Delta man becomes Mr Viet Nam

Winner: Mr Viet Nam 2010 Le Khoi Nguyen will represent Viet Nam in the Mr International competition in the Philippines. — VNS File Photo

HA NOI — Le Khoi Nguyen, 20, from the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Dong Thap, has been crowned Mister Viet Nam 2010, beats off 30 other contenders for the title in a pageant in the coastal city of Vung Tau.

He received a cash prize of VND100 million (US$5,000) and will represent Viet Nam at the Mister International 2011 contest to be held in the Philippines.

The competition, which aims to honour the physical beauty, spirit and knowledge of Vietnamese men, was held for the first time in Viet Nam, organised by the Bac Dau Entertainment Co, and broadcast on Viet Nam Television's VTV9.

Do Ba Dat, 24, from HCM City, and Ha Trong Tai, 21, from Ha Noi, were named first and second runners up and won VND50 million ($2,500) and VND30 million ($1,500), respectively.

During the final round of the contest on Saturday night, Nguyen Nhat Duy won the title Mister Sport, while Pham Thanh was named Mister Talent and Vu Duy Hung was dubbed Mister Gentleman. The judges also presented the title of Mister Knowledge to Do Ba Dat, and Mister Environment and Mister Favourite to Le Kien Dinh. Each received a prize of VND10 million ($500).

The judging panel included historian Duong Trung Quoc, designer Nguyen Manh Cuong, photographer Quoc Huy, anthropometrist Tham Hoang Diep, and Mr International 2010 Ryan Terry. — VNS

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VN beauty all set for Miss World

Pretty woman: Kieu Khanh will represent Viet Nam at the 60th Miss World competition in Sanya, China. — File Photo

HA NOI — Overseas Vietnamese Nguyen Ngoc Kieu Khanh will represent Viet Nam in the Miss World 2010 pageant in Sanya, China.

Khanh, 19, was the first runner-up in the Miss Viet Nam World pageant held in August in Nha Trang. She won the title of Miss Viet Nam World in Europe in 2009.

With the approval yesterday of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Khanh qualified to represent the nation in the international pageant.

Khanh was worthy representative of Vietnamese beauty for one of the most prestigious international pageants, said to the Elite Entertainment Group, the owner of the Miss World trademark in Viet Nam.

Khanh, who also won a local on-line poll, has received congratulations from her friends and others.

"The great support is pressure but also strength to help me try my best at the upcoming pageant," Khanh said.

Born and raised in Germany, Khanh spoke Vietnamese fluently when she was small. She still holds Vietnamese nationality. She is 1.76m in tall and has vital statistics of 85-63-94.

At the age of 15, Khanh was a model in Germany but gave up modelling when she was in the 11th grade. She is now a student at the University of Rostock in the German State of Mecklenburg-Vorpomern.

Khanh has returned to HCM City to prepare for the upcoming event, where she is being trained by experts from the Elite Entertainment Group and dressed by designers like Hoang Hai and Vo Viet Chung.

She will head to Sanya, in Hainan Province, to compete with over 120 other contestants early next month. The pageant final will take place on October 30, when reigning Miss World Kaiane Aldorino will crown her successor.

This is the ninth year a Vietnamese contestant has taken part in the Miss World contest, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. — VNS

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