First round of Miss Vietnam 2006 gets under way

Thirty-four beauties competed for Miss Vietnam 2006’s Miss Photogenic on Hon Tre Island, Khanh Hoa province yesterday as part of the Miss World protocol adopted this year.

The candidates, from all over Vietnam each wore in ao dai to look their traditional best in front of the cameras for the event. Photographs of these beauties will be displayed on the two websites of Tien Phong newspaper and Vietnam Television to elect Miss Voted Online, with winners announced in ceremony at the event finals on August 26. For the first time in its 18-year history, Miss Vietnam 2006 has been organized in accordance with the Miss World protocol, with five additional prizes Miss Photogenic, Miss Ocean, Miss Sport, Miss Friendly and Miss Voted Online. The contest runs from August 15-26 at the VinPearl Resort and Spa on Hon Tre Island, off the coast of Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa Province. Reported by Phan Cao Tung – Translated by Tuong Nhi