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Third Mrs Ao Dai Europe 2024 pageant to be held in Poland

The final round of the Mrs Ao Dai Europe 2024 pageant will be held in Warsaw, the capital city of Poland from June 15-16, 2024, its organising board announced at a press conference in Warsaw on July 1.
Third Mrs Ao Dai Europe 2024 pageant to be held in Poland ảnh 1At the press conference (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The finalround of the Mrs Ao Dai Europe 2024 pageant will be held in Warsaw, the capital city ofPoland from June 15-16, 2024, its organising board announced at a press conference in Warsaw on July 1.

The event aims to honour the Vietnamese traditionaldress "Áo Dài," contributing to nurturing Vietnamese culture withinthe OV community, and popularising the fine cultural valuesof Vietnam among international friends.

Held for thefirst time in the Czech Republic in 2018, the pageant was later interrupted dueto COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, it resumed in Dresden, Germany, and was recognisedas a significant cultural event within the OV community in Europe, winning the support and participation of alarge number of successful Vietnamese women and expatriates living there./.

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