Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien's journey to win the Miss Grand crown

Thuy Tien burst into tears when her name was called as the winner.

On the evening of December 4, the Miss Grand International final took place in Thailand, attracting the attention of beauty fans. The representative of Vietnam at the contest is Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien. She is 1.71m tall, scoring points for her beautiful appearance and good communication skills.

Throughout the competition, the beauty born in 1998 always maintained her form and was highly appreciated by beauty magazines. Typically, before the final round, the Vietnamese representative was on the list of 11 strong candidates voted by Global Beauties. That made many fans, many Vietnamese stars such as Luong Thuy Linh, Khanh Van, Vu Manh Cuong... more hopeful that she will achieve good results in this beauty arena.

Thuy Tien appeared radiant in the final night.

The beauty born in 1998 shouted out "Vietnam" to the cheers of the audience.

After the colorful performance, the contestants appeared on stage one by one and introduced themselves. Thuy Tien was in the last group of contestants in alphabetical order. She wore a tight outfit showing off her hot curves. In the middle of the stage, the beauty born in 1998 shouted Vietnam loudly to the cheers of the audience. After that, the MC announced the National Costume sub-award to three representatives from Malaysia, Peru and Angola. Although highly appreciated, Thuy Tien's outfit did not win this sub-award.

Vietnam representative at the moment his name was called into the Top 20.

Continuing the program, the organizers officially announced the final Top 20. The representative of Vietnam, Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien, was named thanks to her impressive performance throughout the competition. In addition, the remaining positions in the Top 20 belong to beauties from Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Australia, Malaysia, Brazil, India, Colombia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nigeria, Germany, Indonesia, Spain, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, South Africa and Angola.

Thuy Tien in bikini.

After that, the Top 20 participated in the bikini show. The contestants wore colorful designs, showing off their sexy bodies. Thuy Tien confidently showed off her catwalk skills as well as her attractive demeanor in front of the camera. Thanks to the training process, the Vietnamese representative has hot measurements of 83-62-92. In addition to Thuy Tien, some representatives with outstanding performances in this competition include Brazil, Indonesia, Colombia, Costa Rica...

Thuy Tien was in the final Top 10.

The candidates then returned to the stage to listen to the announcement of the results. The organizers awarded the Best Swimsuit Award to the representative of Puerto Rico. Meanwhile, the Cambodian beauty won the Miss Popular Vote award, which meant she was given a special place in the Top 10 finalists.

The remaining 9 candidates named in the Top 10 are representatives from Venezuela, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Spain, South Africa, Puerto Rico, Vietnam, Brazil, Ecuador. Thus, with an impressive performance, Thuy Tien has entered her name in the final Top 10.

Thuy Tien ended her presentation in Thai to the cheers of the audience.

Continuing the program, the Top 10 wore luxurious dresses and stepped onto the stage to present on the topic of peace. Thanks to their good English skills, the Vietnamese representative confidently expressed her views. Thuy Tien believes that a peaceful life is necessary. She said: “However, for some reason we assume that protecting it is the responsibility of someone else, not us. War does not only happen in the past, it happens in each of us and we are the ones who can control and direct it.”

Thuy Tien said that growing up in an unhappy family taught her the importance of love. She hopes that everyone will use love and empathy to end war. The beauty said: “Violence is not only when you hurt someone with your actions but also with your words. The Covid-19 pandemic has taught me that bad situations can happen and you may no longer have the opportunity to treat people well. Each of us is a part of changing the world, can stop war and violence. We are our own heroes.”

Thuy Tien is hot in a boldly cut evening gown.

The costume designed by Nguyen Minh Tuan shows the desire to conquer the crown.

After the presentation, the contestants continued to return to the stage with beautiful evening gowns. Thuy Tien chose a bold cut-out design by Nguyen Minh Tuan, contributing to highlighting her hot body. The dress carried the message of the 1998-born beauty's desire to conquer the crown. Trained by Minh Tu on catwalk, the Top 5 Miss Vietnam 2018 confidently strode on stage to the cheers of the audience.

Thuy Tien was emotional when her name was called into the final Top 5.

After the evening gown performance, the Top 10 stepped onto the stage to listen to the announcement of the results. After deliberation, the judges selected the 5 best candidates, including Thuy Tien. This is Vietnam’s best achievement at the contest. The remaining four beauties are Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Brazil and South Africa.

Having entered the Top 5, Thuy Tien continued to enter the behavioral round. The contestants received the same question from the organizers: "Given the current situation of the world facing many issues related to human rights, global economy... If you could choose one person to discuss to create changes, who would you choose and why?".

The Vietnamese representative confidently used English in her question and answer session. She thanked the inventor of the Astra Zeneca vaccine because: "She didn't need the money she got from her vaccine patent. I want to send my thanks and everyone's to her because I am very grateful to her, sometimes someone is willing to do a good thing without expecting anything in return."

Vietnamese beauty confidently answers behavioral questions in English.

According to the results announced by the Organizing Committee, the South African beauty won the 4th runner-up prize. The 3rd runner-up title belonged to the representative of Puerto Rico. The Brazilian beauty won the 2nd runner-up prize. Thus, Thuy Tien and the Ecuadorian beauty were the two best contestants of the contest.

The two continued to the behavioral round for the Top 2. The beauty born in 1998 said that coming to this arena was truly a challenge for her and being in the top 5 was something she could not have expected. She also did not forget to thank the Vietnamese audience for supporting her.

With an excellent performance in the response round, Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien was named for the highest position. That means the Ecuadorian beauty became the first runner-up. On social networks, many audiences and Vietnamese stars expressed their happiness and pride at the result that the beauty born in 1998 achieved.

Top 5 in the moment of announcing the results.

Thuy Tien at the moment of announcement of the beauty queen.

She was cheered enthusiastically by the audience present at the final night.