Department of Performing Arts: '25 beauty pageants is not a lot'

On the afternoon of July 28, a representative of a unit under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism responded to the situation of many consecutive beauty contests being held in the first months of the year, at a regular meeting of the management agency.

According to the old regulations, each year, the Ministry licensed two national beauty pageants, three to five beauty pageants and a number of other beauty pageants, about 12. During the two years of the pandemic, many entertainment activities, including beauty pageants, were suspended. Mr. Huong Duong said: "Of the 25 contests licensed since the beginning of the year, eight were postponed from two years ago, three have requested to stop organizing, so there are only 14 newly licensed contests left. This number is not much."

Miss World Vietnam contestants in an activity in Quy Nhon. Photo: MWV

To address the situation of many competitions with poor quality and violations of regulations, the Department has established an inspection team to review in a number of localities. Specifically, the team inspected in Hanoi (July 6 and 7) and Da Nang (July 20-21) and found no violations. In the near future, the inspection team will review in Ho Chi Minh City - where many entertainment activities take place. Mr. Duong said the Department's view: "If competitions violate regulations, we will handle them strictly and in accordance with the law. But this issue must be extremely strict and satisfactory."

The Department representative said that since the licensing of beauty pageants was devolved to the local Department of Culture, the provinces and cities have not done a good job of disseminating information. According to Mr. Duong, from now on, the Departments will have to announce local contests on their websites. On the 25th of every month, the Department also needs to update information for the Department, to avoid cases of duplicate licensing of similar contests.

On the sidelines of the meeting, Ms. Tran Ly Ly - Director of the Department of Performing Arts - added: "We need to have a multi-dimensional view of beauty and model contests. Besides stories that reveal some limitations, it is undeniable that some well-organized playgrounds have made positive contributions to promoting tourism, honoring the beauty of culture and people, and achieving high achievements in the international arena."

According to Ms. Ly Ly, one of the strongest sanctions for individuals and organizations in the performing arts is the strictness of the public, which contributes to purifying, eliminating negativity, and honoring true values.

In the first six months of the year, the entertainment industry has dozens of beauty contests. Among them, Miss Universe Vietnam ended on June 25. In July, there were Miss Ethnic Vietnam, Miss Ao Dai Vietnam, Miss Sports Vietnam.

From now until the end of the year, there will be a series of additional competitions such as: Miss World Vietnam (August 12), Miss Sea and Islands Vietnam (October 22), Miss Vietnam (expected on December 15), Miss Peace Vietnam (September 11), Miss Grand Vietnam (September 25), Miss Supranational Vietnam (October 22), Miss Earth Vietnam (December 30)...