Nguyen Thuy Lam

Biography

Nguyễn Thùy Lâm (real name Nguyễn Thùy Trang, born September 10, 1987, in Thái Bình, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese singer, actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Universe Vietnam 2008 contest on May 31, 2008. Thuy Lam represented Vietnam in the Miss Universe 2008 competition and was the first Vietnamese contestant that made it to the semifinals of Miss Universe.

== Miss Universe Vietnam 2008 == Thuy Lam was announced winner of Miss Universe Vietnam 2008 on May 31, 2008. During the competition she was awarded Miss Talent and Miss Internet by the audience. As the winner, she was also awarded $US12,000 and won the right to represent Vietnam at the Miss Universe 2008 competition.

== Miss Universe 2008 == At the competition held in multiple cities in Vietnam, Thuy Lam was a Top 10 finalist in the Best National Costume competition and Top 5 finalist in the Most Charming in Áo Dài (Áo Dài fashion show). In the final competition, Thuy Lam became the first Vietnamese candidate to survive the first cut in Miss Universe pageant being only one of the two Asians making the first cut along with Hiroko Mima of Japan. She was consequently cut when the Top 10 candidates were announced.

== Personal life == She is married to Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, a businessman graduated from the US.

== See also == Miss Vietnam Miss World Vietnamese Miss Universe Vietnam

== References ==

== External links == Áo dài Bình Dương Fanclub