Vietnamese beauty queens and runners-up join dating show and the story of 'the stake looking for the buffalo'

Miss Ocean Tran Thi Thu Uyen and Miss Grand Vietnam runner-up Bui Khanh Linh attracted attention when participating in the reality dating game show "Paradise Island".

Paradise Island including 9 young, single players, from many different fields in Vietnam and Korea. In addition to Thu Uyen and Khanh Linh, the names of interest are the Champion Vietnam Idol 2023 Ha An Huy, 3rd runner-up Manhunt International 2022 Tran Manh Kien, model Michael Truong, Yuna Vu.

All come to Phu Quoc (Kien Giang) to live in a shared house, participate in sports, talent and English communication challenges. Through this, male and female players are paired and date, get to know each other. After the meetings, any player who does not make the other person have feelings for them will be eliminated.


Thu Uyen and Khanh Linh (from left to right) are said to have participated in the game show just to increase their recognition. Photo: FBNV

In episode 1, Bui Khanh Linh surprised everyone when she was "ignored" by the male players. Specifically, after the first meeting, all players will vote to choose the person they are most impressed with. The couples who voted for each other will go home together, while those who were not paired will go separately. As a result, the runner-up born in 2002 did not receive any votes.

Bui Khanh Linh and Tran Thi Thu Uyen received mixed reviews for coming down to eat late after the other players had gathered. Some viewers thought that the two were focusing on themselves instead of the common challenge. The duo was also accused of showing their shortcomings due to awkward communication, mispronunciation, and grammar mistakes.

Many viewers think that Miss Ocean Tran Thi Thu Uyen and Miss Grand Vietnam runner-up Bui Khanh Linh They should not actively seek love because they have the title of representing beauty and intelligence. The action of participating in the game show of two beauties can reduce the value of the title in the eyes of the public.

Others believe that by participating in a dating game show, the two beauties cannot avoid extreme situations that lead to "misspoken words" and damage their own image. Because the show is broadcast during VTV's "prime time", every action of the two is easily noticed. Their personal love affairs being exposed to the public also affects future relationships.

However, some fans defended Thu Uyen and Khanh Linh, saying that beauty queens and runners-up are also normal people, and titles are not a barrier to their normal lives. Participating in dating shows helps them meet like-minded people. Being proactive in finding love also helps to erase the stereotype that beauty queens and runners-up only date people from the upper class.

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