Miss Universe Vietnam

Miss Universe Vietnam
Formation2023 (2023)
PurposeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersHo Chi Minh City
Location
  • Vietnam
Official language
Vietnamese
OwnerMiss Grand International Public Company Limited
President & National Director
Nawat Itsaragrisil
AffiliationsMiss Universe
Websitemissuniversevietnam.org

Miss Universe Vietnam is a national beauty pageant in Vietnam to select the country's representative to Miss Universe, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants. Along with Miss Vietnam and Miss World Vietnam, Miss Universe Vietnam is one of the Big Three national beauty pageants.[1]

The current Miss Universe Vietnam titleholder is Hương Giang from Hanoi. She was the first Asian transgender woman to compete in the Miss Universe pageant. She represented Vietnam at the Miss Universe 2025 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand on 21 November 2025.[2]

History

2008-2022: Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam

In 2008, Công ty Cổ phần Hoàn vũ Nha Trang was granted the national license by the Miss Universe Organization to host Miss Universe Vietnam under the Vietnamese name Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam.

The first official contest was held at the Vinpearl Land resort in Nha Trang on 31 May 2008,[3] 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 14 July 2008, also in Nha Trang.[4][5]

There was no contest 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.[6][7]

Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 was held on 3 October 2015, at Crown Convention Center in Nha Trang, Vietnam, and organised by Công ty Cổ phần Hoàn vũ Sài Gòn (Unicorp).[8]

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.[9][10][11]

Until 2022, the pageant selected the country's representative for Miss Universe. The pageant changed its current English name, Miss Cosmo Vietnam after losing the license in 2023.

2023-present

In 2023, the Vietnamese Miss Universe franchise was granted to a new license holder.[12] However, Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam continued to be held as a standalone pageant under the new title - Miss Cosmo Vietnam.[13] 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.[14][15]

Titleholders

  •   Miss Universe Vietnam
  •   Miss Universe Vietnam & Miss Supranational Vietnam
  •   Miss World Vietnam
  •   Miss International Vietnam
YearWinnerRunner UpVenueNumber of contestants
FirstSecond
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
2023 Bùi Quỳnh Hoa[16]
(Hà Nội)		 Nguyễn Thị Hương Ly
(Gia Lai)		 Trịnh Thị Hồng Đăng
(Hồ Chí Minh City)		 Hoà Bình Theater, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City 18
2024 Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên
(Nam Định)		 Nguyễn Quỳnh Anh
(Hà Nội)		 Vũ Thúy Quỳnh
(Điện Biên)		 Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium, District 11, Ho Chi Minh City 33
  • Candidate(s) withdrawal(s) because of health problems.

Regional rankings

ProvinceTitleYear
Nam Định 1 2024
Hà Nội 2023
Tây Ninh 2022
Hồ Chí Minh City 2019
Đắk Lắk 2017
Hải Phòng 2015
Thái Bình 2008

Vietnam's representatives at Miss Universe

Color keys

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
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.
Year Miss Universe Vietnam Province National title Result Prize Ref.
2025 Hương Giang Nguyễn Hanoi Unplaced [17]
2024 Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên Nam Định Miss Universe Vietnam 2024 Top 30
1 Special Award
  • * Best National Costume (3rd Place)
[18]
2023 Bùi Quỳnh Hoa Hanoi Miss Universe Vietnam 2023 Unplaced [16]
Lê Thảo Nhi Ho Chi Minh City Did not compete [19]
2022 Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Châu Tây Ninh Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 Unplaced
1 Special Award
  • * Swimsuit Cape Vote
[20]
2021 Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên Cần Thơ Top 16
1 Special Award
  • * Fan Vote Winner
[21]
2020 Nguyễn Trần Khánh Vân Hồ Chí Minh City Miss Universe Vietnam 2019 Top 21
1 Special Award
  • * Fan Vote Winner
[22]
2019 Hoàng Thị Thùy Thanh Hóa Top 20 [23]
2018 H'Hen Niê Đắk Lắk Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 Top 5 [24]
2017 Nguyễn Thị Loan Thái Bình Unplaced [25]
2016 Đặng Thị Lệ Hằng Đà Nẵng Unplaced
1 Special Award
  • * Best National Costume (Top 12)
[26]
Ngô Trà My Hà Nội Did not compete [27]
2015 Phạm Thị Hương Hải Phòng Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 Unplaced [28]
2014 Nguyễn Lâm Diễm Trang Vĩnh Long
Did not compete [29]
2013 Trương Thị May Hồ Chí Minh City Unplaced [30]
2012 Lưu Thị Diễm Hương Hồ Chí Minh City
Appointed
  • (Miss Vietnam World 2010)
Unplaced [31]
2011 Vũ Thị Hoàng My Đồng Nai
Unplaced [32]
2010 Phạm Thị Thanh Hằng Đà Nẵng
Appointed
  • (Miss Vietnam Photogenic 2002)
Did not compete [33]
2009 Võ Hoàng Yến Hồ Chí Minh City Unplaced [34]
2008 Nguyễn Thùy Lâm Thái Bình Miss Universe Vietnam 2008 Top 15
2 Special Awards
    • Miss Ao Dai (Top 5)
    • Best national costume (Top 10)
 [35]
Did not compete between 2006—2007
2005 Phạm Thu Hằng Hà Nội
Appointed
  • (Miss Hanoi-Vietnam 2005)
Unplaced [36]
Bùi Thị Diễm Cần Thơ
Appointed
  • (Miss Vietnam Photogenic 2004)
Did not compete [37]
2004 Hoàng Khánh Ngọc Hải Dương
Appointed
  • (Gold-prize Supermodel Vietnam 2004)
Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Best Catwalk
 [38]
Nguyễn Thị Hồng Vân Hà Nội
Appointed
  • (Miss Hanoi 2003)
Did not compete
Did not compete between 2002—2003
2001 Phan Thu Ngân Ho Chi Minh City
Appointed
  • (Miss Vietnam 2000)
Did not compete [39]


See also

References

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