Runner-up Vi Thi Dong's troubled marriage: Married late, still single
In 1992, upon seeing Vi Thi Dong, poet Duong Ky Anh (Head of the organizing committee of the Miss Vietnam contest that year) exclaimed, "Here comes the beauty queen." However, she only stopped at the runner-up position.
17 years old,beautyVi Thi Dong has registered for the contest.Miss Vietnam1992. Sharing about this opportunity, Vi Thi Dong confided a few years ago: "It was also fate to participate in a beauty pageant. While waiting for the flight attendant recruitment exam, I read Tien Phong Newspaper and accidentally joined the contest. I was the last person to submit my application. Standing in front of the editorial office gate, I hesitated, not knowing if the deadline was today, if the editorial office would still accept applications. While I was confused, the security guard led me in. Even though it was after work, the guards still stayed and accepted my application. After that, I won the first prize for the beauty pageant of the Northern provinces and went to Ho Chi Minh City to compete in the finals and won the first runner-up of the National Beauty Contest 1992 (the year Ha Kieu Anh was crowned).
At that time, she received many compliments about her beauty. Poet Duong Ky Anh was also very happy to see Vi Thi Dong. At that time, he even shouted: "Here is the beauty queen". However, the 1992 Miss crown belonged to Ha Kieu Anh.
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Vi Thi Dong during the Miss Vietnam contest. |
The audience that year expressed regret when Vi Thi Dong was just one step away from the podium. Indeed, if comparing beauty, the two were "equal". That year, runner-up Vi Thi Dong also won two awards for Beautiful Eyes and Most Charming Beauty.
Winning a high position in the only beauty contest at that time, Vi Thi Dong did not choose to enter showbiz. She said: "My goal when I was 17 was very clear, that is to become a flight attendant, not to be overwhelmed by the glory and fame and she decided to become a flight attendant. Now every day I still step on the plane with passengers flying to faraway places, taking trips as the joy of life.".
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The beauty of runner-up Vi Thi Dong. |
Unlike many of her peers, Vi Thi Dong got married quite late and faced many difficulties. After the storm, Vi Thi Dong is now stronger. It is known that she is divorced and has a beautiful, intelligent daughter.
Vi Thi Dong confided: "I got married, had children, and life seemed to go on like that. But the future is unpredictable when unexpected things happen. There are times when I have to endure failures and disappointments, but I always maintain a positive attitude. I think having faith in the future will help me continue on the path I have been on. Actually, I don't want to create a closed life for myself. A broken family is something no one wants.He took custody of the child and took good care of him. He is healthy and well-behaved. I visit him from time to time and am happy to see him healthy and growing up day by day. Because he takes care of the child, his upbringing will be more influenced by his family. But that does not mean I do not care about my child's feelings, actions and gestures. Every time I see him, I observe and teach him the things that a mother needs to say and do for her daughter.".
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Vi Thi Dong and Ha Kieu Anh reunited at an event. |
Not working in showbiz, Vi Thi Dong rarely shares her personal page. She also rarely talks about herself and lives quietly. Only occasionally does the beauty appear with friends from the same era such as Miss Ha Kieu Anh, MC Thanh Mai, actress Mai Thu Huyen. There is information that the former runner-up now lives with her family and spends time enjoying her private life.
Vi Thi Dong said: "I don't participate much in celebrity activities anymore. I only accept invitations unless close friends organize events or charity programs. At that time, I will arrange to ask for leave from my agency to participate.".