The joy of runner-up Dao Thi Hien's family

Dao Thi Hien is the fourth daughter in a family of five children in Tan Son commune, Do Luong district, Nghe An province. Hien's parents are businessmen. The family's spacious two-story house on the main road of the commune has become more crowded in recent days as neighbors came to share the joy when Hien just won the title of runner-up in a beauty contest.

Like her third sister Dao Thi Ha (top 5 Miss Vietnam 2016 and top 5 Miss Universe Vietnam 2019), Dao Thi Hien (born 2001) has an impressive height compared to her peers.

As she grew older, Hien became more and more like a young woman, with a well-proportioned figure, a height of 1.75 m, and a bright, kind face. However, having been born in the countryside, where people were only familiar with the fields, and growing up, they focused on studying to escape poverty, Hien never dared to think about modelling or beauty contests.

After graduating from high school, Hien took the entrance exam to Hanoi University of Business and Technology, majoring in Foreign Languages. Currently, Hien is in her third year at this school.

Then, the artistic destiny came to Hien when she had her older sister Dao Thi Ha - who returned from beauty contests to advise and support the beauty a lot in shaping her style, demeanor and the necessary knowledge for beauty contests.

Hien hid it from her family and applied to participate in the Miss Tourism Vietnam 2022 contest because she was afraid that everyone would worry, and at the same time, she also wanted to try and experience it herself. As a result, in 2022, at the Miss Tourism Vietnam contest, Hien entered the top 5 with the title "Miss Sea".

The results achieved in 2022 were like a motivation, a "stepping stone" for Hien to register to participate in the Miss World Vietnam 2023 contest. And now she showed off to her whole family and received everyone's wholehearted support.

Having just returned home after going to Quy Nhon with his wife and children to support his daughter, Mr. Dao Cong Dao (born in 1966) - Hien's father said: "In the family, all the children are emotional, especially Hien. So if there is anything or any problem that needs to be discussed, father and daughter are ready to share it with each other. That's why when she participated in the Miss contest, the family wholeheartedly supported her."

Hien's mother, Ho Thi Chau (born in 1967), had just returned home, but was also busy with customers coming to do business, talking with us and neighbors, and relatives who came to congratulate.

Not hiding the family's joy, Mrs. Chau smiled and said: "After the 2023 Miss contest ended, the family only met Hien for about 5 short minutes. Everyone was happy and excited to see their child. After that, Hien had to attend a press conference and continue the activities of the organizing and management unit and it would be 2-3 months before she could return home."

Talking about Dao Thi Hien's upcoming plans, Ms. Chau said: "Right now, she is busy with the management unit's plan. However, her parents still want Hien to finish her university program. In addition, Hien is currently working as a photo model as well as an MC."

Seemingly breaking the previous “top 5 curse” of her sister Dao Ha and herself, Dao Thi Hien tried her best and officially became the 1st runner-up of Miss World Vietnam and won the “Beauty with a Heart” award. After becoming the 1st runner-up, she will focus on fulfilling her mission as a runner-up as well as continuing to pursue her passion for MC, model and charity activities.