Vietnamese beauty queens and runners-up who have entered journalism

Miss Nguyen Thi Huyen

Nguyen Thi Huyen was crowned Miss Vietnam 2004 when she was a first-year student at the Academy of Journalism and Communication. Then, in 2005, she put her results on hold and decided to study journalism at Middlesex University, London. She worked with Vietnam Television and was the MC of the forum “Study Abroad Luggage” several times when she returned to Vietnam while studying abroad.

From 2009 to 2011, Nguyen Thi Huyen worked at Vietnam Television as the MC of the program "Life is still beautiful". She hosted several major events that were broadcast live such as: Big Hands 2009, the opening ceremony of the Mekong - Japan Tourism - Culture Days... Since 2013, she has worked at the Institute of Research and Communication of the Academy of Journalism and Communication.

Miss Ngoc Han

Ngoc Han is considered one of the most multi-talented beauty queens. Originally a fashion designer and focused on business, Ngoc Han has a knack for being a TV MC.

She takes on the role of MC for a series of programs such as: 24h green living, Green space on VTV3, Daily moments, S - Vietnam on VTV1, Fashion style on Style TV, Home on ANTV... Ngoc Han shows her talent and ability when hosting a number of live programs such as: Vietnamese design star, Sympathetic hearts...

Miss Do My Linh

After winning Miss Vietnam 2016, Do My Linh followed in the footsteps of her seniors to try her hand at television news. In 2018, Do My Linh officially confirmed her role as host of the 24-hour Consumer News program. The beauty shared that her senior Ngoc Trinh proactively contacted her and offered her a job at VTV24. Having loved and dreamed of becoming an editor before, My Linh immediately accepted and considered this a good opportunity for her to develop.

Do My Linh once shared: “When I saw the VTV female editors presenting the news, I saw that they were all beautiful, talented, professional, confident and I admired them very much. So when the invitation came, I immediately agreed and this was also an opportunity for me to try my hand in a new field.”

Talking about the difficulties when switching from a beauty queen to a journalist, My Linh shared: “Because it is live broadcast, there is a lot of pressure, everything has to be smooth and perfect, no errors can happen. Even if there are errors or incidents, we still have to continue. Linh had to start practicing from zero. What Linh finds most difficult is having to change the expression in each news, the reading voice has to be more emphasized and clear. Until now, Linh still has to learn a lot.”

Runner-up Thuy Van

Coming from a background as a student at the School of Journalism, it is not surprising that runner-up Thuy Van has become a beloved MC. Before winning the 2nd runner-up position in the Miss Vietnam 2008 contest, Thuy Van was selected to be a collaborator of Vietnam Television and was assigned to host a number of programs such as: Financial and Business News, Knock on the New Day, Daily Life, Weekend Choices...

In addition to being an editor for VTV, she also hosts many music shows and events. Runner-up Thuy Van was one of the four MCs who hosted the finals of Miss Vietnam 2016 and Miss Vietnam 2018.

Runner-up Duong Tu Anh

Tu Anh won the title of 1st Runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2012 when she was a 2nd year student at the Academy of Journalism and Communication, majoring in Broadcasting, Faculty of Radio and Television. After more than 1 year of internship and receiving guidance from Editor Ngoc Trinh, Runner-up Thuy Van at VTV24 News Center, in August 2016, Runner-up Duong Tu Anh officially went on air as the MC of the Consumer Finance news bulletin.

Tu Anh said she considers television editing as her long-term career direction. Despite receiving many invitations to events and entertainment activities, the beauty still puts her work at the station first.

Runner-up Diem Trang

Diem Trang won the 2nd runner-up title of Miss Vietnam 2014 and is actively working as an MC. She is one of the highly regarded beautiful journalists when she was entrusted with the responsibility of hosting the program Panorama 24h, which is broadcast daily on VTV9.

With her radiant beauty, fluent foreign language skills and intelligent communication skills, Diem Trang has hosted many famous entertainment events such as "Sang Phuong Nam", Culture and Friends, Hoa Tay, Valentine Ruby Fashion Show of VTV, HTV,...

While other programs have scripts prepared in advance, at Panorama 24h, the MCs are also editors and have to write the script themselves. Therefore, this is a heavy pressure for Diem Trang, causing her to sometimes feel stressed because of her perfectionism. Besides, having to host live is also a huge pressure for Diem Trang to avoid incidents and mistakes when on air.

Runner-up Phuong Nga

Runner-up Phuong Nga is a prominent name in the Miss Vietnam 2018 contest because of her beautiful appearance and talent. As the first runner-up, she represented Vietnamese beauty in the Miss Grand International 2018 contest and excellently achieved the top 10 final achievement.

After returning from the Miss Grand 2018 contest, Phuong Nga continued to study diligently and graduated with a degree in Finance from the National Economics University with a graduation thesis score of 9.3, which many people admired.

During her 2 years in office, runner-up Phuong Nga tried her hand at many fields such as MC, participating in game shows, acting as well as fashion shows and always received public support.

After graduating from university, runner-up Phuong Nga officially joined VTV and became the MC of the new format "Morning Coffee" program on VTV3. Runner-up Phuong Nga shared that she felt that she had matured a lot in both knowledge and hosting skills. After each episode, she realized where she was lacking and found ways to overcome it. "The road ahead of me is still very long and requires me to study harder to improve myself" - Runner-up shared.

Beauty Pham Ngoc Ha My

Known as a female student who gave flowers to President Trump, Pham Ngoc Ha My participated in the Miss Vietnam 2018 contest and entered the Top 15 finalists. After the contest, Ha My continued to make efforts and up to now, she has become a VTV editor - the one who breathes life into economic and financial news with the name Money Weekly.

Ha My confided that after the Miss Vietnam contest, she sometimes felt confused because she did not know what to do next and could not orient her career in the future. My herself did not like showbiz and wanted to do a clear, stable job. However, receiving many invitations to participate in events made My hesitate. Up to now, after about 2 years of working with VTV, Ha My has had an answer for herself about the path she will pursue.

“Looking at the present, with the achievements that My has achieved in both image building and personal brand, in addition to having a good stepping stone, great efforts are needed. Giving flowers does not mean that everything or success will come to you, but you have to constantly improve every day to have the position you have today. When giving flowers to President Trump, Ha My was just a female student and it was not possible for My to become a VTV editor in just one day, right? The path My has gone through is a journey of constant effort, with sweat, tears and determination” - Ha My said.

Beauty Nguyen Hoang Bao Chau

When she participated in Miss Vietnam 2018, Nguyen Hoang Bao Chau was just 18 years old. However, the female student of Tran Phu High School, Hanoi at that time proved her ability by entering the Top 10 and winning the title of Miss Sea.

After 2 years since the Miss Vietnam 2018 contest ended, Nguyen Hoang Bao Chau hardly appeared in events with the Miss beauties. She also did not participate in any other beauty contests. Sea beauty Nguyen Hoang Bao Chau chose her own path. She became the MC of some VTV Sports programs. More surprisingly, Bao Chau revealed her plan to study abroad in the near future.

Bao Chau shared that she is very satisfied with her current life. “I think it can be described with two words: “busy”. Every day, I still try to study more and work more. I don’t want my life to have too much free time. My day usually goes like this: I spend time working at Vietnam Television, then I go to school and the rest of the time I practice sports, meet relatives and friends. There are times when I have time off from school or work, I register for talent classes such as practicing piano and dancing. In the future, I want to take a cooking class or make cakes, flower arrangement… Maybe people will think I am a bit of a perfectionist, but I want to be able to improve myself every day. I have time, youth and I don’t want to waste a single moment. Any title will eventually fade away and only by constantly studying can I keep myself from falling behind”- Bao Chau said.