Miss Le Hoang Phuong was criticized for being "old" and unlikely to win at Miss Grand International 2023, the Organizing Committee spoke up

The final round of Miss Grand Vietnam 2023 (Miss Grand Vietnam) ended with the victory belonging to Le Hoang Phuong (from Khanh Hoa). This result received the approval of the beauty-loving community because the 9x beauty from the first days of participating in the contest was evaluated as an outstanding candidate in both appearance and performance skills and experience. The female architect is 1.76m tall with sexy three-round measurements of 87-63-95cm.

However, there are still some conflicting opinions that Le Hoang Phuong is quite old to become the new Miss Grand Vietnam 2023. She is also considered not to be the best choice to represent Vietnam in the Miss Grand International contest this coming October. In response to conflicting opinions about the final results of Miss Grand Vietnam 2023, the contest's Organizing Committee recently officially spoke up to explain why Le Hoang Phuong was crowned in this beauty contest.

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Sharing with Dan Viet , Ms. Pham Kim Dung - President of Miss Grand Vietnam and Head of the Organizing Committee of the contest affirmed: "Up to now, we have never considered age as a barrier for a contestant to win the crown. I affirmed this at the Miss Grand Vietnam 2023 Preliminary Round that "there are only Misses, no "Queens". We have required the age of contestants participating in this contest to be from 18-28 years old, so the opportunities for girls in that age group are equal. At the Miss Grand Vietnam 2023 contest, Le Hoang Phuong was the contestant who tried the hardest and was the most balanced in all aspects. Therefore, the result of Le Hoang Phuong being crowned Miss Grand Vietnam 2023 is completely convincing".

Clip of bikini performance of Miss Le Hoang Phuong and 1st Runner-up Bui Khanh Linh at the final round of Miss Grand Vietnam 2023. (Source: Miss Grand Vietnam)

Taking on the role of Head of the Jury Board (BGK) of Miss Grand Vietnam 2023, Miss Ha Kieu Anh said that Le Hoang Phuong is probably one of the few Misses in Vietnam to be crowned at a fairly old age of 28 years old. "This also shows the great effort and strong heart of Le Hoang Phuong at the Miss Grand Vietnam 2023 contest. The judging result for Le Hoang Phuong was a very long process for the BGK because we followed this girl from the first day of participating in the contest until the day she shone on stage. It was not an easy journey.

Moreover, Le Hoang Phuong also received great support from the beauty-loving community. I think that to keep the audience's love for you from beginning to end like that is not a simple thing. Therefore, judges like us need to judge with our hearts, impartiality and fairness. We cannot not let her be crowned just because she is old, not give her a position worthy of her recent efforts," Miss Ha Kieu Anh explained to Dan Viet.

According to Miss Thuy Tien - Miss Grand International 2021, there are many older contestants in a beauty contest who have registered to compete, but they did not achieve high results. "That also depends on the quality of the contestants of that year's season. At Miss Grand Vietnam 2023, Le Hoang Phuong is the most shining contestant. She competed at a ripe age in terms of experience, and her interviews were more sincere. Le Hoang Phuong also maintained her energy throughout. Moreover, she is sociable and behaves well with those around her, which is an outstanding advantage for the judges to choose Le Hoang Phuong to be crowned," Miss Thuy Tien added.

What are the chances for Miss Le Hoang Phuong at Miss Grand International 2023?

According to designer Do Long - Member of the Jury of Miss Grand Vietnam 2023, "Le Hoang Phuong is a beauty who possesses all the elements to become the new Miss Grand Vietnam 2023. I have worked with Phuong for many years, I see that Phuong is progressive, tries hard and constantly improves herself every day. Therefore, I chose Hoang Phuong for the position of Miss".

Talking about Miss Le Hoang Phuong's chances at Miss Grand International 2023, designer Do Long added: "Le Hoang Phuong has all the "4B" that the Miss Grand International Organizing Committee is looking for: Beauty, Body, Brain, Business. In addition, Le Hoang Phuong is also someone with many years of experience working in showbiz, good English skills, a sociable and friendly personality to represent Vietnam to welcome international delegations."

Having been in the Top 10 of Miss Grand International 2019, runner-up Kieu Loan shares the same opinion with designer Do Long. She believes that the new Miss Grand Vietnam 2023 Le Hoang Phuong is the most suitable beauty and has all the "4B" that the Miss Grand International Organizing Committee is looking for.

This is also the first time a female architect in Vietnam has become Miss Grand Vietnam. "Currently, Le Hoang Phuong also has her own business. This also inspires business people like me to feel very happy and proves the ability and bravery of Vietnamese beauty when it is beautiful, talented and wise.

Previously, we often worked with new Misses who were young girls, fresh graduates or just starting university. For those girls, I was like a mother, a person who "held their hands and showed them how to do things". Now, with Miss Le Hoang Phuong - a female architect who has a career, she will be able to go hand in hand with us and will certainly go faster and further in the future", said the Head of the Miss Grand Vietnam Jury .

When the Miss Grand Vietnam 2023 final ended with the victory of the beauty from Khanh Hoa, Head of the Advisory Board, Historian Duong Trung Quoc said that it is necessary to change the concept of the grace and gentleness of women.

"There is no beauty contest that does not mention the connection between "beauty" and "character", that is, body and intelligence. After two seasons of Miss Grand Vietnam, I have seen that the judges have done quite well in selecting the beauty queen based on this criterion. Above all, Miss Grand Vietnam is a contest with international copyright, so the content and criteria must be developed from that copyright.

In my opinion, the Miss Grand contest is a creative contest. Above all, the Miss Grand Vietnam Organizing Committee has the ability to reconcile international copyright and Vietnamese identity. However, the strong name calling exploits the confident, brave and creative aspects of the girls. It is time for us to change the concept of a woman having to be delicate and weak," said historian Duong Trung Quoc.

According to the Head of the Advisory Board of Miss Grand Vietnam 2023, Le Hoang Phuong, once the new Miss, is certainly the most complete person in this beauty pageant, but at the same time, she is still quite "immature" to the public. "We need to give them time to cultivate, study and have the opportunity to approach to progress and have enough courage to "shoulder" the crown," said historian Duong Trung Quoc.

Source: https://danviet.vn/hoa-hau-le-hoang-phuong-bi-che-lon-tuoi-kho-thang-o-miss-grand-international-2023-btc-len-tieng-20230829133909182.htm