# Miss Charm 2023

Miss Charm 2023 was the first edition of the Miss Charm pageant, held at the Hoa Binh Theater in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 16 February 2023.
It was won by Luma Russo of Brazil.
Contestants from thirty-eight countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Phương Mai, Quỳnh Nga and Karina Ramos.

## Background
### Location and date

Miss Charm was officially launched in a press conference on 8 October 2019 under the name Miss Charm International. The first contest was supposed to be held on 17 March 2020 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam, it was announced on 27 February 2020 that the first issue would be postponed. On 29 March 2021, the contest was rescheduled to be held on 1 October 2021, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the contest was postponed to 24 April 2022, however the contest was cancelled.
On 17 November 2022, in another press conference held at Lotte Hotel Saigon, the Miss Charm Organization announced that the pageant would be held on 16 February 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The Hoa Binh Theater became the venue of final coronation. The pageant was hosted by Phương Mai, Quỳnh Nga and Karina Ramos.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Winner | Brazil – Luma Russo |
| 1st Runner-Up | Philippines – Annabelle McDonnell |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Indonesia – Olivia Tan § |
| Top 6 | Colombia – Juliana Habib  South Africa – Luyanda Zuma  Venezuela – Lady Di Mosquera |
| Top 10 | Argentina – Julieta García  Costa Rica – Andrea Montero  Dominican Republic – Valentina Campion  Puerto Rico – Alejandra Pagán |
| Top 20 | Chile – Anahí Hormazabal  China – Li Mengli  Malaysia – Shannen Totten  Mexico – Karen Bustos  Poland – Sylwia Bober  Russia – Anna Baksheeva  South Korea – Larissa Han  Thailand – Patitta Suntivijj  Ukraine – Anastasiia Panova  Vietnam – Đặng Dương Thanh Thanh Huyền |
§ – Voted into the top 6 through Miss BlockCharm

### Special awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Best National Costume | Cambodia – Sotheary Bee |
| Best in Evening Gown | Venezuela – Lady Di Mosquera |
| Best in Swimsuit | Colombia – Juliana Habib |
| Best Social Media | Thailand – Patitta Suntivijj |
| Best in Ao Dai | South Sudan – Aluong Bulkoch |
| Miss Popular Vote | Indonesia – Olivia Tan |
| Miss Photogenic | Dominican Republic – Valentina Campion |
| Miss Tourism | Vietnam – Đặng Dương Thanh Thanh Huyền |

## Pageant
### Swimsuit competition

The swimsuit competition was held on February 9, 2023 at Lotte Hotel Saigon by Fizen, which was named "The Spring Beach". Miss Fizen was awarded to Juliana Habib of Colombia.
| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Fizen Best in Swimsuit | Colombia – Juliana Habib |
| Top 5 | Poland – Sylwia Bober  Russia – Anna Baksheeva  Ukraine – Anastasiia Panova  Venezuela – Lady Di Mosquera |

### Miss BlockCharm

For the first time, online voting at a pageant was done using blockchain technology, where votes could be bought by purchasing NFTs. Olivia Tan of Indonesia won the award.
| Placement | Contestant |
| Winner | Indonesia - Olivia Tan |
| Runner-Up | Vietnam - Đặng Dương Thanh Thanh Huyền |
| Top 10 | Bangladesh – Jessia Islam  Chile – Anahí Hormazabal  China – Li Mengli  Dominican Republic – Valentina Campion  England – Paige Loren Cannon James  India – Satakshi Bhanot  Japan – Ruri Saji  Mexico – Karen Bustos |

### Format

Prior to the final competition, the contestants competed in a preliminary competition, which involved closed-door interviews with the judges and a presentation show where they competed in ao dai, national costume, swimwear and evening gowns and was held in BHD Studio on 13 February, hosted by Karina Ramos.
The results of the preliminary competition, which consisted of swimsuit and evening dress competitions, as well as closed interviews, determined the 20 selected semifinalists. The winner of Miss BlockCharm will advance to the top 10. The top 20 compete in the swimsuit competition and are narrowed down to the top 10 afterward. The top 10 competed in an evening gown competition and narrowed down to the top 6 afterward. The top 6 competed in a question and answer preliminary round, and the final 3 were chosen. The final word piece was brought back, after which Miss Charm 2023 and its two runners-up were announced.

### Selection committee

* Nguyễn Thị Thúy Nga – President of the Miss Charm Organization
* Natalie Glebova – Miss Universe 2005 from Canada
* Mireia Lalaguna – Miss World 2015 from Spain
* Ikumi Yoshimatsu – Miss International 2012 from Japan
* Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê – Supermodel Vietnam 2013, Miss Ao dai Vietnam 2014 and Miss World 2015 Top 11
* Mimi Morris – Vietnamese-American businesswoman and philanthropist
* Irene Zhao – Singaporean model and influencer

## Contestants

Thirty-eight contestants competed for the title:
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Argentina | Julieta García | 23 | Bahía Blanca |
| Bangladesh | Jessia Islam | 23 | Dhaka |
| Bolivia | Alondra Mercado | 21 | Trinidad |
| Brazil | Luma Russo | 27 | Divinópolis |
| Cambodia | Sotheary By | 24 | Phnom Penh |
| Chile | Anahí Hormazabal | 25 | Santiago |
| China | Li Mengli | 24 | Henan |
| Colombia | Juliana Habib | 22 | Montería |
| Costa Rica | Andrea Montero | 22 | Limón |
| Dominican Republic | Valentina Campion | 22 | Samaná |
| England | Paige Loren Cannon James | 18 | Liverpool |
| Eritrea | Winta Russom | 23 | Mendefera |
| Germany | Tamila Lambrecht | 19 | Oebisfelde |
| India | Satakshi Bhanot | 25 | Pune |
| Indonesia | Olivia Tan | 29 | Jakarta |
| Japan | Ruri Saji | 28 | Jōetsu |
| South Korea | Larissa Han | 29 | Seoul |
| Malaysia | Shannen Totten | 28 | Kuala Lumpur |
| Mexico | Karen Bustos | 25 | San Luis Potosí |
| Mongolia | Myagmarnaran Munkhbold | 23 | Ulaanbaatar |
| Myanmar | May Thazin Oo | 21 | Myitkyina |
| Netherlands | Elize de Jong | 27 | Rijnsburg |
| Nicaragua | Isabella Salgado | 26 | Chinandega |
| Pakistan | Roma Michael | 27 | Lahore |
| Philippines | Annabelle McDonnell | 22 | Naawan |
| Poland | Sylwia Bober | 24 | Warsaw |
| Portugal | Andreia Correia | 24 | Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico | Alejandra Pagán | 23 | Vega Baja |
| Russia | Anna Baksheeva | 21 | Chita |
| Singapore | Olivia Dewi Cinta Higgins | 28 | Singapore City |
| South Africa | Luyanda Zuma | 21 | Pietermaritzburg |
| South Sudan | Aluong Bulkoch | 29 | Juba |
| Thailand | Patitta Suntivijj | 29 | Rangsit |
| Ukraine | Anastasiia Panova | 28 | Kryvyi Rih |
| Venezuela | Lady Di Mosquera | 22 | Carora |
| Vietnam | Đặng Dương Thanh Thanh Huyền | 26 | Khánh Hòa |
| Wales | Olivia Harris | 20 | Magor |
| Zambia | Grace Mwila | 26 | Ndola |
* ^α Age at the time of the international pageant