Le Ngoc Cuong, Chief of the Performance Art Agency under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, confirmed the Ministry will choose a representative for the Miss World 2008 pageant based on the current regulations on beauty contests. Under which, the nominee must be a high school graduate.
Miss World 2008 pageant will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from November 16. To be eligible, contestants must have finished in the two top spots of national pageants. In 2008, Vietnam ran two national pageants, Miss Universe Vietnam and Miss Vietnam.
In April, Elite Vietnam, which holds the rights to send Vietnamese contestants to Miss World, and the organizers of Miss Vietnam 2008 agreed to bring the winners of Miss Vietnam 2008 to Miss World 2008. The hopefuls include Miss Vietnam 2008 Tran Thi Thuy Dung, first runner-up Phan Hoang Minh Thu and second runner-up Nguyen Thuy Van.
Le Ngoc Cuong, Chief of the Performance Art Agency, which oversees the consideration of candidates for international beauty contests, affirmed that the agency will choose candidates for the Miss World pageant based on the current rules.
However, the draft regulations on beauty contest state contestants of pageants only need to study at high school. A finishing diploma is not necessary for acceptance. The new regulations will be issued this year.
Next week, Elite Vietnam and the Performance Art Agency will meet with the organizers of Miss Vietnam 2008 to choose the country’s representative at Miss World 2008.
Contestants must register with the Miss World pageant organizing board 3-4 months prior to the contest. The board has expressed concern over Vietnam’s late entries in the past. However, a solution looks difficult to reach as Miss Vietnam is held close to Miss World.
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