| Type: | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters: | Hanoi |
| Language: | Vietnamese |
| Miss Vietnam | |
| Location: | Vietnam |
| Key People: |
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| Membership: | Miss International |
| Parent Organization: | Tiền Phong Newspaper Sen Vàng Productions |
| Website: | Official Website |
Miss Vietnam (Vietnamese: Hoa hậu Việt Nam)[1] is a beauty contest in Vietnam that has been held biennially since 1988. Miss Vietnam is the oldest and most prestigious national beauty pageant of Vietnam. Since 2024, Miss Vietnam will represent Vietnam at Miss International.
This contest was initiated and organized by Tiền Phong Newspaper and Sen Vàng Productions. The pageant crowned the Vietnam representatives to compete in two of the major international beauty pageants: Miss World and Miss International (alternate with Miss World Vietnam).
The current Miss Vietnam titleholder is Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy from Da Nang, who was crowned on December 23, 2022 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Miss Vietnam is the biggest beauty pageant and the first nationwide beauty contest after the unification of Vietnam. Before that, there was also a South Vietnamese Saigon-based beauty contest named Miss Vietnam 1955 Công Thị Nghĩa became the first titleholder of the contest as well as the first national beauty pageant titleholder in Vietnamese history.[2] In 1965, Miss Vietnam 1965 was held with the coronation of Thai Kim Huong, who later represented Vietnam at Miss Asia 1965 in Manila, Philippines.[3] The after-unification contest Miss Vietnam was initiated and organized by Tien Phong newspaper, called "Miss Tien Phong Newspaper", starting from 1988 and is held every two years. The first person to hold the title is Bùi Bích Phương.[4] The contest was officially renamed as "Miss Vietnam" in 2002.
During the period from 1988 to 2000, beauty queens did not participate in international beauty contests.[5] In 2002, they were sent to participate in Miss World.[6] However, from 2006 to 2014, due to many issues surrounding the beauty queens, they could not attend Miss World.[7] From 2016 to 2020, they continued to participate in Miss World.[8] Until 2022, Miss Vietnam will attend Miss International.[9]
| Year | Miss Vietnam | First Runner-up | Second Runner-up | Venue | Number of entrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Công Thị Nghĩa | Nguyễn Thị Ninh | Ngô Yên Thu | Lido Cho Lon theater, Sai Gon, South Vietnam | Unknown |
| 1965 | Thái Kim Hương | Hoàng Kim Uyên | Trần Thị Ngọc Tuyết | Hung Dao Theater, Sai Gon, South Vietnam | Unknown |
| Year | Miss Vietnam | First Runner-up | Second Runner-up | Venue | Number of entrants |
| 1988 | Bùi Bích Phương Hanoi | Nguyễn Thu Mai Hanoi | Youth Cultural Palace, Hanoi | Unknown | |
| 1990 | Nguyễn Diệu Hoa Hanoi | Trần Vân Anh Ho Chi Minh City | Trần Thu Hằng Hanoi | Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Cultural Palace, Hanoi | Unknown |
| 1992 | Hà Kiều Anh Ho Chi Minh City | Vi Thị Đông Hanoi | Nguyễn Minh Phương Tuyen Quang | Phan Dinh Phung Sports Complex, Ho Chi Minh City | 21 |
| 1994 | Nguyễn Thu Thuỷ Hanoi | Tô Hương Lan Tuyen Quang | Trịnh Kim Chi Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Cultural Palace, Hanoi | Unknown |
| 1996 | Nguyễn Thiên Nga Ho Chi Minh City | Vũ Minh Thúy Hai Phong | Đỗ Vân Anh Hanoi | Unknown | |
| 1998 | Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Khánh Ho Chi Minh City | Vũ Thị Thu Quang Ninh | Ngô Thúy Hà Hanoi | Phan Dinh Phung Sports Complex, Ho Chi Minh City | 23 |
| 2000 | Phan Thu Ngân Ho Chi Minh City | Lê Thanh Nga Thai Binh | Nguyễn Ngọc Oanh[10] Hai Phong | 22 | |
| 2002 | Phạm Thị Mai Phương Hai Phong | Bùi Thị Hoàng Oanh Ho Chi Minh City | Nguyễn Thị Mai Hương Hai Duong | 22 | |
| 2004 | Nguyễn Thị Huyền Haiphong | Trịnh Chân Trân Ho Chi Minh City | Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Bích Ben Tre | Water music stage at the tourist area Tuan Chau, Quảng Ninh Province | 21 |
| 2006 | Mai Phương Thúy Hanoi | Lưu Bảo Anh Can Tho | Lương Thị Ngọc Lan Ho Chi Minh City | Vinpearl Land Water Musical Stage, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa | 34 |
| 2008 | Trần Thị Thùy Dung Da Nang | Phan Hoàng Minh Thư Lam Đong | Nguyễn Thụy Vân Hanoi | Hoai River Square, Hoi An, Quang Nam | 30 |
| 2010 | Đặng Thị Ngọc Hân Hanoi | Vũ Thị Hoàng My Đong Nai | Đặng Thị Thùy Trang Hanoi | Water Show Amphitheater, Tuan Chau, Quang Ninh | 37 |
| 2012 | Đặng Thu Thảo Bac Lieu | Dương Tú Anh Hanoi | Đỗ Hoàng Anh Hanoi | Tiên Sơn Sports Complex, Da Nang | 40 |
| 2014 | Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên Nam Đinh | Nguyễn Trần Huyền My Hanoi | Nguyễn Lâm Diễm Trang Vinh Long | Vinpearl Water Show Amphitheater, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang | 40 |
| 2016 | Đỗ Mỹ Linh Hanoi | Ngô Thanh Thanh Tú Hanoi | Huỳnh Thị Thùy Dung Ho Chi Minh City | Phu Tho Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City | 36 |
| 2018 | Trần Tiểu Vy Quang Nam | Bùi Phương Nga Hanoi | Nguyễn Thị Thúy An Kien Giang | 43 | |
| 2020 | Đỗ Thị Hà Thanh Hoa | Phạm Ngọc Phương Anh Ho Chi Minh City | Nguyễn Lê Ngọc Thảo Ho Chi Minh City | 60 | |
| 2022 | Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy Da Nang | Trịnh Thùy Linh Thanh Hoa | Lê Nguyễn Ngọc Hằng Ho Chi Minh City | 58 | |
| Province/City | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Hanoi | 6 | 1988, 1990, 1994, 2006, 2010, 2016 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 4 | 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000 |
| Da Nang | 2 | 2008, 2022 |
| Haiphong | 2002, 2004 | |
| Thanh Hóa | 1 | 2020 |
| Quảng Nam | 2018 | |
| Nam Định | 2014 | |
| Bạc Liêu | 2012 | |
| Đồng Nai | 2000 | |
9 (Hanoi, Haiphong, Nam Định)
4 (Ho Chi Minh City)
3 (Đà Nẵng, Quảng Nam)
1 (Bạc Liêu)
1 (Thanh Hóa)
Vietnam has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[11] [12] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth.[13] [14] [15] Color keys
See main article: Miss World Vietnam.
| Year | Representative | Residence | Placement at Miss World | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | colspan=6 | |||
 2021 | Đỗ Thị Hà | Thanh Hóa | Top 13 | |
| 2020 | colspan=6 | |||
 2018 | Trần Tiểu Vy | Quảng Nam | Top 30 | |
| 2017 | Đỗ Mỹ Linh | Hanoi | Top 40 | |
| 2014 | Nguyễn Thị Loan | Thai Binh | Top 25 | |
| Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên | Nam Dinh | colspan="2" | ||
| 2012 | Vũ Thị Hoàng My | Đồng Nai | Unplaced | |
| Đặng Thu Thảo | Bac Lieu | colspan="2" | ||
| 2010 | Đặng Thị Ngọc Hân | Hanoi | colspan="2" | |
 2008 | Trần Thị Thùy Dung | Da Nang | colspan="2" | |
 2006 | Mai Phương Thúy | Hanoi | Top 17 | |
| 2004 | Nguyễn Thị Huyền | Hai Phong | Top 15 | |
| 2002 | Phạm Thị Mai Phương | Hai Phong | Top 20 | |
| Year | Representative | Residence | Placement at Miss International | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy | Da Nang | Miss Vietnam 2022 | |
| 2022 | Phạm Ngọc Phương Anh[16] | Ho Chi Minh City | Unplaced | |
| 2021 | colspan=6 | |||
| 2020 | colspan=6 | |||
| 2018 | Ho Chi Minh City | Unplaced | ||
| Nguyễn Thị Thúy An | Kien Giang | colspan="2" | ||
| 2017 | Huỳnh Thị Thùy Dung | Hồ Chí Minh City | Unplaced | |
| Year | Representative | Residence | Placement at Miss Grand International | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 2021 | Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên | Hồ Chí Minh City | Miss Grand International 2021 | |
| 2020 | Nguyễn Lê Ngọc Thảo | Hồ Chí Minh City | Top 20 | |
 2018 | Bùi Phương Nga | Hà Nội | Top 10 | |
| 2017 | Nguyễn Trần Huyền My | Hà Nội | Top 10 | |
| Year | Representative | Residence | Placement at Miss Intercontinental | Special Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Lê Nguyễn Ngọc Hằng | Hồ Chí Minh City | 2nd Runner-Up | ||
| 2020 | colspan=6 | ||||
| 2019 | Nguyễn Thị Thúy An | Kiên Giang | Unplaced | ||
| 2003 | Bùi Thị Hoàng Oanh | Hồ Chí Minh City | Unplaced |
| Year | Representative | Residence | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2014 | Nguyễn Lâm Diễm Trang | Vinh Long | colspan="2" | ||
 2011 | Vũ Thị Hoàng My[17] | Đồng Nai | Unplaced |