Kien Giang (VNA) – Nguyen Thi Kim Ngoc, a 19 year-old girl from theMekong Delta province of Tien Giang, was crowned Miss Sea Vietnam Global 2018at the final round on Phu Quoc island, Kien Giang province, on April 21.
Ngoc beat 37 contestants to winthe title, while the first and second runners-up were Nguyen Ngoc Huyen fromnorthern Bac Ninh province, and Nguyen Phuong Khanh, a student studying inSingapore.
The new Miss Sea Vietnam Globalwon a crown worth 1.7 billion VND (74,500 USD) and a cash prize of 500 millionVND (22,000 USD).
The jury also handed out tenextra titles, including Miss Photogenic, Miss Ao Dai (Vietnam’s traditionaldress), Miss Talent, Miss Evening Gown, and Miss Island.
The Miss Sea Vietnam Global 2018is a national pageant with 70 contestants selected in preliminary rounds inVietnam, Poland, the US and Australia.
Mai Van Huynh, Vice Chairman ofthe provincial Kien Giang People’s Committee, said that the pageant aims to honourthe beauty of Vietnamese women and promote the images of seas and islands ofVietnam in general and Kien Giang in particular to tourists around theworld.-VNA
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