Miss Vietnam
Miss Vietnam 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, 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, Miss Vietnam 2022 Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy represented the country at Miss International 2024 and won the first title for Vietnam.
Broadcast
The beauty pageant has been broadcast on Vietnam Television 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. Since 2018, the contest has also been broadcast live on the YouTube channel of Miss Vietnam and the co-organizing company Sen Vàng.International crowns
One – Miss International winner:- *Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy ''One – Miss Grand International winner:
- *Nguyễn Thúc Thùy Tiên ''''''
Titleholders
Regional rankings
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'''