Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Sea beauty to represent VN at Miss World

Dang Minh Thu

VietNamNet Bridge – Miss Sea 2007 as well as Miss Vietnam Global 2007’s second runner-up Dang Minh Thu has recently been named by Elite Vietnam as the country’s candidate at Miss World 2007.

Elite Model Beauty Vietnam, the only agency authorized to select beauties to compete at international beauty pageants, earlier offered Miss World’s ticket to Miss Vietnam Global 2007 Ngo Phuong Lan, who turned it down in order to focus on her studies in Switzerland.

Elite Vietnam also said first runner-up in the same contest Teressa Sam was ineligible since she doesn’t speak English and has British citizenship. Miss Dang Minh Thu, on the other hand, has all it takes to represent the country at the most prestigious beauty pageant in the world.

As for Dang Minh Thu herself, she said she was very happy to know she had been selected. Asked whether competing in Miss World would give her lots of pressure, she said she would do her best.

“I think everybody will be sympathetic to me,” she added with a smile. And in order to prepare for the upcoming contest, Thu said she would have to improve her communication skills. “And I will try to help promote Vietnam so that foreign friends will learn more about traditional Vietnamese culture,” she said.

Miss Sea 2007, however, won’t be alone in her preparation efforts. Elite VN said after higher authorities approved its decision, the agency would invite experts to help Dang Minh Thu to practice and improve her performing and communication skills necessary in an international contest.

Other things such as what to wear will also be taken care of, said Elite VN’s CEO, Thuy Nga. Dang Minh Thu is 20 years of age, 1.67m in height and 50 kg in weight. Her body measurements are 87-61-90.

She is at present majoring in English at Hanoi Open University. Miss World 2007 will take place from November 1 to December 1 in Sanya, China.

Sources: VNN, TT, TP and Vietnam Net Bridge

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