# Miss Universe Vietnam 2019

Miss Universe Vietnam 2019 was the fourth Miss Universe Vietnam pageant, held at the Crown Convention Center in Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam, on 7 December 2019.
H'Hen Niê crowned Nguyễn Trần Khánh Vân as her successor at the end of the event. Nguyễn Trần Khánh Vân represented Vietnam in the Miss Universe 2020 competition in Hollywood, Florida, where Khánh Vân finished in the top 21.
On 20 November 2021, Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên was appointed as Miss Universe Vietnam 2021 and represented the country at the Miss Universe 2021 competition, finishing in the top 16.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Universe Vietnam 2019 | Nguyễn Trần Khánh Vân |
| 1st Runner-Up | Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Phạm Hồng Thúy Vân |
| Top 5 | Nguyễn Thị Hương Ly Đào Thị Hà |
| Top 10 | Phạm Thị Anh Thư Lê Hoàng Phương Vũ Quỳnh Trang Lê Thu Trang Lương Ý Như |
| Top 15 | Kiều Thị Thúy Hằng Vũ Thị Hòa Liên Nguyễn Đặng Tường Linh Lâm Thị Bích Tuyền Nguyễn Diana † |

### Special Awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Best Smile | Nguyễn Đặng Tường Linh |
| Best Social Media | Phạm Hồng Thúy Vân |
| Best Catwalk | Nguyễn Trần Khánh Vân |
| Best Interview | Phạm Hồng Thúy Vân |
| Best English Skill | Phạm Hồng Thúy Vân |
| Miss BVote Universe | Trần Tâm Thanh |
| People's Choice | Vũ Thị Hòa Liên |
| Miss Congeniality | Lương Ý Như |
| Miss Talent | Nguyễn Ngô Hoàng Nhi |
| Miss Ao Dai | Nguyễn Trần Khánh Vân |
| Miss Beach | Lê Hoàng Phương |
| Miss Sport | Nguyễn Diana |
| Miss Media | Phạm Hồng Thúy Vân |
| Miss Bravery | Vũ Quỳnh Trang |
| Miss Fashion | Nguyễn Thị Hương Ly |

## Format

As with Miss Universe Vietnam 2017, the competition was accompanied by a reality TV series called I Am Miss Universe Vietnam in which the top 60 contestants were put through challenges and training programs in each episode. This year, 15 contestants were eliminated before the preliminary round.
The top 45 contestants participated in the preliminary competition on 3 December 2017 in áo dài, swimsuit and evening gown contests. At the finale on 7 December, the contestants were trimmed down to 15, and proceeded to compete in an opening statement and swimsuit contest. After that, the top 10 contestants advanced to the evening gown competition. Five contestants then had an interview round that determined the top three contestants were. The top 3 then participated in another question and answer round to find the winner.

### Judging panel

The judging panel for the competition included:
* Võ Thị Xuân Trang – John Robert Powers School principal
* Lê Diệp Linh – ergonomist
* Nguyễn Công Trí – fashion designer
* Phạm Thị Thanh Hằng, Miss Model Photogenic Vietnam 2002 – fashion model, actress, beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Intercontinental Vietnam 2005
* Trần Thị Hương Giang, Miss Hải Dương 2006, Miss World Vietnam 2009 – beauty pageant titleholder
* Vũ Thu Phương – businesswoman, fashion model
* Samuel Hoàng – photographer

## Contestants
### Top 45 final round

| Name | Age 12 | No.14 | Height 1.87 | Hometown bac lieu | Placements | Notes |
| Phạm Thị Thu Hà | 22 | 104 | 1.74 m | Ho Chi Minh City | | |
| Trần Thị Dung | 19 | 107 | 1.74 m | Bắc Ninh | | |
| Kiều Thị Thúy Hằng | 19 | 111 | 1.75 m | Hà Nội | Top 15 | Later 1st runner-up at Miss Eco Vietnam 2022 Later Top 60 at Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2022 |
| Nguyễn Thị Quỳnh Nga | 21 | 115 | 1.68 m | Hải Dương | | |
| H'Lida Niê Cao | 19 | 118 | 1.71 m | Đắk Lắk | | Later Top 60 at Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2022 |
| Lương Ý Như | 23 | 134 | 1.73 m | Hà Nội | Top 10 | |
| Hoàng Thị Hương | 20 | 142 | 1.68 m | Thanh Hóa | | Later Top 60 at Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2022 |
| Phạm Thị Anh Thư | 22 | 144 | 1.74 m | Hà Nam | Top 10 | |
| Lê Thu Trang | 22 | 145 | 1.74 m | Hà Nội | Top 10 | Previously Top 10 at Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 |
| Lê Phương Thảo | 25 | 403 | 1.72 m | Thái Bình | | Later 1st Runner-up at Miss Fitness Vietnam 2022 |
| Nguyễn Ngọc Thanh Ngân | 19 | 147 | 1.70 m | Ho Chi Minh City | | Later Top 45 at Miss World Vietnam 2022 |
| Nguyễn Lan Anh | 21 | 148 | 1.72 m | Bắc Ninh | | |
| Nguyễn Diana † | 23 | 150 | 1.66 m | Hà Nội | Top 15 | Previously Top 12 at Miss Aodai Vietnam 2014 |
| Nguyễn Trần Khánh Vân | 24 | 202 | 1.75 m | TP.HCM | Miss Universe Vietnam 2019 | Previously crowned Miss Teen Aodai Vietnam 2013 Previously Top 10 at Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 Later Top 21 at Miss Universe 2020 |
| Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên | 24 | 203 | 1.73 m | Cần Thơ | 1st Runner Up | Previously Top 12 at Miss Aodai Vietnam 2014 Previously Top 30 at Miss Vietnam 2016 Later Top 16 at Miss Universe 2021 Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Supranational 2022 |
| Phạm Ngọc Bảo Ngân | 20 | 204 | 1.67 m | Ho Chi Minh City | | |
| Nguyễn Thị Vân Anh | 24 | 205 | 1.72 m | Hưng Yên | | |
| Trương Quỳnh Ngọc | 20 | 207 | 1.66 m | TP.HCM | | Later Top 30 at Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2022 |
| Lê Ngọc Tuyền | 21 | 209 | 1.72 m | Cà Mau | | Later Top 42 at Miss Fitness Vietnam 2022 |
| Trần Thị Kim Vàng | 24 | 213 | 1.67 m | Long An | Withdraw | Previously Top 45 at Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 |
| Huỳnh Minh Thiên Hương | 23 | 216 | 1.68 m | Quảng Ngãi | | Later Top 71 at Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 Later Top 60 at Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2022 |
| Phạm Hồng Thúy Vân | 26 | 218 | 1.72 m | Ho Chi Minh City | 2nd Runner Up | Previously 1st runner-up at Miss Ao Dai Vietnam 2014 Previously 3rd runner-up at Miss International 2015 |
| Lê Thị Mỹ Trinh | 25 | 228 | 1.67 m | Khánh Hòa | | |
| Nguyễn Ngô Hoàng Nhi | 21 | 229 | 1.66 m | Khánh Hòa | | |
| Lê Hoàng Phương | 24 | 231 | 1.75 m | Khánh Hòa | Top 10 | Later Top 5 at Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 |
| Hoàng Kim Ngân | 18 | 233 | 1.68 m | Gia Lai | | |
| Trần Thị My | 22 | 236 | 1.70 m | Bạc Liêu | | |
| Lâm Thị Bích Tuyền | 20 | 241 | 1.67 m | An Giang | Top 15 | Previously Top 43 at Miss Vietnam 2018 Previously Top 15 at Miss World Vietnam 2019 |
| Nguyễn Thị Hương Ly | 24 | 242 | 1.75 m | Gia Lai | Top 5 | Winner of Vietnam's Next Top Model, Cycle 6 Later Top 5 at Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 |
| Đặng Thị Mỹ Khôi | 22 | 245 | 1.66 m | Long An | | Previously crowned Miss Teen Aodai Vietnam 2014 Previously Top 45 at Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 |
| Trần Thị Ngọc Trúc | 23 | 247 | 1.72 m | Tiền Giang | | Previously Top 45 at Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 |
| Vũ Thị Hòa Liên | 24 | 250 | 1.68 m | Thái Bình | Top 15 | |
| Nguyễn Thị Anh | 26 | 317 | 1.83 m | Hà Nội | | Previously Top 15 at Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 Previously 3rd runner-up at Miss Onelife 2019 |
| H'Luăi Hwing | 18 | 319 | 1.71 m | Đắk Lắk | | Later Top 60 at Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2022 |
| Trần Tâm Thanh | 20 | 320 | 1.65 m | Yên Bái | | |
| Đặng Nhật Minh | 18 | 329 | 1.71 m | Phú Thọ | | |
| Vũ Quỳnh Trang | 22 | 330 | 1.69 m | Nam Định | Top 10 | Later Top 41 at Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 Later Top 15 Miss Vietnam 2020 |
| Nguyễn Đặng Tường Linh | 25 | 331 | 1.67 m | Phú Yên | Top 15 | Previously Miss Asia Beauty 2017 Previously Top 17 at Miss Intercontinental 2017 |
| Đào Thị Hà | 22 | 334 | 1.74 m | Nghệ An | Top 5 | Previously crowned Miss Nghe An Beach Town 2016 Previously Top 5 at Miss Vietnam 2016 |
| Hoàng Thị Hải Yến | 25 | 335 | 1.72 m | Bắc Giang | | |
| Vũ Thị Lan Anh | 21 | 338 | 1.68 m | Ninh Bình | | |
| Vũ Thục Chinh | 23 | 342 | 1.73 m | Quảng Ninh | | |
| Chu Thị Minh Trang | 29 | 345 | 1.70 m | Hải Phòng | | Previously Top 45 at Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 Previously Top 25 at Miss Vietnam 2018 |

### Top 60 preliminary

| Name | Year of Birth | No. | Height | Hometown | Notes |
| Ngô Thị Thu Hương | 1998 | 119 | 1.71 m | Bình Dương | |
| Đỗ Thị Thu Huyền | 1994 | 125 | 1.66 m | Hưng Yên | |
| Quách Thị Tin | 1998 | 126 | 1.65 m | Hòa Bình | |
| Mai Thảo Nguyên | 1996 | 135 | 1.66 m | Quảng Nam | |
| Phan Thị Thảo Vân | 1997 | 140 | 1.75 m | Đắk Lắk | |
| Đặng Trương Thủy Tiên | 1994 | 222 | 1.66 m | Đồng Tháp | |
| Hoàng Minh Trang | 1993 | 232 | 1.66 m | Gia Lai | |
| Lê Thu Hòa | 1998 | 315 | 1.70 m | Ninh Bình | Later Top 41 at Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 |
| Nguyễn Diệu Hiền | 1999 | 316 | 1.77 m | Hải Phòng | |
| Phạm Phương Thảo | 1994 | 322 | 1.72 m | Thái Nguyên | |
| Âu Hải Yến | 1997 | 325 | 1.67 m | Nghệ An | |
| Đào Nhật Linh | 1996 | 326 | 1.67 m | Lào Cai | |
| Nguyễn Thị Hồng Vân | 1996 | 337 | 1.80 m | Hà Nội | |
| Cao Diệp Anh | 1995 | 344 | 1.65 m | Tuyên Quang | Withdraw |
| Phạm Thị Minh Phương | 2000 | 349 | 1.73 m | Thái Nguyên | Later Top 30 at Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2022 |

## I Am Miss Universe Vietnam
### Contestants

After a nationwide audition process, top 60 contestants were selected to continue to compete for the title. The following list includes each contestant's ranking after each episode of the series, based on the score of their performance.
| N.0 | Contestant | Province/ Municipality | Ep.2 | Ep.3 | Ep.4 | Ep.5 | Ep.6 | Cum. |
| 104 | Phạm Thị Thu Hà | Ho Chi Minh City | 39 | 37 | 57 | 30 | 24 | 51 |
| 107 | Trần Thị Dung | Bắc Ninh | 56 | 37 | 57 | 46 | 24 | 54 |
| 111 | Kiều Thị Thúy Hằng | Hanoi | 14 | 5 | 49 | 40 | 24 | 24 |
| 115 | Nguyễn Thị Quỳnh Nga | Hải Dương | 58 | 21 | 35 | 39 | 24 | 39 |
| 118 | H'Lida Niê Cao | Đắk Lắk | 40 | 57 | 56 | 34 | 24 | 55 |
| 119 | Ngô Thị Thu Hương | Bình Dương | 56 | 37 | 29 | 6 | 24 | 43 |
| 125 | Đỗ Thị Thu Huyền | Hưng Yên | 40 | 12 | 49 | 52 | 24 | 42 |
| 126 | Quách Thị Tin | Hòa Bình | 59 | 57 | 29 | 8 | 24 | 45 |
| 134 | Lương Ý Như | Hanoi | 19 | 22 | 49 | 19 | 23 | 18 |
| 135 | Mai Thảo Nguyên | Quảng Nam | 44 | 48 | 35 | 14 | 24 | 48 |
| 140 | Phan Thị Thảo Vân | Đắk Lắk | 31 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 24 | 57 |
| 142 | Hoàng Thị Hương | Thanh Hóa | 35 | 24 | 35 | 5 | 24 | 31 |
| 144 | Phạm Thị Anh Thư | Hà Nam | 5 | 45 | 10 | 49 | 10 | 15 |
| 145 | Lê Thu Trang | Hanoi | 7 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 8 |
| 147 | Nguyễn Ngọc Thanh Ngân | Ho Chi Minh City | 9 | 48 | 35 | 57 | 24 | 36 |
| 148 | Nguyễn Lan Anh | Bắc Ninh | 23 | 20 | 35 | 25 | 24 | 34 |
| 150 | Nguyễn Diana | Hanoi | 3 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| 202 | Nguyễn Trần Khánh Vân | Ho Chi Minh City | 11 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 4 |
| 203 | Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên | Cần Thơ | 10 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 3 | 2 |
| 204 | Phạm Ngọc Bảo Ngân | Ho Chi Minh City | 35 | 36 | 26 | 45 | 24 | 40 |
| 205 | Nguyễn Thị Vân Anh | Hưng Yên | 17 | 15 | 26 | 43 | 24 | 25 |
| 207 | Trương Quỳnh Ngọc | Ho Chi Minh City | 15 | 10 | 57 | 2 | 15 | 11 |
| 209 | Lê Ngọc Tuyền | Cà Mau | 18 | 28 | 26 | 52 | 24 | 29 |
| 213 | Trần Thị Kim Vàng | Long An | 24 | 45 | 13 | 31 | 7 | 19 |
| 216 | Huỳnh Minh Thiên Hương | Quảng Ngãi | 27 | 32 | 34 | 47 | 4 | 23 |
| 217 | Nguyễn Thị Thu Cúc | Trà Vinh | 26 | 11 | 35 | 26 | 24 | 33 |
| 218 | Phạm Hồng Thúy Vân | Ho Chi Minh City | 13 | 13 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 1 |
| 222 | Đặng Trương Thủy Tiên | Đồng Tháp | 37 | 54 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 26 |
| 228 | Lê Thị Mỹ Trinh | Khánh Hòa | 21 | 48 | 25 | 34 | 24 | 46 |
| 229 | Nguyễn Ngô Hoàng Nhi | Khánh Hòa | 2 | 37 | 35 | 13 | 24 | 30 |
| 231 | Lê Hoàng Phương | Khánh Hòa | 12 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 |
| 232 | Hoàng Minh Trang | Gia Lai | 46 | 60 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 52 |
| 233 | Hoàng Kim Ngân | Gia Lai | 22 | 54 | 29 | 34 | 24 | 47 |
| 236 | Trần Thị My | Bạc Liêu | 30 | 27 | 35 | 55 | 24 | 44 |
| 241 | Lâm Thị Bích Tuyền | An Giang | 20 | 26 | 57 | 40 | 24 | 27 |
| 242 | Nguyễn Thị Hương Ly | Gia Lai | 4 | 30 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 5 |
| 245 | Đặng Thị Mỹ Khôi | Long An | 8 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 10 |
| 247 | Trần Thị Ngọc Trúc | Tiền Giang | 49 | 53 | 35 | 19 | 24 | 49 |
| 249 | Đỗ Thị Minh Tâm | Hanoi | 24 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 17 |
| 250 | Vũ Thị Hòa Liên | Thái Bình | 50 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 21 |
| 315 | Lê Thu Hòa | Ninh Bình | 52 | 29 | 35 | 14 | 24 | 37 |
| 316 | Nguyễn Diệu Hiền | Haiphong | 50 | 45 | 23 | 34 | 24 | 50 |
| 317 | Nguyễn Thị Anh | Hanoi | 16 | 35 | 12 | 44 | 13 | 9 |
| 319 | H'Luăi Hwing | Đắk Lắk | 46 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 24 | 32 |
| 320 | Trần Tâm Thanh | Yên Bái | 46 | 37 | 35 | 49 | 24 | 56 |
| 322 | Phạm Phương Thảo | Thái Nguyên | 52 | 54 | 48 | 58 | 59 | 60 |
| 325 | Âu Hải Yến | Nghệ An | 43 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 24 | 41 |
| 326 | Đào Nhật Linh | Lào Cai | 52 | 42 | 15 | 34 | 24 | 35 |
| 329 | Đặng Nhật Minh | Phú Thọ | 52 | 4 | 11 | 40 | 20 | 16 |
| 330 | Vũ Quỳnh Trang | Nam Định | 27 | 14 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 12 |
| 331 | Nguyễn Đặng Tường Linh | Phú Yên | 6 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 13 |
| 334 | Đào Thị Hà | Nghệ An | 1 | 1 | 18 | 49 | 2 | 7 |
| 335 | Hoàng Thị Hải Yến | Bắc Giang | 40 | 19 | 19 | 56 | 24 | 38 |
| 337 | Nguyễn Thị Hồng Vân | Hanoi | 59 | 57 | 49 | 26 | 24 | 53 |
| 338 | Vũ Thị Lan Anh | Ninh Bình | 44 | 48 | 48 | 24 | 4 | 28 |
| 342 | Vũ Thục Chinh | Quảng Ninh | 32 | 6 | 49 | 28 | 22 | 22 |
| 344 | Cao Thị Diệp Anh | Tuyên Quang | 32 | 18 | 29 | 58 | 59 | 59 |
| 345 | Chu Thị Minh Trang | Haiphong | 27 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 24 | 20 |
| 349 | Phạm Thị Minh Phương | Thái Nguyên | 37 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 24 | 58 |
| 403 | Lê Phương Thảo | Thái Bình | 34 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
* ↑ Cumulative ranking after Episode 6.

### Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
| 13 | 1 | "I Am Brave" (Vietnamese: Tôi dũng cảm) | 4 October 2019 (2019-10-04) |
| The search for Miss Universe Vietnam 2019 began. From hundreds of applicants, top 60 contestants were selected by the judge after several rounds of catwalk and interview. ||||
| 14 | 2 | "I Am Graceful" (Vietnamese: Tôi thần thái) | 11 October 2019 (2019-10-11) |
| Top 60 contestants gathered in Ho Chi Minh City and took part in a catwalk training session with Vietnamese supermodels Võ Hoàng Yến and Vũ Thu Phương. They then took part in a catwalk challenge that required them to express a style of outfit (evening gown, swimsuit, áo dài or cocktail dress) and pose on a turning table at the end of the runway. Top 20 best performing contestants moved on to the next challenge of posing in front of a high speed camera in pairs. Challenge winner: Đào Thị Hà Episode winner: Đào Thị Hà ||||
| 15 | 3 | "I Am Stylish" (Vietnamese: Tôi phong cách) | 18 October 2019 (2019-10-18) |
| The contestants go through training sessions in skincare. They then took part in a group fashion styling challenge as they worked together to style each other in an assigned theme and put on a fashion show at the end of the challenge. Challenge winner: Team Sporty (Nguyễn Trần Khánh Vân, Nguyễn Thị Thu Cúc, Vũ Thục Chinh, Đào Thị Hà, Đặng Nhật Minh, Đỗ Thị Thu Huyền, Kiều Thị Thúy Hằng, Trương Quỳnh Ngọc, Lê Hoàng Phương, Lê Thu Trang, Đặng Thị Mỹ Khôi) Episode winner: Đào Thị Hà ||||
| 16 | 4 | "I Am Elegant – I Am Integrative" (Vietnamese: Tôi thanh lịch – tôi hội nhập) | 25 October 2019 (2019-10-25) |
| The contestants attend a workshop in self-presentation, Western table manners and dining etiquette with lead judge Xuân Trang. Subsequent challenges present a scenario for contestants to react and practice the skills they had learned in the workshop. Challenge winner: Nguyễn Diana Episode winner: Vũ Thu Trang ||||
| 17 | 5 | "I Am Woman for Woman" (Vietnamese: Tôi vì cộng đồng – Woman for Woman) | 1 November 2019 (2019-11-01) |
| Top 6 from the last episode became team leaders in this episode. They selected their team members from the rest of the contestants before picking the type of charity organization their team would have to plan for. Each team visited different charity organizations to prepare for their business plan. Afterward, they had to pitch their idea to a panel consisting of Nam Á Bank Vice Director Vũ Thị Tuyết Nga, JCI Vietnam President Ngọc Diễm, Operation Smile Vietnam Ambassador Hương Giang, and Women Empowerment Organization Founder Hoàng Thùy. Challenge winner: Nguyễn Diana's team (Nguyễn Diana, Trương Quỳnh Ngọc, Đặng Trương Thủy Tiên, Chu Thị Minh Trang, H'Luăi Hwing, Hoàng Thị Hương, Cao Thị Diệp Anh, Quách Thị Tin, Ngô Thị Thu Hương) Episode winner: Nguyễn Diana ||||
| 18 | 6 | "Tourism Ambassador 4.0" (Vietnamese: Đại sứ du lịch 4.0) | 8 November 2019 (2019-11-08) |
| With the special appearance of three Vietnamese YouTube vloggers: Dinology, Cô Em Trendy, and Giang Ơi, the contestants utilized their improvisation skill to introduce a given Vietnamese product as their audition to appear in a selected vlogger's video. Each vlogger picked a team of 7 or 8 contestants to create a blog video in the direction they are known for. Dinology's team, branded as #VietNomNom focused on Vietnamese cuisine, Cô Em Trendy's team, branded as #VietnamOnTrend, leaned towards beauty and fashion, and Giang Ơi's team, branded as #VietnamLifeAndStyle, used everyday lifestyle as their focus. Challenge winner: Giang Ơi #VietnamLifeAndStyle Team (Phạm Hồng Thúy Vân, Vũ Thị Lan Anh, Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên, Đào Thị Hà, Huỳnh Minh Thiên Hương, Lê Thu Trang, Trần Thị Kim Vàng) Episode winner: Phạm Hồng Thúy Vân ||||