Vietnamese candidate Anna Hoang has won second place at Miss Eco Teen International 2023. Photo courtesy of Miss Eco Teen This is one of the world's prestigious competitions for teenagers globally, established by Dr. Amaal Rezk in 2019. Dr. Rezk is also a Special-Adviser-Envoy of the charitable organisation IIMSAM and Youth Goodwill Ambassador under the United Nations.
Miss Eco Teen International 2023 emphasises the spirit of teamwork, collaboration and innovative solutions to protect the environment by the global youth generation.
This year’s event features 19 representatives from countries such as South Africa, the Philippines, Russia, the US, China and the host country, Egypt.
The Grand Finale included several rounds - National Costume, Group Dance Performance, National Introduction, Evening Gown, and the selection of the Top 11 for the Q&A. The Top 5 finalists, consisting of one winner and 4 runners-up, were selected from the results of the Q&A round.
Joining Miss Eco Teen International 2023, Anna was directly trained by experts from the entertainment company Bell Love, the organisation that holds the rights to the competition in Vietnam, and especially Bella Vu, who won the Miss Eco Teen International title in 2021.
Her performance during seven days of the beauty pageant, particularly in the Evening Gown and Q&A rounds, received high scores from the judges, allowing her to surpass other competitors in the Top 11 and achieve the title of First Runner-up.
South African representative Enhle Mdakane was crowned as Miss Eco Teen International 2023, while the second, third and fourth runner-up titles went to candidates from Indonesia, Netherlands and China, respectively.
Anna Hoang was born in 2009 in the UK. Despite being born and raised abroad, Anna and her siblings have always been taught about Vietnamese cultural values by their parents, while also embracing the education and culture of their host country.
At the age of seven, she won the title of Little Miss Asia, and was featured in many fashion magazines and particularly, London Fashion Week.
She was the co-founder of children's ao dai (traditional Vietnamese dress) design brand in 2019 and the establisher of the Anna Foundation.
Before entering Miss Eco Teen International 2023, Anna received the National External Information Initiative Award for her initiative I Love Ao Dai, I Love Vietnam. This project celebrated the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the United Kingdom./.
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