In a recent press conference, Duong Xuan Nam, chief organiser of the Miss Vietnam 2008 pageant, told correspondents that the draft amended regulations on beauty contests has some changes: contestants in pageants only need to study high school, not have to hold a high-school graduation diploma. The draft has been on your table for several months but you’ve been so busy you haven’t signed it yet. What do you say about this?
The draft is on my table but there is no change about the knowledge of contestants of beauty contests: Contestants must graduate from high school. Mr. Duong Xuan Nam suggested changing this at a conference on the draft regulations held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in April 2008. However, that’s his opinion. Many others say a national beauty queen must be a high-school graduate.
The Legal Agency and the Performance Art Agency submitted this draft to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and asked for Minister Hoang Tuan Anh’s opinion about the above issues. It is not true that the draft was approved and is only awaiting my signature. I would like to say that I don’t have the right to sign it, but the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The organising board of the Miss Vietnam 2008 pageant admitted that it made a mistake when it got ahead of the rules. According to Regulation 37 on beauty contests of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the organising board violated the rules. What will the Ministry do?
The organising board of Miss Vietnam 2008 pageant told the press that they wanted to be a little ahead of time, based on the spirit of renovation, but renovation must follow rules.
At a meeting today of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Minister Hoang Tuan Anh instructed the ministry’s inspectors to check whether the Miss Vietnam 2008 pageant organising board violated the rules or not. I think this job must be finished quickly so the public is clear on it.
It is said that Miss Vietnam 2008 Tran Thi Thuy Dung used a false school report. What is your opinion as an official of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and as a normal person?
You put me in two positions, as an official or a normal audience...? I think to have specific comments we need conclusions about this case made by state agencies.
If state agencies determine that the organising board of Miss Vietnam 2008 violated the regulations, how will the Ministry deal with it?
We will follow the laws. For example, if the organising board made mistakes, they will have to bear responsibility. And inspectors will follow Decree 56 and regulations on beauty contests to solve the case.
If Miss Vietnam 2008 Thuy Dung violated the rules, will she be allowed to keep her crown?
We have to wait for inspectors’ conclusions to come up with suitable measures based on state laws (if she violated the rules) and at that time, it would not be unimaginable that Thuy Dung’s crown would be taken away.
Tien Phong Newspaper is the sole unit that organises the Miss Vietnam pageant. Is there any change related to choosing the organiser of this pageant?
The draft amended regulations says that if any unit makes a mistake in organising a beauty contest they are not allowed to continue organising the event.
Many beauty contests have been held in the last two years and some of them had ill reputations. As an official of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, do you think that we should tighten the licencing of beauty contests in the future?
It is necessary to tighten licencing of beauty contests. Even the title Miss can’t be used for the winners of all beauty contests, for example, the title should be Belle for the winner of provincial and regional beauty contests.
The host of beauty contests should be allowed to hold the contest in their location only. For example, if Hanoi hosts the Miss Tourism pageant, all activities related to this event must be organised in Hanoi.
Beauty contests need to have two juries, one for the preliminary and one for the final round.
One more thing, members of the organising board can’t join the jury. Officials from licencing agencies like the Performance Art Agency and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism must not be members of the jury. The last thing, the jury is suggested by the organising board but it must be agreed on by the licencing agency.
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