Doan Thi Kim Hong will be the first Vietnamese jury member in the final show of the Mrs America Pageant 2011 to be held on April 14.

Hong won the title of Mrs Congeniality at Mrs World 2005 and sat on the jury at Mrs World 2008. She was a member of the organisation board of Mrs World 2009, which took place in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau .

Hong said she would try her best to introduce the images of Vietnam and its people to Americans and the world.

This year, the 35th Mrs America Pageant is being held at Greenbrier Resort in western Virginia . Fifty-one women aged from 20-50 will represent their states in the contest. /.