When Miss goes to the competition... Miss

In the history of Vietnamese beauty contests, some beauties who won the highest title in one contest continued to "fight" in other contests.

Miss Ky Duyen: Re-entering the competition after 10 years of coronation

Recently, Miss Ky Duyen confirmed that she will join the race to the crown of Miss Universe Vietnam 2024, causing a stir among many people.

In 2014, this beauty was crowned the highest position of Miss Vietnam. This is a prestigious and top beauty contest among the Vietnamese beauty "arenas".

It is rare for a beauty who has won the Miss Vietnam crown to continue competing in another contest. In addition, 10 years have passed since Ky Duyen was crowned, and she herself has been a judge and mentor in several domestic beauty contests, so the fact that she temporarily put aside the Miss Vietnam crown to continue competing makes many people confused.

Sharing about the incident, the beauty from Thanh Nam said she participated in this contest with the hope of having the opportunity to step into the international beauty arena:“Exactly 10 years and a youthful dream that has always been painfully unfinished, Duyen decided to return with the goal of winning a ticket to represent Vietnamese beauty in the international arena.”

With Miss Universe Vietnam 2024, Ky Duyen has many advantages over other contestants. However, her rather "hard" age and being a "familiar face" in programs and competitions are also "minus points" on this beauty's journey to reach her dream.

However, Ky Duyen is still determined on the path to conquering her dream:“We don't know what the developments and results will be this time, but Duyen will definitely be serious, focused and prepare as best as possible, just like how she has always been determined with her decisions.”

Miss Thien Nga: The beauty who "wins every competition"

The history of the Miss Vietnam contest has a rare precedent of a beauty who won the prestigious crown twice - Nguyen Thien Nga.

Specifically, in 1996, in the national beauty contest of Tien Phong newspaper, beauty Nguyen Thien Nga excellently won the highest position.

At that time, the second-year student at the Foreign Trade University in Ho Chi Minh City made a deep impression with her intelligent answer about the Vietnamese ao dai:"Ao dai is truly a suitable outfit for Vietnamese women, helping them become more graceful and lovely. And the most important thing is that every time you see an ao dai flying on the street, you will see the soul of the homeland there."

In 1999, the Miss Vietnam contest was held to find a national representative to compete in the Miss World Friendship contest, and Nguyen Thien Nga continued to register to participate. In this contest, she continued to win the highest position.

In fact, the Tien Phong Newspaper's National Beauty Pageant is the predecessor of the Miss Vietnam Pageant. Therefore, it can be said that Nguyen Thien Nga is a rare beauty who has been crowned Miss Vietnam twice.

After becoming Miss Vietnam 1999, Nguyen Thien Nga represented the country in the Miss Friendship of Asean contest - Miss Southeast Asia Friendship 1999 and won the second runner-up position. In all 3 contests, Nguyen Thien Nga was in the top and brought home noble titles, proving that she is truly a formidable opponent in beauty contests.

However, after the 1999 Miss Southeast Asia Friendship contest, Nguyen Thien Nga went to the US to study for a master's degree in business administration and gradually withdrew from all entertainment activities. Currently, the 7X generation beauty rarely appears at entertainment events, but she is still a role model admired by many beauty queens and runners-up.

Miss Ngoc Chau: Failed international competition but returned to win domestic crown

Ngoc Chau was born in 1994. She became known to the audience after winning the championship of Vietnam's Next Top Model 2016.

Not stopping at this achievement, the beauty tried her hand at the Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018 contest. In the final night of Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018 held at Walker Hill Theater, Seoul, Korea, Ngoc Chau received enthusiastic support with her impressive answer in the behavioral round.

Specifically, when asked to choose between intelligence, charm and kindness, she replied:"In modern life, people increasingly forget their original good nature. 'Human nature is inherently good'. I believe that kindness, tolerance, and forgiveness will bring people closer together and make life better."

This answer brought Ngoc Chau the crown of Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018, helping her become the representative of Vietnam to compete in the "arena" of Miss Supranational 2019. However, in this international beauty pageant, Ngoc Chau only made it into the top 10.

Despite having participated in international competitions, Ngoc Chau still wants to continue to assert herself in beauty contests. In 2022, the beauty caused a stir when she was crowned the highest position at the Miss Universe Vietnam contest and continued to represent the country in the Miss Universe 2022 contest. But it seems that Ngoc Chau is not really destined for international competitions, in this contest, she missed the top 16.

However, Ngoc Chau is still a special case in the Vietnamese beauty pageant world when she owns two national crowns: Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018 and Miss Universe Vietnam 2022.

Nam Em: Beauty queen "upgraded" to Miss, diligently competing in beauty pageants

Nam Em is also a girl quite familiar with domestic beauty pageants. In 2015, this beauty won the highest title of Miss Mekong Delta contest.

At the time of her coronation, Nam Em was only 19 years old. She made a strong impression with her beautiful figure, outstanding height: 1.73m and gentle, typical Asian beauty.

With the highest title at Miss Mekong Delta, Nam Em continued to participate in Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 with the hope of achieving a higher ranking and becoming Miss. However, in this contest, she only made it to the top 10.

Although she did not win the highest title at Miss Universe Vietnam 2015, in 2016, this beauty still represented Vietnam at the international beauty pageant Miss Earth held in the Philippines.

This was the time when Nam Em was most highly appreciated for both her beauty and performance on stage, and in the end she was in the top 8.

In 2022, the Organizing Committee of the Miss Mekong Delta contest has renewed the title of the contest with the name: Miss Mekong Delta, at the same time, "upgraded" Nam Em's title from Miss to Miss to match the position of her predecessor.

Thus, after more than 7 years of being crowned, Nam Em officially became Miss Mekong Delta and is also a beauty who has won the title of Miss but continues to compete in other beauty arenas when she decided to become a contestant of the Miss World Vietnam 2022 contest (Miss World Vietnam) at the last minute.

Despite having many media advantages right from the start of the competition, Nam Em only made it into the top 10.

An Nguyen