The different lives of Vietnamese 'Queens' born in the year of the Cat

Miss Huong Giang

Miss Hai Duong 2006 Tran Thi Huong Giang (born 1987) is a prominent face in many world beauty contests. Previously, in 2004, the beauty registered to participate in the Miss Vietnam contest but had to stop early. In 2006, she continued to try her luck in this national contest, she entered the top most beautiful people.

In 2007, "Miss" Dinh Mao represented Vietnam in the Miss Asia contest. In 2009, at the Miss Vietnam Global contest held in the US, Huong Giang won the second runner-up title and two additional awards: Miss Photogenic and Miss Ao Dai.

At the end of 2009, she continued to be nominated to represent Vietnam in Miss World 2009 in South Africa, achieving high results: top 12 Miss Sea, 1st runner-up in the supermodel contest and entered the top 16 finalists.

Miss Huong Giang is beautiful and simple in everyday life (Photo: Facebook character).

Thanks to such good achievements, in 2010, the international beauty website Global Beauties announced that Huong Giang achieved the title of Top 3 Most Beautiful Women of the World, Top 10 Beautiful Faces of the Year. After that, she was also named in the Top 10 Miss of Misses and the title of Miss of Asian Beauty.

At the height of her fame, the news of her wedding to her Chinese husband surprised the audience. Their wedding was held on Phu Quoc beach with only 30 guests from outside the entertainment industry.

After getting married, Huong Giang stepped back to take care of her husband and two young children. Therefore, she rarely appears in showbiz events. The mother of two is currently working in business and management.

Miss Thuy Lam

Nguyen Thuy Lam (born in 1987) was named the first Miss Universe Vietnam. Also in 2008, she represented Vietnam in the Miss Universe contest and entered the top 15 finalists. The Thai Binh model is the longest-serving Miss Universe Vietnam, lasting 7 years because it was not until 2015 that the contest returned and found a successor, Miss Pham Huong.

True to her reputation as "perfectly talented", Miss Thuy Lam is active in the fields of music, cinema and modeling. Her roles in films such asPassport to life, Jealousy, Beauty and the tycoon...all leave an impression on the audience.

In 2010, she unexpectedly got married to her long-time boyfriend, a PhD. Just like "beauty queen" Huong Giang, Thuy Lam spends more time taking care of her small family. After many years of marriage and living together, she is still pampered and cared for by her husband as when they first fell in love.

Living quietly behind the spotlight, the beauty is currently doing business. Occasionally, she also participates in fashion events of her close friends.

Miss Thuy Lam is still gentle and youthful after many years of being crowned Miss Universe Vietnam (Photo: Facebook character).

Miss Nong Thuy Hang

The final night of the Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2022 pageant took place on the evening of July 16, 2022, and the name of contestant Nong Thuy Hang (born in 1999), a Tay ethnic. Previously, the beauty from Ha Giang had tried her hand at two pageants, Miss World Vietnam 2019 and Miss Vietnam 2020, but had to stop early.

Nong Thuy Hang was a student majoring in Literature throughout her high school years. In grade 11, she won third prize in the National Excellent Student Contest in Literature. Therefore, Thuy Hang was then admitted directly to University. Currently, she is studying at the National Economics University.

After winning the Miss Vietnam Ethnic Groups pageant, the "Queen" was continuously "mentioned" in sensitive questions. However, immediately after that, Nong Thuy Hang's side spoke up to deny these incidents.

Sharing about the first Tet after coronation,She revealed: "Even though I am the reigning Miss, when I return to my family, I am still a child in the eyes of my grandparents and parents. This year, the whole family decided not to celebrate Tet in the city but to return to the countryside to celebrate New Year's Eve with my grandmother and enjoy peaceful moments in the countryside.

In Hang's hometown, pork is processed into many typical Tay dishes such as lam meat, smoked meat, sausage, ginger-salted meat... and a portion is used to wrap black banh chung with green beans. Around the 4th - 5th day of Tet, the Tay people organize the long tong festival (going down to the fields). No matter what time of year it is, I still like and feel most comfortable when I get to spend time with my relatives."

Ha Giang beauty Nong Thuy Hang was a student majoring in Literature for 3 years of high school (Photo: Facebook character).

Miss Mai Phuong

Huynh Nguyen Mai Phuong (born 1999) won the crown of Miss World Vietnam in August 2022. This coming May, the beauty from Dong Nai will represent Vietnam at the Miss World 2023 pageant.

Previously, she was crowned Miss Dong Nai University 2018. In the Miss Vietnam 2020 contest, she entered the top 5 finalists with the "Beauty with a Kindness" sub-award.

"Miss" Ky Mao has achieved many academic achievements in English. She won the second prize in the provincial English competition in 2016 and the third prize in 2017. In grade 11, Mai Phuong achieved an IELTS certificate of 6.5. Currently, she is studying English at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City. In early April 2022, Mai Phuong achieved an IELTS certificate of 8.0.

Miss Mai Phuong will represent Vietnam at the Miss World 2023 contest (Photo: Facebook character).

After being crowned, the beauty was constantly criticized by the public, being accused of lacking the standards of a beauty queen. She also apologized to the audience for her shortcomings.

Mai Phuong confided: "Now, I am more flexible in changing my image to suit the situation. Becoming a beauty queen does not mean losing yourself. But sometimes you should not rebel or become too different."