How does the national costume of Vietnamese beauties in Miss Universe change?

In the first years of participating in Miss Universe, the national costume of the Vietnamese representative is usually a simple ao dai design.

Vietnam started to have a representative for Miss Universe (Miss Universe) since 2008. A year later, Vo Hoang Yen followed Thuy Lam’s footsteps to “fight”. The national costumes of the two beauties were inspired by the traditional Ao Dai, meticulously hand-embroidered and hand-embroidered. The outfit Miss Thuy Lam performed was called “Vu Khuc Hac”, which was sewn in the style of Queen Nam Phuong’s ao dai. Photo: Miss Universe. In 2010, Vietnam did not have a representative to attend Miss Universe. In 2011, runner-up Hoang My competed in Brazil. She chose the national costume, the four-body dress, designed by Thuan Viet. The body of the shirt is attached with many kinds of five-colored stones representing Kim, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth and the outstanding image of a phoenix. The accessory that comes with the costume is a sports hat stylized from the symbol of a bronze drum. Photo: Miss Universe Vietnam. During the two contest seasons in 2012 and 2013, Diem Huong and Truong Thi May continued to choose stylized ao dai as national costumes. The two suits have similar colors – yellow combined with deep red, creating visual effects when performing. Although bearing Vietnamese identity, these designs are considered safe and not unique enough to score points in the international arena. Photo: Miss Universe. In 2015, Pham Huong also performed a long dress by designer Thuan Viet on the stage of Miss Universe in the US. The costume is inspired by cranes and bamboo leaves, familiar symbols associated with Vietnamese villages. According to the share from the designer, the brass ring weighs 1.7 kg and is plated with 2.5 gold threads. Photo: Missosology. In 2016, the national costume of Vietnam’s representative, Le Hang, no longer follows the familiar motif. The outfit named “Mage May” has a unique and fancy design, inspired by the ones that catch fish with rattan and bamboo materials… Missosology and other beauty experts rate this as one of them. the most impressive traditional costumes. Photo: Missosology. Since the organizers of Miss Universe Vietnam opened a contest to design national costumes for representatives each year, the outfits began to focus on the unique – strange, easy to impress elements, instead of just focusing on the image. Traditional dress photo. At Miss Universe 2017, Nguyen Thi Loan performed the costume “Vietnamese soul” with the highlight of two giant conical hats like a pair of wings. Next to it is the rotor with bronze drum motifs. Photo: Miss Universe Vietnam. In 2018, H’Hen Niê brought the “Bread” costume to Thailand to compete. The costume used to be controversial about the message, whether banh mi is a typical Vietnamese dish. At that time, H’Hen Niê shared: “Whether you go to the poorest places in the North and Central Highlands, or the most luxurious places in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, you will find the presence of bread.” . Although not winning, this design left an impression on the international beauty community. Hoang Thuy’s 2019 costume was inspired by iced coffee with milk. The bodysuit is made tight to help Hoang Thuy show off her figure, along with the attached lines like the flow of filter coffee. Photo: Missosology. Khanh Van has just completed the national costume contest at this year’s Miss Universe on the morning of May 14. The performance “Ken Em” received compliments from the international and domestic beauty community. Former Miss Universe Catriona Gray rated this as one of the 6 most impressive outfits. “Ken Em” means honoring Vietnam’s silk weaving. The designer is creative on the background of the traditional Ao Dai shape but incorporates a new frame to create a highlight. Photo: Missosology.