| Miss Universe Vietnam | |
| Type: | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters: | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Location: | Vietnam |
| Membership: | Miss Universe |
| Language: | Vietnamese |
| Leader Title: | National director |
| Leader Name: | Nguyễn Thị Hương Ly |
Miss Universe Vietnam is a national beauty pageant in Vietnam to select the country's representative to the Miss Universe, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants. It is held every two years.
The current Miss Universe Vietnam titleholder is Bùi Quỳnh Hoa from Hanoi, who was crowned on September 29, 2023, in Hồ Chí Minh City. She represented Vietnam in Miss Universe 2023.
In 2008, Công ty Cổ phần Hoàn vũ Nha Trang was granted the national license from the Miss Universe Organization to host the Miss Universe Vietnam competition under the Vietnamese name Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam.
The first official Miss Universe Vietnam contest was held the Vinpearl Land resort in Nha Trang on May 31, 2008,[1] with 20 contestants participating. The final included four competitions: evening gown, swimsuit, áo dài, and interview. The winner, Nguyễn Thùy Lâm, was host delegate for the Miss Universe 2008 pageant held July 14, 2008, also in Nha Trang.[2] [3]
There was no Miss Universe Vietnam held from 2009 to 2014, so the winner or runners-up of either Miss Universe Vietnam or any other national pageant could be appointed as Miss Universe Vietnam.[4] [5]
Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 was held on October 3, 2015, at Crown Convention Center in Nha Trang, Vietnam, and organised by Công ty Cổ phần Hoàn vũ Sài Gòn (Unicorp).[6]
From 2017, the pageant was accompanied by a reality television series called I Am Miss Universe Vietnam, in which contestants are put through different challenges and training programs in each weekly episode.[7] [8] [9]
Until 2022, the pageant used to select the country's representative to the Miss Universe but ultimately changed to the current English name after losing the license in 2023. Now the pageant is renamed Miss Cosmo Vietnam.
In 2023, the Vietnamese Miss Universe franchise was granted to a new license holder.[10] However, Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam continued to be held as a standalone pageant under the new title - Miss Cosmo Vietnam.[11] The winner of Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam would no longer be Miss Universe Vietnam and the new Miss Universe Vietnam competition would abandoned its Vietnamese name.[12] [13]
| Year | Venue | Number of contestants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Second | |||||
| Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam(2008-2022) | ||||||
| 2008 | Nguyễn Thùy Lâm (Thái Bình) | Võ Hoàng Yến (Hồ Chí Minh City) | Dương Trương Thiên Lý (Đồng Tháp) | Vinpearl Event Hall, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa | 20 | |
| 2015 | Phạm Thị Hương (Hải Phòng) | Ngô Trà My (Hà Nội) | Đặng Thị Lệ Hằng (Đà Nẵng) | Crown Convention Center, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa | 44* | |
| 2017 | H'Hen Niê (Đắk Lắk) | Hoàng Thị Thùy (Thanh Hóa) | Mâu Thị Thanh Thủy (Hồ Chí Minh City) | 42* | ||
| 2019 | Nguyễn Trần Khánh Vân (Hồ Chí Minh City) | Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên (Cần Thơ) | Phạm Hồng Thúy Vân (Hồ Chí Minh City) | 44* | ||
| 2022 | Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Châu (Tây Ninh) | Lê Thảo Nhi (Hồ Chí Minh City) | Huỳnh Phạm Thủy Tiên (Đồng Tháp) | Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City | 41 | |
| Miss Universe Vietnam (2023-) | ||||||
| 2023 | Bùi Quỳnh Hoa[14] (Hanoi) | Nguyễn Thị Hương Ly (Gia Lai) | Trịnh Thị Hồng Đăng (Hồ Chí Minh City) | Hoà Bình Theater, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City | 18 | |
| Province | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Hanoi | 1 | 2023 |
| Tây Ninh | 2022 | |
| Hồ Chí Minh City | 2019 | |
| Đắk Lắk | 2017 | |
| Hải Phòng | 2015 | |
| Thái Bình | 2008 |
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The winner of Miss Universe Vietnam represents her country at the Miss Universe. On occasions when the official contest was not held, the winner or runners-up of either Miss Universe Vietnam or any other national pageant would be appointed as Miss Universe Vietnam to compete at Miss Universe by the license holder.
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Before competing in Miss Universe Vietnam, many contestants had previously represented Vietnam at other international pageants by becoming the winner or runners-up of their respective national pageant. Contestants who performed well in Miss Universe Vietnam also get appointed by other national license holders to compete in international pageants.
This section only includes contestants who placed in the final of Miss Universe Vietnam and competed at major and sub-major international pageants, namely the Big Four international beauty pageants, Miss Supranational, Miss Grand International, and Miss Charm.
See main article: Miss World Vietnam.
| Year | Representative | Province | National title | Result | Special Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before competing at Miss Universe Vietnam | |||||||
| 2014 | Nguyễn Thị Loan | Thái Bình | Top 25 | [37] | |||
| After competing at Miss Universe Vietnam | |||||||
| 2008 | Dương Trương Thiên Lý | Đồng Tháp | Unplaced | [38] | |||
| 2016 | Trương Thị Diệu Ngọc | Đà Nẵng | Unplaced | [39] | |||
| 2017 | Đỗ Mỹ Linh | Hà Nội | Top 40 | [40] | |||
See main article: Miss Earth Vietnam.
| Year | Representative | Province | National title | Result | Special Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before competing at Miss Universe Vietnam | |||||||
| 2006 | Vũ Nguyễn Hà Anh | Hà Nội | Unplaced | [42] | |||
| After competing at Miss Universe Vietnam | |||||||
| 2016 | Nguyễn Thị Lệ Nam Em | Tiền Giang | Top 8 | [43] | |||
| 2019 | Hoàng Thị Hạnh | Nghệ An | Unplaced | [44] | |||
| Thái Thị Hoa | Gia Lai | Unplaced | [45] | ||||
| 2021 | Nguyễn Thị Vân Anh | Hưng Yên | Unplaced | [46] | |||
| 2022 | Thạch Thu Thảo | Trà Vinh | Top 20 | [47] [48] | |||
See main article: Miss Supranational Vietnam.
| Year | Representative | Province | National title | Result | Special Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before competing at Miss Universe Vietnam | |||||||
| 2019 | Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Châu | Tây Ninh | Top 10 | [49] | |||
| After competing at Miss Universe Vietnam | |||||||
| 2022 | Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên | Cần Thơ | 2nd Runner-up | [50] [51] | |||
See main article: Miss Grand Vietnam.