Will Nguyen Thi Loan or Le Hang compete in Miss Universe 2016?

Fans are interested in whether Miss Ethnic Nguyen Thi Loan or Miss Universe Dang Thi Le Hang will represent Vietnam to compete in Miss Universe.

After first runner-up Ngo Tra My unexpectedly got married, according to the procedure, second runner-up Le Hang will be the one who has the right to participate in Miss Universe 2016. However, in recent days, beach beauty Nguyen Thi Loan confirmed that she also wishes to participate in the above contest.

Many people are afraid that at the age of 26, Nguyen Thi Loan (born in 1990) will be at a disadvantage. However, since changing ownership to IMG Group in September 2015, the Miss Universe contest has undergone some changes.

Nguyen Thi Loan has a more suitable appearance. Photo: NVCC

Both the reigning Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach and the new Miss USA 2016 - Deshauna Barber were born in 1989. Both of them do not have very eye-catching looks, and are not even highly rated by beauty experts, but they won quite convincingly with their bravery, composure and strength, just like the new slogan of Miss Universe: "Confidently beautiful".

Although Le Hang is 23 years old, her communication skills are not really good, she is too shy, timid, and hesitant in her behavior. Girls with such personalities have never been favored by Miss Universe. Looking at the girls who have won high rankings in this contest so far, it is clear that Le Hang is still "immature" in terms of behavior and communication.

Another weakness of Le Hang is her small body (1.74 m tall with measurements of 81-64-87). Her fair, feminine skin makes the beauty from Da Nang look even more fragile. This is also what Pham Huong had in 2015 when she had a skin whitening bath.

Nguyen Thi Loan has an average height of 1.76 m with three measurements approaching the "golden index" of 90-62-94 (compared to 90-60-90 of Venezuelan beauty queens).

Originally an athlete, the Thai Binh native has a plump but toned body and healthy brown skin that is very popular with Westerners. This has been proven not only by the hot Latin beauty queens but also easily seen in the tanned contestants from Southeast Asia (Philippines, Indonesia) who have been quite successful in recent years.

Nguyen Thi Loan (left) and Le Hang at the Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 contest.

Both have good performance skills and control of the stage. But to compete with strong candidates from America, each stride must have strength and energy to be able to "burn" the stage. Nguyen Thi Loan is highly appreciated for her graceful, snake-like gait but is firm with straight shoulders, not bending with each step.

But it cannot be denied that Le Hang has a very bright stage face.

Nguyen Thi Loan’s biggest weakness is her dressing style which is not really outstanding or attractive, nor does it create a distinct highlight in building her personal image. This is also one of the mistakes Truong Thi May made when participating in Miss Universe 2013.

In general, Nguyen Thi Loan is the best representative today, possessing all the elements of body, knowledge, skills, and quite successful experience at Miss World 2014.

However, the biggest obstacle for Vietnamese representatives when participating in this beauty contest is a weak national brand, which is very important in Miss Universe.

That is also the reason why over the past 10 years, only a few countries have been continuously named and ranked high in this contest (USA, Venezuela, Colombia, Philippines, Mexico, Brazil, France...). Miss Universe only focuses on familiar markets and occasionally reserves 2-3 spots in the next round for some other countries. Therefore, it is very difficult for a Vietnamese representative to have a ticket to the top 15 or top 10 in this contest.

According to Zing