Miss Sea 2016 Dao Thi Ha: Innocently 'living slowly'

(Baonghean) - In the last days of 2016, beauty Dao Thi Ha - top 5 Miss Vietnam, Miss Sea, Miss Beauty of Cua Lo coastal town had the opportunity to return to her hometown as a member of the jury of the Sunflower Festival Beauty contest... Nearly half a year after winning the Miss Vietnam contest, meeting Ha again still exuded the innocence and sincerity of a female student who had just turned 19.

"Lonely" journey

There have been many comments about that, after witnessing the spectacular success of the girl from a remote district of Nghe An at the Miss Vietnam contest in 2016. Coming to Dao Thi Ha's house in hamlet 9, Tan Son commune, Do Luong district, once again, Ms. Ho Thi Chau, Ha's mother, recalled that memory.

However, in her story, she could not hide her pride and trust in her little daughter. She said: “On the final day of the Miss Vietnam contest in Ho Chi Minh City, because she was worried that her parents would be far away, Ha insisted that they not enter. Therefore, she only had one pair of tickets, which she gave to two friends from Germany. But then, feeling sorry for her daughter who was alone, we hid her and only informed Ha when we got there”...

Miss Sea 2016 Dao Thi Ha.

There were so many special things that happened to Dao Thi Ha in 2016, especially after the event when Ha listened to the "instigation" of the Commune Youth Union Secretary to participate in the Miss Cua Lo Beach City contest. Simply put, this was a "mass" contest, so the luggage for the preliminary round of the first-year student of the National Academy of Public Administration was just a pair of jeans, a few shirts and a pair of simple sneakers.

However, with an outstanding height of 1.74 m, short hair, healthy brown skin and especially a radiant smile, the first time standing on stage Ha attracted attention. After that, although she had no experience participating in any competition, her gait when performing the competition was a bit stiff, but her confidence and "stage-eating" appearance helped Ha excellently win the title of beauty queen with the agreement and high support of all the members of the jury...

From the victory of this contest, Ha was selected to attend the final round of Miss Vietnam in the Northern region and was the only contestant from Nghe An selected to attend the final round of Miss Vietnam nationwide.

Dao Thi Ha and her mother.

Coming to Ho Chi Minh City, to this largest beauty pageant in the country, Dao Thi Ha still has the "innocent, rustic" look. That's why, even though she speaks with a "stutter" Luong accent and doesn't have much communication experience, Ha still wins the hearts of everyone.

In that big playground, Dao Thi Ha is also the most ordinary girl because Ha does not have a supporting team. Nearly a month with consecutive events, but Ha only has a few self-prepared costumes. Entering the final night, Ha is also the only contestant who does not rent costumes but wears costumes sponsored by the Organizing Committee.

It's that simple, but according to Ha, it comes from a very comfortable mindset of "showing it like it is, if you lose, there's nothing to lose!"... During the exam days with a stressful schedule, Ha also didn't talk much to her parents for fear that they would worry.

With the achievement of Miss Sea and being in the top 5 most beautiful contestants of Miss Vietnam, Ha is satisfied with herself. She even admits that she was lucky, because the contest gathered so many beauty queens and beauties. After the final night, many people expressed regret and gave many analyses about Ha's behavior that was not as expected.

However, recalling this event, Ha shared simply: “That question was not difficult at all. However, at that time, when my name was called among the 5 people in the final round, I was so surprised that I forgot the question as soon as I finished reading it. Moreover, I also admitted: The title of Miss Sea was already a wonderful thing for me, because compared to the other contestants in age, stage presence, life experience... I was still very immature.”

"Stranger" in showbiz

Returning from the Miss Vietnam contest with quite an impressive achievement, Dao Thi Ha became a "strange" phenomenon, a fresh flower of the Vietnamese beauty village. After the contest, Ha's life also changed with many invitations to attend events, take photos, advertise, and fashion shows. The busy schedule combined with the increased study schedule to catch up with the program, so Ha's time home also shortened. It was almost two months after the final night that Ha had the opportunity to return home.

Dao Thi Ha in the flower garden of TH Group (Nghia Dan). Photo: Sach Nguyen

With her new title, Ha herself knows that she is a “public figure”, which means she cannot be sloppy or untidy when going out. However, few people know that, behind the stage lights, behind the gorgeous costumes, when returning to normal life, Ha and her cousin still live simply in a row of student dormitories on Cau Giay Street, near the school she is studying at.

Ha also said that her family conditions and the salary for the programs she participated in were enough for her to live in a better place. But Ha herself did not want to change, because this was her life, true to her student nature and age. A day in Ha's life still revolved around the lecture hall and classes. The remaining time, she focused on improving her foreign language, exercising and learning more about MC skills - skills that Ha herself admitted she was still very weak at.

Dao Thi Ha in the ao dai collection designed by Miss Ngoc Han.

The “delay” sometimes makes Ha realize that she is a “stranger” in the world of celebrities. However, many times Ha allows herself to stand outside, even refusing many attractive invitations because she does not want a life that is too crowded and chaotic, does not want to lose her “ego”.

Born into a large family, with parents doing business, Ha was an independent and mischievous girl from a young age. When she was still in school, there was a time when "I was written down four or five times a week, and I didn't have enough points to get into public high school." But, from that failure, Ha became stronger and tried harder. Ha's greatest success was getting 25.5 points in the university entrance exam (group C) - the highest in the school. Thanks to this bravery, when it came to beauty pageants, the more difficult it was, the more resilient and confident she became.

Currently, although living very "slowly", Ha is not worried because for her, "this is the time for me to renew myself, to practice more experience and life skills". Moreover, she also believes that when all the factors are gathered, she will confidently step into many new playgrounds, larger in scale and stature. There, there is no luck, no "destination" for haste./.

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