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Over 1,000 candidates register for Miss Vietnam 2016

Xinhua, July 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

Over 1,000 candidates nationwide have registered for Miss Vietnam 2016, the country's biennial beauty contest, according to organizer on Tuesday.

Finalists will vie for the crown scheduled to be held in August in southern Ho Chi Minh City, said a representative of Tien Phong newspaper, the organizer of the contest, at a press conference.

The crown of Miss Vietnam 2016 is handcrafted from 63 pearls and 3,260 sapphires by 40 artisans in over three months.

After 30 years with 14 editions, Miss Vietnam has emerged as one of the most prestigious national beauty contests in Vietnam. Endit