Vũ Hoàng My

Biography

Vũ Thị Hoàng My (born 13 November 1988) is a Vietnamese athlete, humanitarian activist, director and beauty pageant titleholder. She is the first Vietnamese beauty pageant titleholder to be chosen to represent the 2 biggest beauty pageants in the world: Miss Universe 2011 and Miss World 2012. Hoang My is considered an icon of healthy lifestyle, and has had success as a model, host, copywriter, and dancer. She consults for beauty pageants, sports projects, NGO organisations and film projects. As a filmmaker, she produces both fiction and documentary features. She speaks Vietnamese and English fluently. Hoang My was one of the 7 main judges of the Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 and 2022.

== Early life and family == Hoàng My, which translates in English to "Golden Beauty", was born into a family of headmasters, educators, architects and agriculturalists. Her early life was spent at Đồng Nai Province in southeastern Vietnam, where foreign investment in the primary and secondary sectors of the economy has been heavy since the Đổi Mới economic policy of the late 1980s. As a high school student, she sat as a representative on social committees and the governing student body at Thống Nhất A High School. She was a multimedia design student at RMIT University (2011), Saigon South Campus and a BFA in filmmaking student at New York Film Academy, Universal Studio, LA, USA.

== Pageantry ==

=== Miss Vietnam 2010 === In the first year she participated, Vu Hoang My became the first runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2010, answering the question about Halong Bay:

Final Question: What do you know about Halong Bay, where the Miss Vietnam Pageant is happening? Answer: Halong Bay is the intersection of the earth, the sky and the ocean. It has an imposing beauty and its impression can touch our hearts easily. Halong Bay was voted one of the New7Wonders of Nature. To me, after several years, now that I have come back, Halong Bay makes me feel like I am seeing my old soulmate.

=== Miss Universe 2011 === Vũ Hoàng My was selected by Unicorp - the franchise holder - to represent Vietnam in the Miss Universe 2011 competition in São Paulo, Brazil in August and September 2011. In the opinion of some critics, she was one of the best Vietnamese representatives ever to participate in the international beauty pageant circuit.

=== Miss World 2012 === Hoang My was recommended by Elite Vietnam - the franchise holder - to be the official representative of Vietnam at Miss World 2012 in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China. She brought a strong image of Vietnam and impressed her fans and followers by her clips:

Vu Hoang My - Interview at Miss World Vu Hoang My - Miss World 2012 - PROFILE - Vietnam Vu Hoang My - Miss World 2012 - BEAUTY WITH A PURPOSE Vu Hoang My - MY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY During the Miss World 2012 competition, Hoang My consistently ranked among the top three contestants in the Miss Media category and garnered significant support from her fans. She received 43,321 likes on the official ‘Miss World - Vietnam’[1] Facebook Fan Page over the course of one month. Hoang My was in top beach beauty of Miss World 2012.