Miss Ocean Organizing Committee: 'Will consider revoking Miss title of Le Au Ngan Anh'

Ngan Anh hopes that the authorities and public will give her a chance to prove herself after being criticized for getting a nose job and still competing in a beauty pageant.

On the afternoon of November 15, the organizing committee of Miss Ocean 2017 had a meeting with the press in Ho Chi Minh City.

* Ngan Anh shared at the meeting with reporters

At this event, in response to the opinion of a part of the audience requesting to revoke the title of the new beauty queen because she had undergone plastic surgery, Ngan Anh said that since being crowned, she has received many false opinions about herself. She denied thatShe lied when she did not declare that she had undergone plastic surgery. When competing in Miss Ocean 2017, she met the organizers and explained about this.

The meeting was attended by Mr. Vo Viet Chung (middle) - head of the Miss Ocean organizing committee, new Miss Le Au Ngan Anh and representative lawyer Tran Vu Hai.

Ngan Anh had her nose lifted using artificial silicon cartilage. She said that whenThe cartilage was removed and her appearance returned to its original state."I'm not saying whether I deserve the crown or not, but I entered the contest with the same investment in skills and determination as the other contestants. I believe the judges have their reasons for choosing me. In the worst case, if I am stripped of the crown, I will be heartbroken and disappointed.I hope the authorities will investigate and bring fair results for me..I look forward to the opportunity to prove my role to the community.", Ngan Anh shared.

Regarding the fact that beauty Nguyen Thi Thanh had her Miss Tourism runner-up title revoked because of dental work in March 2017, Ngan Anh said that she cannot be compared to Nguyen Thi Thanh because she removed the cartilage, while Thanh did not do anything similar.

Ngan Anh in the final night of Miss Ocean.

On November 14, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism - Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thien - directed the Ministry Inspectorate and the Department of Performing Arts to thoroughly handle the scandal of Miss Ocean 2017. The results must be reported to the Minister before November 24.

Designer Vo Viet Chung said the organizing committee will consider revoking the beauty queen title of Le Au Ngan Anh..

"This is important. T"I will consult the organizers, the jury and ask for legal advice. On the other hand, we have urgently completed the report as required by the authorities," he shared.

Mr. Chung apologized andadmitted his mistake as a representative of the organizing committee. He said that, due to a subjective misunderstanding of the legal regulations and conditions of the contestants, the organizing committee agreed to let Le Au Ngan Anh - who had a nose job in March 2016 - participate in the Miss Ocean finals. According to him, the organizing committee's mistake stemmed from the confusion between the view of natural beauty and "fixing and removing".

In addition, the designer hopes public opinion willgive Ngan Anh a chance. "She is only 22 years old. In a competition, anything can happen. Everyone needs a chance to correct mistakes," Mr. Chung shared.

In a written report to the Ministry of Culture Inspectorate, Mr. Chung admitted to violating Decree 158 on allowing unqualified candidates to take the exam. According to regulations, the fine for this is from two to six million VND.

* The coronation moment of Le Au Ngan Anh

Previously, Mr. Vuong Duy Bien - Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism - expressed his opinion on the incident: "The Ministry has not revoked any beauty pageant awards. This is a human issue and the final decision rests with the organizing committee..If we have to punish, I think we should punish the adults - the organizers, not the children - Miss Ngan Anh. If the organizers are wrong, we must deal with them and punish them severely. We can even stop all competitions that the organizers will apply for licenses for in the future or ban the unit from continuing to operate in the field of culture and entertainment," said Mr. Vuong Duy Bien.

* Deputy Minister of Culture talks about Miss Ngan Anh

Deputy Minister speaks about Miss Ngan Anh's scandal

At the meeting which lasted about an hour, Vo Viet Chung authorized lawyer Tran Vu Hai to speak.

After the final round of Miss Ocean 2017 on the evening of October 28, the Department of Performing Arts received many responses about contestant Le Au Ngan Anh having plastic surgery but still winning the crown. In the explanation to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Department of Performing Arts on November 6, the organizing committee said that they had taken Le Au Ngan Anh for X-rays and a whole-body computed tomography (CT) scan and confirmed that she had not had plastic surgery and that there was no foreign object in her nose.

Le Au Ngan Anh - born in 1995 in Tien Giang. She is 1.74 m tall and has measurements of 86-58-94 cm. Miss Ocean Vietnam is a national beauty pageant, first held in 2014, to find an ambassador for the Blue Ocean World project founded by the Vietnam Environmental Protection Fund. The judges include: Dr. Duong Thu Huong, Miss Lan Khue, Miss Ngo Phuong Lan, director - actress Kim Khanh, doctor Xuan Hung, businesswoman Vu Thuy Nga, businesswoman Ngoc Nga. Duc Bao and Phuong Mai are MCs.

According to VNE