15 minutes to earn 1,000 USD and shocking income figures of beauty queens
The huge income of beauty queens after coronation is always something that interests the public.
On livestream, Mr. Nawat - President of Miss Grand International once shared about the income that Miss Thuy Tien earned after being crowned.
According to him, Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien helped the Miss Grand International organization earn 100 million baht (equivalent to 70 billion VND) just 3 months after being crowned.
It is worth mentioning that, nearly 2 months after Thuy Tien was crowned, the President of Miss Grand also proudly revealed that the beauty born in 1998 had won a contract with a major brand worth up to 5 million baht (about 3 billion VND).
Most recently, after the Miss Grand International 2022 pageant, Mr. Nawat revealed that Thuy Tien's income was 2-3 million USD during her 2-year term and helped the organization sign many large commercial contracts.
Before that, right after being crowned, Thuy Tien also received a "huge" reward for the new Miss. In which, the crown received from her predecessor Abena Appiah with a value of up to 12 billion VND is studded with emeralds. In addition, the winner's amount is 40 thousand USD (equivalent to 900 million VND).
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Miss Thuy Tien has a huge income after being crowned. Photo: Miss Grand International |
H'Hen Niê also publicly posted a photo of herself paying personal income tax with a "huge" amount on social media. Although the photo was quickly removed, netizens spread the photo and deduced the amount of money the beauty paid. It is estimated that the amount of money that Miss H'Hen Niê posted has a total value of more than 2 billion VND.
From this figure, the online community has deduced that Miss H'Hen's estimated income is about 22 billion VND per year, not including the contracts that brands pay taxes on when signing.
After being crowned, H'Hen Nie regularly appeared in international fashion shows. It is known that at these events, the salary for invited beauty queens fluctuates between 5,000 - 15,000 USD (nearly 200 to 350 million VND). She also appeared a lot on television through game shows as a guest, contestant (Amazing Race), acting in music videos...
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Miss H'Hen Nie. |
It is known that the main source of income for many beauty queens comes from attending events. In addition to attending events, the beauties' income also comes from taking photos, acting in commercials, being brand ambassadors...
Mai Phuong Thuy once shared that after being crowned Miss, she earned 10 billion VND/year, of which the photo shoot fee came from contracts worth over 6 billion VND.
Miss World Vietnam 2010 Diem Huong represented Vietnam in Miss Earth 2010 and entered the top 14. In addition, this beauty participated in the Miss Universe 2012 contest in the US.
On FPT Play's talk show "Exit", Diem Huong shared that after the incidents, she chose to return to showbiz strongly with many advertising projects, acting in movies, and trying to make money at all costs.
"There were jobs that only paid 500,000 VND, I also accepted to save up. At the peak, I earned 1,000 USD in 15 minutes and 15,000 USD per day. I wanted to build my own assets so that my son could have a stable life and my family could feel more secure," Diem Huong recounted.