Brazilian girl wins Vietnamese-founded beauty contest - Miss Charm 2023

Luma Russo from Brazil was crowned Miss Charm 2023 at the final held at Hoa Binh Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City on February 16 night.
Brazilian girl wins Vietnamese-founded beauty contest - Miss Charm 2023 ảnh 1Luma Russo from Brazil has become Miss Charm 2023. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City(VNA) – Luma Russo from Brazil was crowned Miss Charm 2023 at the finale held at Hoa Binh Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City on February 16 night.

Russo is 1.68m tall with measurements of89-61-92cm. She surpassed 37 other contestants to win the contest, and will spend one year to spread meaningful messagesin education and tourism.

Annabelle Mae McDonnell from the Philippines and Olivia Tan from Indonesiabecame the first and second runners-up, respectively.

Vietnameserepresentative, Thanh Thanh Huyen, ended up in Top 20.

Brazilian girl wins Vietnamese-founded beauty contest - Miss Charm 2023 ảnh 2Top 10 of Miss Charm 2023 (Photo: VNA)
Miss Charm is the first Vietnamese-founded beauty contest, which was announcedin 2019 with the aim of promoting culture, tourism and educational activities.

Miss Charm 2023 judges included Miss Universe 2005 Natalie Glebova, Miss World2015 Mireia Lalaguna, Miss International 2012 Ikumi Yoshimatsu, Vietnamese-bornbeauty Mimi Morris, and model Lan Khue./.
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