Vo Hoang Yen to represent Vietnam at Miss Universe 2009

Posted by ADMIN at 9:56 AM

Vo Hoang Yen, the 1st runner-up in last year's Hoa Hau Hoan Vu Vietnam pageant, has been elected by the Hoan Vu Company to represent Vietnam at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant to take place in the Bahamas on August 23rd. The 21-year old model and student from Ho Chi Minh City stands 1.79 m in height.

A controversy made headlines when the Ministry of Culture passed a regulation that allowed only one major pageant a year in Vietnam. This year, the license was given to the Mrs. Vietnam contest.
Pageant officials tried to appeal this decision, stating that Mrs. contests could not be compared with Miss contests, but no agreement was reached.
Name: Vo Hoang Yen
(Her name in English means "Canary")
English name: Vivian Hoang
Birthday: October 29, 1988
Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City
Height: 1.79m (5 feet 11)
Measurements: 92-62-93 (cm)
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Hazel