Miss Cosmo Vietnam (Vietnamese: Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam) is a national beauty pageant in Vietnam. Until 2022, the pageant used to select the country's representative to the Miss Universe, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants under the name Miss Universe Vietnam but ultimately changed to the current English name after losing the license in 2023. Along with Miss Vietnam and Miss World Vietnam, Miss Cosmo Vietnam is one of the Big Three national beauty pageants in Vietnam.
The current Miss Cosmo Vietnam is Nguyễn Hoàng Phương Linh from Ho Chi Minh City, who was crowned on June 21, 2025, in Nha Trang.
History
2008 – 2022: Miss Universe Vietnam 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 edition of Miss Universe Vietnam was held at the Vinpearl Land resort in Nha Trang on May 31, 2008. It was the first official Miss Universe Vietnam contest. The contest took place at Diamond Bay, Nha Trang, 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.
After a 7-year hiatus, the Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 competition was held on October 3, 2015, at Crown Convention Center in Nha Trang, Vietnam, under the leadership of Công ty Cổ phần Hoàn vũ Sài Gòn (Unicorp). With the reboot, the winner of Miss Universe Vietnam will be crowned as the next year's Miss Universe Vietnam while one of the two Runners-up could be appointed as the following year's one if the pageant is not allowed to be held in time. Therefore, there have been two types of Miss Universe Vietnam since 2017. The crowned Miss Universe Vietnam will represent Vietnam at Miss Universe on even years while the appointed/granted Miss Universe Vietnam will represent the country on odd years.
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.
2023 – present: Split from Miss Universe Vietnam, Rebranding to Miss Cosmo Vietnam and the establishment of Miss Cosmo In 2023, the Miss Universe franchise in Vietnam was officially granted to a new national license holder. However, Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam was still continued to be held as a standalone pageant under the new title - Miss Cosmo Vietnam, separated from the new Miss Universe Vietnam competition. Due to the separation, the winner of Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam would no longer be Miss Universe Vietnam and on August 1, it was announced that the pageant would be rebranded to Miss Cosmo Vietnam and the accompanied reality television series was also rebranded to I Am Miss Cosmo Vietnam.
Further changes about the rebrand was late announced during the press release for the 2023 edition held on August 7, 2023, such as the discontinuation of the "Second Runner Up" title, the decision to no longer sending delegates to Miss Charm and the viewers would have the power to judge the contestants' performances throughout the final.
On August 12, 2023, Unicorp announced that they have established a new international pageant, namely Miss Cosmo, and the winner of Miss Cosmo Vietnam would become Vietnam's representative in this pageant.
Titleholders For the future editions of Miss Universe Vietnam after the split with Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam in 2023, see Miss Universe Vietnam. YearThemeVenueNumber of contestantsFirstSecondMiss Universe Vietnam (2008 – 2022)2008Nguyễn Thùy Lâm (Thái Bình)Võ Hoàng Yến (Hồ Chí Minh City)Dương Trương Thiên Lý (Đồng Tháp)Vinpearl Event Hall, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa202015Phạm Thị Hương (Hải Phòng)Ngô Trà My (Hà Nội)Đặng Thị Lệ Hằng (Đà Nẵng)Crown Convention Center, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa442017H'Hen Niê (Đắk Lắk)Hoàng Thị Thùy (Thanh Hóa)Mâu Thị Thanh Thủy (Hồ Chí Minh City)Futurista422019Nguyễn Trần Khánh Vân (Hồ Chí Minh City)Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên (Cần Thơ)Phạm Hồng Thúy Vân (Hồ Chí Minh City)Brave Heart442022Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Châu (Tây Ninh)Lê Thảo Nhi (Hồ Chí Minh City)Huỳnh Phạm Thủy Tiên (Đồng Tháp)VINAWOMANSaigon Exhibition and Convention Center, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City41Miss Cosmo Vietnam (2023 – present )2023Bùi Thị Xuân Hạnh (Ninh Bình) Hoàng Thị Nhung (Hà Nội)Made, Not BornTea Resort Prenn, Đà Lạt, Lâm Đồng432025Nguyễn Hoàng Phương Linh (Hồ Chí Minh City)Đỗ Cẩm Ly (Phú Thọ)Shoot for the MoonParadise Resort, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa45
Regional rankings ProvinceTitleYearHồ Chí Minh City22019, 2025Ninh Bình12023Tây Ninh2022Đắk Lắk2017Hải Phòng2015Thái Bình2008
Gallery of winners
I Am Miss Cosmo Vietnam
I Am Miss Cosmo Vietnam (formerly known as I Am Miss Universe Vietnam, Vietnamese: Tôi là Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam) is a companion show airing before the final night, starting with the 2017 edition.
On August 7, 2023, it was officially announced during the press release for the 2023 edition that the show was also renewed for the fourth season which is planned to be released in October on VTV.
Format Each season of I Am Miss Cosmo Vietnam has 9 episodes, with the first episode being the casting episode to select the Top 60-70 contestants. The format of the show varies by season but usually, contestants are judged on their participation in challenges like TVC, interview, English interview, dining etiquette, etc. These challenges do not directly affect the results of the final night but serve as a way to increase the odd of winning the pageant.
Season 1 (2017) There were typically a training class and 2-3 challenges in each episode. Only a number of contestants who performed well in the training class or the previous challenge were able to compete in the next challenge of the episode.
Season 3 (2022) Each episode, the 10 contestants who scored the lowest in the challenge must take part in the elimination round, which usually tested their English, communication, and public speaking skills, to determine the 5 eliminated contestants. Also, it was announced that Võ Hoàng Yến was the recurring judge for this season.
In episode 2, it was announced that former runners-up Mâu Thị Thanh Thủy and Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên returned as mentors whose job is to lead team members in Team challenge and also judge each contestants in other challenges.
There are also 2 type of tickets being given to contestants in this season:
Golden ticket: Appeared on Episode 1, 6 contestants who receive this ticket from one of the judges would automatically made it onto the Top 71. Additionally, an honorary golden ticket was given to the first transgender contestant, Đỗ Nhật Hà, by the organization. Silver ticket: Appeared on episode 6, 18 previously eliminated contestant have the chance to comeback by answering question judges. The 7 contestants who performed the best in this round would receive the ticket and earn their way back into the competition.
Season 4 (2023) Similar to the first season, each episode started with a training class. After that, all contestants must take part in the Ranking Challenge to determine their Station (from A being the best to C being the worst) and the additional challenge they need to compete in the episode if needed. These additional challenges are:
Cosmo Infinity Challenge: Only the contestant from Station A were able to compete in this challenge. The winner of this challenge would become the overall winner of the episode and receive an advantage which was triple the votes for 48 hours. Call-Out Challenge: The 3 contestants who performed the worst in the Ranking Challenge would be offered a chance to call out a contestant from Station B to swap their place by winning the battle against them. However, that contestant would be eliminated immediately if they lost the challenge and the called-out opponent would automatically be safe for the next episode. Elimination Challenge: After the Call-Out Challenge, all the contestants in Station C must take part in the elimination round, which usually tested their English, communication, and public speaking skills, to determine the eliminated contestants which was similar to the format of the last season.
Episodes
Episode 1: Tôi ước mơ Original air date:
70 contestants from both Northern and Southern Vietnam was selected through the audition process to become the official delegate for the 2017 edition.
Episode 2: Tôi tự tin Original air date:
Only the Top 22 contestants of the Training class were able to compete in the first challenge, before being further cut to 8 contestants in the second challenge. Training class: Confident in Pageantry Catwalk Training mentor: Võ Hoàng Yến First challenge: Catwalk on stairs in Evening Gown and introduce themselves Second challenge: Catwalk in National Costume and introduce themselves Special guest: Bùi Thị Mỹ Cảnh and Đặng Thị Lệ Hằng Winning contestant(s): Lê Thanh Tú Winning prize: Automatically made the cut for the second challenge in the next episode and a set of pearl jewelry from Long Beach Pearl
Episode 3: Tôi thanh lịch Original air date:
The 14 contestants who scored the highest in the first challenge alongside the winner of the last episode were able to compete in the Second challenge Training class: Etiquette Training mentor: Võ Thị Xuân Trang and Phạm Minh Hữu Tiến First challenge: Etiquette Dining Test Second challenge: Dining with Special Guest and Handle unexpected situations Special guest: Kyo York and Marcus Guilhem Winning contestant(s): Chu Thị Minh Trang Winning prize: Automatically made the cut for the second challenge in the next episode and gift vouchers worth 50.000.000VND from Belo Medical Spa & Clinic
Episode 4: Tôi phong cách Original air date:
The Top 34 contestants of the first challenge alongside the winner of the last episode were able to compete in the second challenge. These contestants are the divided into 7 style and only 2 contestants from each group advanced to the third challenge.
Also, Đặng Thị Lệ Hằng served as the special host for this episode and the next episode. Training class: Develop Personal Fashion style Training mentor: Minh Lộc and Trương Thanh Trúc First challenge: Makeup in the assigned style for 15 minutes in pairs Second challenge: Style a denim look in the assigned style to for 10 minutes Third challenge: Shoot a fashion lookbook in pairs Special guest: Phạm Văn Việt Winning team: Team Hoàng Thị Thùy & Mâu Thanh Thủy Winning prize: Automatically made the cut for the second challenge in Episode 6 and gift vouchers worth 20.000.000VND from Sixty-four
Episode 5: Tôi vì cộng đồng Original air date:
The contestants were split randomly into 7 teams to create a community service project. The 4 teams who earned the most points were able to compete in the second challenge. First challenge: Community mobilization Second challenge: Present their ideas in front of a professional panel Special guest: Lương Thị Cẩm Tú, Võ Thị Tuyết Nga, Nguyễn Thị Loan and Lê Phước Lập. Winning team: Team Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Anh, Đỗ Nguyễn Như Huỳnh, Lê Thị Ánh Minh, Hoàng Như Ngọc, Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Nữ, Nguyễn Thị Thanh Trang, Lê Thanh Tú, Nguyễn Diễm Uyên & Đỗ Lan Vy Winning prize: 141.000.000VND from the organization's charity fund and 200.000.000VND from Nam A Bank
Episode 6: Tôi bản lĩnh Original air date:
From this episode, only the Top 45 contestants who made the cut earlier in the Preliminary Competition would continue. The Top 8 contestants of the first challenge alongside the winner of Episode 4 were able to compete in the second challenge. Also, the top 3 of the first challenge (Hoàng Lan, Nguyễn Phương Hoa and Vũ Thị Tuyết Trang) also received full scholarship for the Harvard ManageMentor course provided by Wall Street English.
Training class: English