Vietnamese beauty queens flock to international competitions, how many will win the crown?

2024 is considered a year of ups and downs for Vietnamese representatives at international beauty contests, some achieved high results but many left quietly.

In 2024, many Vietnamese beauties failed in major beauty contests, leaving audiences regretful. However, there were also many encouraging signs when some beauties brought home international crowns.

A glimmer of light

Huynh Thi Thanh Thuy's victory at Miss International 2024 helps Vietnam's position rise dramatically on the world beauty map. Thanh Thuy also made history by becoming the first Vietnamese beauty to win the Miss International title since her first participation in 1995.

This result is considered worthy because Thanh Thuy showed her brilliance in the final and the extra rounds, maintaining stable performance throughout the journey.

Thanh Thuy successfully brought home the crown in the international competition.

Bui Khanh Linh won the title of 3rd Runner-up at Miss Intercontinental 2024 The Miss Intercontinental Asia - Oceania sub-award also made fans proud. At the contest, Khanh Linh confidently and actively participated in activities, leaving a special mark in the sub-contests.

This result helps Khanh Linh extend her streak of high achievements for 3 consecutive years after Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc and Le Nguyen Ngoc Hang.

Bui Khanh Linh continues to maintain her streak of achievements at Miss Intercontinental.

In the first time Miss Cosmo was held, Bui Xuan Hanh entered the Top 5 at home, making her and the audience at that time feel surprised. This result also helped the beauty born in 2001 leave a memorable mark on her journey from model to Miss.

A note of regret

Besides the positive signs, 2024 is also a year that witnessed many regrets for Vietnamese beauties in the international arena. Among them, Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen's participation in the competition Miss Universe 2024 - The biggest beauty contest on the planet has encountered many controversies.

With 10 years of experience, many people expressed disappointment that Ky Duyen lacked energy and was not explosive enough in the competition. Her limited foreign language ability was also discussed.

However, for many people, the fact that Ky Duyen still made it into the final top 30 with her own ability and the competition rate this year (more than 130 contestants participating) is also a remarkable result.

Ky Duyen stopped in the top 30 of Miss Universe 2024.

At the long-standing prestigious competition Miss World , Huynh Nguyen Mai Phuong was expected to bring high results but only stopped at the top 40 with the "Media Beauty" subsidiary award. She caused regret because she could not go further despite her fluent English communication skills.

This year, Vo Le Que Anh is arguably the most controversial beauty to compete internationally. Ever since her domestic crowning, Que Anh has faced fierce opposition from the audience.

Step in Miss Grand International 2024 , Que Anh tried to express herself but could not break through. She even caused controversy many times with actions that were considered tactless.

As a result, Que Anh surprised everyone when she came up empty-handed in the competition. Her failure to make it into the top 20 interrupted the impressive 8-year streak of achievements of the Vietnamese representative in this competition.

Que Anh broke her 8-year streak of being in the top at Miss Grand International.

Like Que Anh, Cao Ngoc Bich did not receive much attention when representing Vietnam in the tournament. Miss Earth 2024. Previously, this beauty had only made it into the top 10 of national competitions, so her participation in international competitions was not supported.

Despite her best efforts, Cao Ngoc Bich did not have a chance to make it to the top and did not win any secondary prizes at the final night. This result is not surprising as the beauty has not been highly appreciated by international magazines since entering the contest. In 2023, Do Thi Lan Anh of Vietnam excellently won the position of 2nd runner-up.

Cao Ngoc Bich and Lydie Vu "empty-handed" in international competitions.

In Miss Supranational 2024 , Lydie Vu - Vietnamese-French beauty, once made it to the top 6 Miss Universe Vietnam 2023, was chosen to represent Vietnam to attend. Despite the audience's high expectations, the beauty had to sadly return "empty-handed".

Lydie Vu's failure also caused the chain to enter the top 6 consecutive years of the Vietnamese sash range at Miss Supranational interrupted. In this previous contest, Dang Thanh Ngan won 4th runner-up (2023) and Kim Duyen won 2nd runner-up (2022).

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