mai Phuong Thuy Mai Phương Thúy was crowned the 10th Miss Vietnam at the Vinpearl Resort in Nha Trang, Vietnam on August 26, 2006. She represented Vietnam at the Miss World 2006 pageant in Warsaw, Poland on September 30th, in the Asia-Pacific group...	Vinpearl Land, Nha Trang Nha Trang Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khanh Hoa province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bounded on the North by Ninh Hoà district, on the East by the South China Sea, on the South by Cam Ranh town and on the West by Diên Khánh district... , Khanh Hoa Khánh Hòa Khánh Hòa may refer to a number of places in Vietnam:*Khanh Hoa Province*Khánh Hòa, An Giang - a commune of An Giang Province...  province	Top 17, Miss World 2006 Miss World 2006 Miss World 2006, the 56th Miss World pageant was held at Sala Kongresowa, the main 2,897-seat auditorium at the Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, Poland on the September 30, 2006. It was the first time ever that the pageant was held in a European city other than London, United Kingdom, having...
2008	Tran Thi Thuy Dung	Hoi An Hoi An Hội An , or rarely Faifo, is a city of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is located in Quang Nam province and is home to approximately 120,000 inhabitants... , Quang Nam province
2010	Đặng Thị Ngọc Hân	Tuần Châu, Quang Ninh province

Vietnamese representatives participated in the Miss World contest

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Year	Representative	Residence	Domestic title	Placement in Miss World	Special Awards
2002	Phạm Thị Mai Phương Pham Thi Mai Phuong Phạm Thị Mai Phương was crowned the 8th Miss Vietnam in 2002. She was the first Miss Vietnam to enter the Miss World competition in 2002. She was in the top 20...	Hải Phòng	Miss Viet Nam 2002	Top 20 Semifinalist
2003	Nguyễn Đình Thụy Quân	Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...	Miss Vietnamese Woman Photogenic 2003
2004	Nguyễn Thị Huyền Nguyen Thi Huyen Nguyễn Thị Huyền was crowned the 9th Miss Vietnam in 2004. At the time she was a student at the Hanoi Press College. She was the second Miss Vietnam to enter the Miss World competition in 2004. She was one of the 15 semi-finalists in the competition...	Hải Phòng	Miss Vietnam 2004	Top 15 Semifinalist
2005	Vũ Hương Giang	Hà Nội	Jewelry Queen Vietnam 2004		Top 15 Miss World Talent
2006	Mai Phương Thúy Mai Phuong Thuy Mai Phương Thúy was crowned the 10th Miss Vietnam at the Vinpearl Resort in Nha Trang, Vietnam on August 26, 2006. She represented Vietnam at the Miss World 2006 pageant in Warsaw, Poland on September 30th, in the Asia-Pacific group...	Hà Nội	Miss Vietnam 2006	Top 17 Semifinalist	Miss people's choice award
2007	Đặng Minh Thu	Nam Định	2nd runner-up Miss Vietnam World, Miss Sea Vietnam 2007
2008	Dương Trương Thiên Lý Duong Truong Thiên Lý Dương Trương Thiên Lý is a beauty pageant contestant who placed 2nd runner-up in Miss Universe Vietnam 2008, represented Vietnam in the Miss World 2008 pageant in South Africa.-Biography:...	Đồng Tháp	2nd runner-up Miss Universe Vietnam Miss Universe Vietnam Miss Universe Vietnam 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.-History:...  2008		Miss People's Choice Award, Miss World Golf 2008, Top 32 Miss Top Model
2009	Trần Thị Hương Giang Trần Thị Hương Giang Trần Thị Hương Giang is a beauty pageant contestant and fashion model. She was born 1987 in Hải Dương, Vietnam. She was the second runner-up in Miss Vietnam Global 2009. Huong Giang was the official representative of Vietnam in the Miss World 2009 pageant in South Africa where she placed in the Top...	Hải Dương Hai Duong Hải Dương is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of Hai Duong province. Its name is Sino-Vietnamese for "ocean" .- Geography :Hai Duong city is bordered to the northeast by the Nam Sách District and Thanh Hà District...	2nd runner-up Miss Vietnam Global 2009, Top 10 Miss Vietnam 2006	Top 16 Semifinalist	1st runner-up Miss World Top Model Miss World Top Model The Miss World Top Model is a modeling fast track competition at the Miss World Pageant. The competition was first held in 2004, but not in 2005-2006. It's been held from 2007 onwards. The winner of the competition automatically makes it into the semifinals.... Top 12 Miss World Beach Beauty Miss World Beach Beauty Miss World Beach Beauty is a swimsuit or fast track competition in the Miss World pageant. The Beach Beauty event first started in 2003, when the Miss World Organization decided to have preliminary or fast track events to automatically give a semifinal spot to some of the delegates... Miss Grandslam Asia 2009
2010	Nguyễn Ngọc Kiều Khanh Nguyễn Ngọc Kiều Khanh Nguyễn Ngọc Kiều Khanh is a beauty pageant contestant and student. Kiều Khanh was born 1992 in Munich, Germany, and is of Vietnamese descent. She also holds Vietnamese citizenship. She is the first runner-up of Miss Vietnam World 2010 pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam...	Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...	1st runner-up Miss Vietnam World 2010 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... , Miss Vietnam Europe 2009
2011	Victoria Phạm Thúy Vy	California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	2nd runner-up Miss World Vietnamese 2010 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... , Miss Asia California 2009

External links

• Miss Universe Vietnam
  Miss Universe Vietnam
  Miss Universe Vietnam 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.-History:...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• Miss Tourism Vietnam