PANO – Pham Thuy Trang of Hoa Binh province was crowned Miss Sea Vietnam 2016 in the final round of the pageant on May 21st in Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province.

The beauty was born in 1995 with the measurements of 89 – 61.5 – 91 and she is 170cm tall. She fought off stiff competition from 35 contestants to win the title, which earned her a crown of luxury pearls worth VND 1.5 billion. She also won the title “Miss Beautiful Skin”.

Pham Thuy Trang was crowned Miss Sea Vietnam 2016

The contestants modeled the Ao dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress), swimsuits, and evening gowns to compete for the top 15 and the top 10 places. Five finalists were selected for the Q&A round.

The first and second runners-up were Nguyen Thi Bao Nhu from Ho Chi Minh City and Nguyen Dinh Khanh Phuong from Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province.

Launched in March, the contest was themed “Spreading Vietnamese Beauty”. It attracted nearly 100 contestants. 36 of them competed in the final round in Ha Long.

Translated by Lam Anh