Miss Universe 2026 to feature 120 contestants, but Vietnam’s spot remains uncertain
Vietnam Life 16:18 21/10/2026Preparations are underway for Miss Universe’s 75th anniversary, with contestants from around the world expected to begin arriving in Puerto Rico on November 8.
Vietnam, 5 other SE Asian representatives absent from Miss Universe 2026 contestant list
Vietnam News 17:21 17/10/2026Representatives of Vietnam and five other Southeast Asian countries are missing from a list of 126 contestants for Miss Universe 2026, amid an unresolved dispute over the eligibility of contestants from the six countries.
Vietnam's Miss Universe 2026 eligibility remains unresolved
Vietnam News 11:41 17/10/2026Miss Universe CEO Ronald Day said representatives from Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia and Singapore remain ineligible for Miss Universe 2026, with no official announcement restoring their eligibility.
Vietnamese representative predicted to reach Miss Universe Top 20 despite group chat controversy
Vietnam News 14:31 15/10/2026Despite a controversy over an alleged private group chat, Miss Universe Vietnam 2026 winner Nguyen Quynh Anh is predicted by several international beauty pageant websites to make the Top 20 at Miss Universe 2026.
Miss Universe Vietnam 2026 winner, 1st runner-up apologize over private chat messages
Vietnam News 11:17 14/10/2026Miss Universe Vietnam 2026 winner Nguyen Quynh Anh and first runner-up Trinh My Anh have apologized on their personal social media accounts over a controversy involving a private group chat in which contestants allegedly criticized judges, fellow contestants, and Miss Universe Vietnam 2024 winner.
Nguyen Quynh Anh wins Miss Universe Vietnam 2026 title
Vietnam News 12:58 03/10/2026Nguyen Quynh Anh, who was crowned first runner-up at Miss Universe Vietnam 2024, returned two years later to win the 2026 title and earn the chance to represent Vietnam at an international beauty pageant.
Story behind Huong Giang’s appointment as Vietnam’s Miss Universe 2025 contender
Vietnam Life 11:44 31/10/2025In the absence of a traditional pageant, Valentin Tran, president of Miss Universe Vietnam Organization (MUVN), has affirmed that the appointment of this year’s representative is a strategic decision to uphold the mission of empowering Vietnamese women on the global stage.
Tay Ninh beauty crowned Miss Universe Vietnam 2022
Travel 10:42 26/06/2022Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau, a 28-year-old beauty from Tay Ninh, was crowned Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 on Saturday
The inspiration behind the dresses Vietnam’s beauty queen wears at Miss Universe 2020
Vietnam Life 14:16 16/05/2021Fans say Nguyen Tran Khanh Van has brought ‘the whole country’ to the pageant, as her dresses were inspired by Vietnam’s features like water lilies and terraced fields
The trailblazing Vietnamese beauty queen pushing girls to stay in school
Vietnam Life 17:57 30/09/2020Skin-whitening, child marriage, a curtailed education: Vietnamese model and literacy campaigner H'Hen Nie has defied traditional expectations laid on her -- and is now determined to show the next generation a different way
Ho Chi Minh City beauty crowned Miss Universe Vietnam 2019
Travel 11:07 08/12/2019Nguyen Tran Khanh Van, a 24-year-old contestant from Ho Chi Minh City, has been crowned Miss Universe Vietnam 2019
45 beauties compete in Miss Universe Vietnam’s semifinal round
Travel 13:45 04/12/2019The semifinalists competed in three competitions
