Miss Teen Vietnam 2017 launched
After a 5-year break, Miss Teen Vietnam will return, featuring Viet Nam’s talented and beautiful teenagers.
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| Miss Teen Vietnam 2006 Bao Thy (Source: internet) |
Themed 'Dream to be a Star', the pageant will be held from June to November to find the most talented and beautiful girl who will be crowned Miss Teen Vietnam at the November 11 final round.
"Miss Teen Vietnam 2017 will be held on the largest scale ever," said Nguyen Thanh Hung, head of the organising board. "This year, the organisers want to bring the contest closer to contestants in distant areas who can register online for qualifying rounds."
Girls from 16 to 19 years old and at least 1.55m tall, including Vietnamese living abroad can enter, excluding those who have undergone plastic surgery and transgender people.
Contestants can register at website http://missteen.vn. The 200 highest vote getters and an additional 100 contestants selected by a jury will enter the 2nd round which will take place in Ha Noi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City from 30 July to 26 August.
The 2nd round will also be held in South Korea to choose 3 contestants among Vietnamese students in this country for the 3rd round which will take place in South Korea. From here, they will join the top 15 contestants from the 2nd round held in Viet Nam for the the 3rd round.
The 3rd round will be a reality programme featuring the contestants, broadcast on Viet Nam Television Corporation (VTC)’s channel 1 and channel 2 at 8.00pm every Saturday from 9 September to 14 October.
The final 12 contestants will take part in 3 categories: evening gown; an Ao dai (traditional long dress) performance and question and answer in the final. Prizes up for grabs are Miss Teen 2017 which is worth 300 million VND (nearly 14,000 USD), and 50 million VND for Miss Talent, Miss Beauty and favourite contestant title, respectively.
Miss Teen Vietnam was held in 2006 for the first time. The pageant is held by the Ministry of Information and Communication’s VTC with the support from the Ministry of Education and Training.
"Taking part in Miss Teen Vietnam is an experiment for all young girls," said Miss Teen Vietnam 2006 Bao Thy at the contest launching ceremony on May 26. "It is a chance for contestants to show off their abilities, not only their beauty.”
Bao Thy is regarded as one of Viet Nam’s first online stars to crossover to the mainstream successfully. She won the Promising Actress prize at Golden Kite Award by the Viet Nam Cinematography Association in 2009.
(Source: VNA/ DA NANG Today)