Miss Vietnam (Vietnamese: Hoa háºÂu Viá»Ât Nam) is the oldest and most prestigious national beauty contest in Vietnam, that has been held biennially since 1988. The contest is organized by Tiá»Ân Phong â 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 HàTrúc Linh from Phú Yên province (now ÃÂắk Lắk province), who was crowned on June 27, 2025 in Huế.
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 SaigonâÂÂbased beauty contest named Cuá»Âc thi tìm kiếm ngðá»Âi ÃÂẹp tại Sài Gòn. In 1955, Công Thá» Nghéa 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 Hðáng.
The after-unification contest Miss Vietnam was initiated and organized by Tiá»Ân Phong â 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 Tiá»Ân 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 BÃÂch Phðáng. 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 ThỠThanh Thủy represented the country at Miss International 2024 and won the first title for Vietnam.
The beauty pageant has been broadcast on Vietnam Television (VTV) since 1998. From 1998âÂÂ2008 and 2012âÂÂpresent, 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.
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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.<br />
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