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Beauties prepare for Miss Universe, Miss Tourism Queen

Models Dang Thi Le Hang, 23, and Hoang Thu Thao, 22, will represent Vietnam in the Miss Universe contest and Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2016, respectively.
Beauties prepare for Miss Universe, Miss Tourism Queen ảnh 1Dang Thi Le Hang practises playing long zither for the Miss Universe contest (Photo: nhandan.com.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) - Models Dang Thi Le Hang, 23, and HoangThu Thao, 22, will represent Vietnam in the Miss Universe contest and MissTourism Queen of the Year International 2016, respectively.

The Miss Universe contest will beheld in Manila from January 13 and 30. Hang, who hails from the central city ofDa Nang, was among the top 10 in the Miss Vietnam’s Ethnic Groups contest 2013,besides being the winner of the Elite Model Look VN2014 and the secondrunner-up at Miss Universe Vietnam 2015. She is 1.73m tall and measures81-64-89.

Thetraditional costume she will wear is to be selected through a design contestorganised by Hoan Vu Company.

Thao, who will participate in MissTourism Queen of the Year International 2016, just competed in Miss AsiaPacific International in the Philippines last month.

The contest is being held inShanghai between December 2 and 18. The Hai Phong-born model stands at 1.72mand measures 87-60-92. - VNA

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