Võ Hoàng Yến
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Võ Hoàng Yến is a Vietnam
ese beauty pageant contestant and occasional actress. She won the Vietnam Supermodel 2008 contest and is the 1st runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam
2008. She represented Vietnam in the Miss Universe 2009
pageant in the Bahamas.
), competed in Miss Universe 2008
and was one of the 15 semi-finalists.
The Hoan Vu company, which organized the 2008 Miss Universe contest in Nha Trang
, picked Hoàng Yến, who had been the 1st runner-up, to compete at Miss Universe 2009
in the Bahamas. In final night on August 23, 2009 she missed the first cut. No contestant competing from Asia made the first cut in Miss Universe 2009
and the first time since Miss Universe 1991
.
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
ese beauty pageant contestant and occasional actress. She won the Vietnam Supermodel 2008 contest and is the 1st runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam
Miss Universe Vietnam
Miss Universe Vietnam is a beauty contest held in Vietnam to select the country's representative to the Miss Universe pageant.This pageant is unrelated to Miss Vietnam or Miss World Vietnamese pageants.-History:...
2008. She represented Vietnam in the Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. It was the first time back to back victories in Miss Universe history: Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 by outgoing titleholder Dayana...
pageant in the Bahamas.
Miss Universe Vietnam 2008
The winner: Nguyễn Thùy Lâm (Thái BìnhThai Binh
Thái Bình is a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Thai Binh province. It is located 110 km from Hanoi. The city area is 67.7 square km, with a population of 210,000 people . Before the prime minister declared it a city in June of 2004, it was officially a town....
), competed in Miss Universe 2008
Miss Universe 2008
Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Crown Convention Center in the Diamond Bay Resort, Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008...
and was one of the 15 semi-finalists.
- 1st runner-up: Võ Hoàng Yến (Saigon), participated in Miss Universe 2009Miss Universe 2009Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. It was the first time back to back victories in Miss Universe history: Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 by outgoing titleholder Dayana...
. - 2nd runner-up: Dương Trương Thiên LýDuong Truong Thiên LýDương Trương Thiên Lý is a beauty pageant contestant who placed 2nd runner-up in Miss Universe Vietnam 2008, represented Vietnam in the Miss World 2008 pageant in South Africa.-Biography:...
(Đồng Tháp), joined Miss World 2008Miss World 2008Miss World 2008, the 58th Miss World pageant was held at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 13, 2008. Originally, the pageant was going to take place in Kiev, Ukraine, but because of the ongoing crisis between Georgia and Russia in neighboring South Ossetia, the...
and won the Miss People's Choice Award.
Miss Universe 2009
A controversy made headlines when the Ministry of Culture passed a regulation that allowed only one national pageant to be held in one year. This year, 2009, the license was given to the Mrs. Vietnam contest.The Hoan Vu company, which organized the 2008 Miss Universe contest in Nha Trang
Nha Trang
Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khanh Hoa province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bounded on the North by Ninh Hoà district, on the East by the South China Sea, on the South by Cam Ranh town and on the West by Diên Khánh district...
, picked Hoàng Yến, who had been the 1st runner-up, to compete at Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. It was the first time back to back victories in Miss Universe history: Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 by outgoing titleholder Dayana...
in the Bahamas. In final night on August 23, 2009 she missed the first cut. No contestant competing from Asia made the first cut in Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. It was the first time back to back victories in Miss Universe history: Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 by outgoing titleholder Dayana...
and the first time since Miss Universe 1991
Miss Universe 1991
Miss Universe 1991 was held at the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts on the Las Vegas Strip, USA on May 17, 1991.Lupita Jones of Mexico was crowned as Miss Universe 1991...
.