An Giang girl wins Miss Southern Vietnam 2017 title

Nguyen Thi Hai Yen was highly appreciated in the behavioral round with her answer about the Southern region.

On the evening of July 22, the final round of Miss Southern Vietnam 2017 took place in Can Tho. The first prize went to Nguyen Thi Hai Yen. She is 20 years old, from An Giang, and is 1.7m tall.

Hai Yen (middle) is the beauty crowned Miss Southern Vietnam 2017.

After the evening gown, swimsuit and ao dai performances, Hai Yen was asked: "What is special about the South compared to the Central and Northern regions?". She answered: "Nature has gifted the South with fertile land and friendly, honest, simple, caring and hospitable people.They not only preserve and promote the beauty of virtue, but also have confidence - the beauty of modern times.. Especially Southern women are resilient, hard-working and indomitable".

The beauty from An Giang was awarded a crown studded with six sea pearls worth 200 million VND, 100 million VND in cash, and permanent ownership of a luxury apartment worth 2.5 billion VND in Ho Chi Minh City.

Hai Yen in the evening gown competition.

The first and second runners-up of the contest were Nguyen Phuc Thuy Tien (19 years old) from Ho Chi Minh City with a height of 1.7 m and Do Ngoc Vinh Nghi (19 years old) from Can Tho with a height of 1.72 m. These two beauties were awarded prizes worth 70 million VND and 50 million VND respectively.

The 2017 Miss Southern Vietnam contest attracted 535 contestants from 20 provinces and cities in the region. The contestants participated in the preliminary round from June 3 in Can Tho City.Of the 30 finalists, two beauties withdrew from the competition and one was eliminated on the morning of July 22 for using an invalid high school diploma.

According to VNE