Miss Vietnam (Vietnamese: Hoa hậu Việt Nam) is the oldest and most prestigious national beauty contest in Vietnam, that has been held biennially since 1988. The contest is organized by Tiền Phong – a mouthpiece by Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the youth wing of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the country's only political organization.
The contest is held every two years, with the main goal of the contest being to seek and honor the comprehensive beauty of Vietnamese women, including: beauty, intelligence, culture and kindness. The contest is not only a beauty contest but also a place to spread good values, inspire and contribute positively to the community.
The current Miss Vietnam titleholder is Hà Trúc Linh from Phú Yên province (now Đắk Lắk province), who was crowned on June 27, 2025 in Huế.
Formation system History
Miss Vietnam is the biggest beauty pageant and the first nationwide beauty contest after the reunification of Vietnam. Before that, there was also a South Vietnamese Saigon–based beauty contest named Cuộc thi tìm kiếm người đẹp tại Sài Gòn. In 1955, Công Thị Nghĩa became the first titleholder of the contest as well as the first national beauty pageant titleholder in Vietnamese history. In 1965, the title was held with the coronation of Thái Kim Hương.
The after-unification contest Miss Vietnam was initiated and organized by Tiền Phong – a daily newspaper published by the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the youth wing of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Initially the contest was called "Miss National Tiền Phong Newspaper", starting from 1988 and is held every two years, the contest was officially renamed as "Miss Vietnam" in 2002. The first person to hold the title is Bùi Bích Phương. The pageant was created with the purpose of finding women with good morals, knowledge and representing the image of Vietnamese women.
During the period from 1988 to 2000, beauty queens did not participate in international beauty contests. In 2002, they were sent to participate in Miss World. However, from 2008 to 2014, due to many issues surrounding the beauty queens, they could not attend Miss World. From 2016 to 2020, they continued to participate in Miss World. Starting from 2022, Miss Vietnam will attend Miss International,
Broadcast The beauty pageant has been broadcast on Vietnam Television (VTV) since 1998. From 1998–2008 and 2012–present, the contest was broadcast live on VTV1, VTV2, VTV3 and VTV9. In 2010, the contest was broadcast by Vietnam Digital Television (VTC). Since 2018, the contest has also been broadcast live on the YouTube channel of Miss Vietnam and the co-organizing company Sen Vàng.
Titleholders
Year Miss Vietnam 1st Runner-Up 2nd Runner-Up Venue # 1988 Bùi Bích PhươngHanoi Nguyễn Thu Mai Hanoi Youth Cultural Palace, Hanoi Unknown 1990 Nguyễn Diệu HoaHanoi Trần Vân AnhHo Chi Minh City Trần Thu HằngHanoi Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Cultural Palace, Hanoi Unknown 1992 Hà Kiều AnhHo Chi Minh City Vi Thị ĐôngHanoi Nguyễn Minh PhươngTuyên Quang province Phan Dinh Phung Sports Complex, Ho Chi Minh City 21 1994 Nguyễn Thu Thuỷ Hanoi Tô Hương LanTuyên Quang province Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam-Soviet Friendship Cultural Palace, Hanoi Unknown 1996 Nguyễn Thiên NgaHo Chi Minh City Vũ Minh ThúyHaiphong Đỗ Vân AnhHanoi Unknown 1998 Nguyễn Thị Ngọc KhánhHo Chi Minh City Vũ Thị ThuQuảng Ninh province Ngô Thúy HàHanoi Phan Dinh Phung Sports Complex, Ho Chi Minh City 23 2000 Phan Thu NgânHo Chi Minh City Lê Thanh NgaThái Bình provinceNguyễn Ngọc OanhHaiphong 22 2002Phạm Thị Mai PhươngHaiphongBùi Thị Hoàng OanhHo Chi Minh City Nguyễn Thị Mai HươngHải Dương province 22 2004Nguyễn Thị HuyềnHaiphong Trịnh Chân TrânHo Chi Minh City Nguyễn Thị Ngọc BíchBến Tre province Water Show Amphitheater, Hạ Long, Quảng Ninh province 21 2006Mai Phương ThúyHanoi Lưu Bảo AnhCần Thơ Lương Thị Ngọc LanHo Chi Minh City Vinpearl Land, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa province 34 2008 Trần Thị Thùy DungDa Nang Phan Hoàng Minh ThưLâm Đồng province Hanoi Hoai River Square, Hội An, Quảng Nam province 30 2010 Đặng Thị Ngọc HânHanoi Vũ Thị Hoàng MyĐồng Nai province Đặng Thị Thùy TrangHanoi Water Show Amphitheater, Hạ Long, Quảng Ninh province 37 2012 Đặng Thu ThảoBạc Liêu province Dương Tú AnhHanoi Hanoi Tiên Sơn Sports Complex, Da Nang 40 2014 Nguyễn Cao Kỳ DuyênNam Định provinceNguyễn Trần Huyền MyHanoi Nguyễn Lâm Diễm TrangVĩnh Long province Water Show Amphitheater, Phú Quốc, Kiên Giang province 40 2016Đỗ Mỹ LinhHanoi HanoiHo Chi Minh City Phu Tho Arena, Ho Chi Minh City 36 2018Trần Tiểu VyQuảng Nam provinceBùi Phương NgaHanoiNguyễn Thị Thúy AnKiên Giang province 43 2020Đỗ Thị HàThanh Hóa provinceHo Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City 60 2022Huỳnh Thị Thanh ThủyDa Nang Trịnh Thùy LinhThanh Hóa provinceHo Chi Minh City 58 2024Hà Trúc LinhPhú Yên provinceTrần Ngọc Châu AnhHanoiHaiphongWater Stage, Hương River, Huế Ancient Capital, Huế City41
Provincial rankings Province/MunicipalityTitlesWinning yearsHanoi61988, 1990, 1994, 2006, 2010, 2016Ho Chi Minh City41992, 1996, 1998, 2000Da Nang32008, 2018, 2022Haiphong22002, 2004Đắk Lắk province12024Thanh Hóa province2020Ninh Bình province2014Cà Mau province2012
Regional rankings RegionTitlesWinning yearsRed River Delta91988, 1990, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016Southest41992, 1996, 1998, 2000South Central Coast2008, 2018, 2022, 2024Mekong Delta12012North Central Coast2020
Gallery of winners
Miss Vietnam at international pageants Vietnam has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women. These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth. Color keys
Miss World
YearMiss World VietnamProvinceNational titleResultPrize 2021 Đỗ Thị Hà Thanh Hóa province Miss Vietnam 2020 Top 13Winner - Digital Challenge 2018 Trần Tiểu Vy Quảng Nam province Miss Vietnam 2018 Top 30 2017 Đỗ Mỹ Linh Hanoi Miss Vietnam 2016 Top 40Winner - Beauty with a Purpose Winner - Head-to-Head Challenge 2014 Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên Nam Định province Miss Vietnam 2014 colspan="2" 2012 Đặng Thu Thảo Bạc Liêu province Miss Vietnam 2012 colspan="2" 2010 Đặng Thị Ngọc Hân Hanoi Miss Vietnam 2010 colspan="2" 2008 Trần Thị Thùy Dung Da Nang Miss Vietnam 2008 colspan="2" 2006 Mai Phương Thúy Hanoi Miss Vietnam 2006 Top 17 2004 Nguyễn Thị Huyền Haiphong Miss Vietnam 2004 Top 15 2002 Phạm Thị Mai Phương Haiphong Miss Vietnam 2002 Top 20
Miss International
YearMiss International VietnamProvinceNational titleResultPrize 2018 Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên Ho Chi Minh City Unplaced Nguyễn Thị Thúy An Kiên Giang province colspan="2" 2017 Huỳnh Thị Thùy Dung Ho Chi Minh City Unplaced Ngô Thanh Thanh Tú Hanoi colspan="2"
Miss Grand International
YearMiss Grand VietnamProvinceNational titleResultPrize 2020 Nguyễn Lê Ngọc Thảo Ho Chi Minh City Top 20 2018 Bùi Phương Nga Hanoi Top 10 Miss Popular Vote
Miss Intercontinental YearMiss Intercontinental VietnamProvinceNational titleResultPrize 2023 Lê Nguyễn Ngọc Hằng Ho Chi Minh City 2nd Runner-Up 2019 Nguyễn Thị Thúy An Kiên Giang province Unplaced 2003 Bùi Thị Hoàng Oanh Ho Chi Minh City Unplaced
World Miss University Year Vietnam Miss UniversityProvinceNational titleResultPrize 1993 Hà Kiều Anh Ho Chi Minh City Miss Vietnam 1992 Top 5
Miss Friendship of the World and Southeast Asia Year Miss VietnamProvinceNational titleResultPrize 1999 Nguyễn Thiên Nga Ho Chi Minh City Miss Vietnam 1999 2nd Runner-Up
Miss International Fashion Egypt Year Miss Vietnam ProvinceNational titleResultPrize 1999 Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Khánh Ho Chi Minh City Miss Vietnam 1998 1st Runner-Up
Notes
See also
Miss World Vietnam Miss Grand Vietnam List of Vietnam representatives at international women beauty pageants
References
External links Miss Vietnam on website