The first runner-up was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist

Trinh Kim Chi is the first runner-up in the history of national beauty contests to be awarded the title of Meritorious Artist. It is known that runner-up Trinh Kim Chi is the only actress of Van Tuan Drama Theater to be considered for the title of Meritorious Artist this time.

Current runner-up Trinh Kim Chi.

Trinh Kim Chi (born in 1971) was a student of the Faculty of Acting at the University of Theatre and Cinema, Ho Chi Minh City in 1990. At that time, commercial films were flourishing. Trinh Kim Chi, along with the "star generation" such as Ly Hung, Diem Huong, Quyen Linh, Le Tuan Anh, Le Cong Tuan Anh, Viet Trinh... created a popular era for Vietnamese films.

In 1994, actress Trinh Kim Chi participated in the Miss Vietnam contest of Tien Phong newspaper and won the second runner-up position (first runner-up was To Huong Lan, and Miss was Nguyen Thu Thuy).

Trinh Kim Chi won the second runner-up position in the Miss Vietnam contest organized by Tien Phong newspaper in 1994. At that time, Trinh Kim Chi was a student in the Acting Department of Ho Chi Minh City University of Theatre and Cinema.

Winning the title of runner-up, but Trinh Kim Chi came to cinema with her studies and strength gained from formal training at the University of Theatre and Cinema in Ho Chi Minh City. Pursuing acting since 1992 until now, runner-up Trinh Kim Chi has gained a solid position in the profession. She participated in television series, movies, theater... in any field, Trinh Kim Chi has her own impression. Currently, runner-up Trinh Kim Chi belongs to the Van Tuan Drama Theater (of People's Artist Hong Van).

In 2014, runner-up Trinh Kim Chi submitted a request for the title of Meritorious Artist with all the medals and achievements she had in the stage and acting profession. She passed all the consideration levels and will become a Meritorious Artist in this round.

Sharing about the title of Meritorious Artist, Trinh Kim Chi said: “As an artist, when recognized with the title of Meritorious Artist, People's Artist, everyone feels happy and proud. Personally, I am the same. Very happy and joyful.”

There are many controversies surrounding the awarding of the title of Meritorious Artist and People's Artist. For example, Meritorious Artist Chi Trung, Meritorious Artist Minh Hang... - artists who have affirmed their talent and have been involved in the acting profession for many years but were "failed", besides that, there are many young artists, who are not yet famous, who are considered for the title.

In the face of the current controversy over the title of People's Artist - Meritorious Artist, Runner-up Trinh Kim Chi admitted, "It is true that there are many artists who are loved by the public but have not been considered for the title they deserve. Personally, I think that, from the perspective of the awarding levels, it is difficult to blame them - because they can only rely on medals to evaluate the talent and ability of the artist. In my opinion, there are currently several levels of title review, so should we, among all those levels, reserve 1-2 levels for voting and evaluation by the audience and the public?"

Runner-up Trinh Kim Chi and Runner-up To Huong Lan at the 1994 Miss pageant.

Runner-up Trinh Kim Chi frankly shared that if we only rely on medals, achievements, and years of dedication to the profession to evaluate artists, it is sometimes too "systematic". According to the "standard", artists must work in the profession for 15 years before being considered for a title. According to Runner-up Trinh Kim Chi, "There are artists who have only worked in the profession for 7-8 years (for many reasons) but are very excellent and impressive, so what? In addition, many older artists, they do not have the opportunity to participate in stage performances, do not have the opportunity to win more medals - how will we evaluate them?"

“Personally, I have been acting since 1992, more than 20 years now. However, it was not until 2014 that I dared to apply for the title because then I had enough medals. If I didn’t have enough, I probably wouldn’t have dared to do it (laughs)” - Runner-up Trinh Kim Chi said.

It is known that runner-up Trinh Kim Chi is the only actress of Van Tuan Drama Theater to be considered for the title of Meritorious Artist this time. Besides the good news of being considered for the title of Meritorious Artist, runner-up Trinh Kim Chi has also just welcomed her second baby. The runner-up's family happiness seems to be multiplying.

Trinh Kim Chi is also the first runner-up in the history of national beauty contests to be awarded the title of Meritorious Artist.

According to Tien Phong