Miss Vietnam wins silver medal in Miss Earth swimsuit sub-contest
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Vietnam’s representative at Miss Earth 2018 Nguyen
Phuong Khanh has won the silver medal in the swimsuit competition.
Khanh also won gold for Asia & Oceania region in the national costume
round on October 11.
Miss Earth is being held in the Philippines with the participation of 94
contestants from around the world. In the bikini sub-contest, they competed in
three groups called Fire, Air and Water.
Khanh was a member of the Water Group, which consisted of 28 contestants. The
gold and bronze medals went to Miss Mexico and Miss Bosni and Herzegovina.
Born in the southern province of Ben Tre, 23-year-old Khanh was the second
runner-up at the Miss Sea Vietnam Global Beauty Pageant 2018 held on Phu Quoc
Island in April.
Khanh is currently a student at the Curtin University Singapore, majoring in
marketing, and will graduate early next year.
She is currently standing in second place overall behind Miss Portugal Telma
Madeira.
“It is the first time Vietnam has entered the top swimsuit round of Miss
Earth,” said Ngoc Tinh, the representative of the Leading Stars Project, the
organisation introducing and accompanying Khanh at Miss Earth, “In these beauty
pageants, the contestants’ advantages in the swimsuit and national costume
competitions are important, offering them opportunities to enter the final
rounds.”
“We expected Khanh to achieve something at Miss Earth 2018. She has performed
very well and made great efforts so far,” he added.
The contest will continue until November 3.-VNS/VNA