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Da Nang to host Miss Vietnam final

The country’s most glamorous women will parade their beauty and talents during the final round of the 2012 Miss Vietnam pageant which takes place in the central city of Da Nang between August 12 and 25.
The country’s most glamorous women will parade their beauty and talentsduring the final round of the 2012 Miss Vietnam pageant which takesplace in the central city of Da Nang between August 12 and 25.

The final will also be broadcast live on VTV1 and VTV4, announcedthe organising board at a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on June6.

The annual event is to highlight the beauty of Vietnamese women from cities and provinces across the country.

The contestants will compete in four categories including performancesof Ao dai - Vietnam ’s traditional long dress, swimsuits and eveninggown dresses, and a Q&A session.
The winner of MissVietnam 2012 will be awarded a 300 million VND cash prize, with therunner up receiving 150 million VND and third place collecting 100million VND.

The other contests on the sidelines of thepageant will be the Miss Talent, Miss Beach, Miss Ao Dai, Best Face andBest Contestant as voted for by the audience. Each winner will receive30 million VND.

The contest , which is co-organisedby Tien Phong (the Vanguard newspaper) and Da Nang People’s Committee,will introduce the country’s beauties, who must be from between 18-27years old, single, at least 1.62m tall and a high-school graduate.-VNA
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