Admiring the beauties with waistlines under 60cm at the Miss Vietnam 2016 contest
Waist 56. If in the South, Luc Thi Thu Thao impressed with Scarlett O'Hara's (Gone with the Wind) waist of 59cm, and perfectly balanced with a curvaceous butt, now Tran Huyen Trang (Quang Ninh) has a waist of just 56cm, while her butt is 93cm. It's called "sagging all over". "My body is like that, maybe because my bone structure is small", Trang proudly said.
There were 6-7 contestants with waistlines under 60cm in the Northern preliminary round. There was a girl named Ngoc Trinh with a waistline of 56cm like model Ngoc Trinh (if that is correct information about model Trinh). But this Ngoc Trinh had to stop at the preliminary round.
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Huyen Trang with a 56cm waist. |
As a student at the University of Industrial Fine Arts, Huyen Trang's fashion sense is also superior. Trang chose a tight-fitting dress that showed off her small waist, a silver-gray color ton-sur-ton with silver shoes that made many people flinch. She also accepted to design some coffee shops and paint murals since her first year. Photographer Le Chi Linh praised Trang's beautiful eyes. Only her height is not ideal, only 1m66.
Two young girls from Hanoisupermodel height
Pham Thuy Tien and Ngo Thanh Thanh Tu dispelled the idea that Northern contestants are inferior in height to those in the South. Both are 1m80 - the same as Pham Thuy Trang (Hue) in the Southern round. Thanh Tu is often mentioned with the caption "Miss Universe runner-up Ngo Tra My's younger sister". "I'm not upset but proud. Moreover, I hope that when comparing, people will think that each person has their own beauty", Tu laughed. She said she had just graduated from the Diplomatic Academy, and had no experience in beauty contests or performances. Possessing a model's height, she turned down all previous invitations, focusing on studying.
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Thuy Tien (left) and Thanh Tu are both 1m80 tall. |
Showing off her parents' dominant genes - both over 1m70 tall, Pham Thuy Tien has some experience in model club and MC activities. She is quite confident in her performance and photography skills, but Tien does not know how to show off her beauty. With her bare face and profile, Thuy Tien still confidently chose a very light makeup style when appearing for the first time before the judges. Now that she has moved on, the student of Foreign Economics, Foreign Trade University thinks about improving her soft skills, performance and makeup skills.
Flawless white
Both girls are from the South, a bit unfamiliar with the country but also full of confidence when possessing such beautiful skin, which is admired by everyone. In the West, white rice and clear water, Huynh Thuy Vi (Can Tho), a transaction officer of HD Bank, said that girls from the river region are blessed with beautiful white skin. "Naturally white is not enough, if not taken care of, it can easily become dark," Vi said. Her secret to beautifying her skin is simply fresh milk and rice bran. Porcelain white skin is not the only advantage of this girl. She also possesses the most desirable curves of a young woman.
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Thuy Vi (left) and Thu Hien both have beautiful skin. Photo: Hong Vinh. |
“I think I need to cultivate more than just beautiful skin, talent and knowledge to win the contest,” said Tran Thi Thu Hien (Lam Dong). Da Lat’s nature has also contributed to creating a rosy white skin, full of vitality as she claims. First in figure and second in skin, the student of Saigon International University is also blessed with both beautiful body measurements (86-62-96) and a pretty face.
Head of the jury Duong Trung Quoc: The jury highly agrees on the quality of the candidates.
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Miss Dang Thu Thao and historian Duong Trung Quoc during their working day in the preliminary round. Photo: Hong Vinh. |
The list of 32 finalists reflects our point of view as well as the Organizing Committee's (OC) - highly valuing quality. We believe that all finalists must have the opportunity to continue, not wanting to create a subjective base. Each contestant has the right to hope to go further and achieve the highest position.
With the number of candidates registering in the North being equal to the number in the South, the reason why the North selected more (32 compared to 30) was not only because of the quality, but also because we paid attention to some candidates in the South who had to go to Hanoi for legitimate reasons. I think this number shows that the quality is guaranteed, reflecting the high consensus of the Board of Judges.
Regarding the candidates, I dare not say right away. In the regional finals, we pay more attention to physical factors and physical beauty. During the competition, you will be trained and guided to mature and change a lot. Some of you have participated in several competitions, some are completely new, even wearing high heels for the first time. Miss Vietnam 2016 with projects like Beauty with a Heart, the candidates can participate in social activities, get to know, exchange and share with each other more. I strongly believe that in the finals, you will mature more, even transform, revealing qualities that you did not have at the beginning.
Miss Dang Thu Thao: Has her own Top 10
Looking at the Southern round, I noticed a few outstanding candidates. The same was true for the Northern round. I saw that the Northern candidates had an advantage in some talents. Their appearance was also very outstanding. Many of them came from the Diplomatic Academy, Foreign Trade University and many international schools. In terms of communication skills and how they presented themselves to the judges, many of them were confident, while others were still shy.
I have seen the Top 10, combining both regions, for myself. To have a beauty pageant candidate, of course, we have to wait for the final night in the North, the final round next August. In the process of following the contestants closely, being by their side, I think I will make a more accurate choice.
According to Tienphong