inception miss universe vietnam
Hanoi ( or ; Vietnamese : Hà Ni ) is the capital of Vietnam and the country ' s second largest city . Its population in ___MASK95___ was estimated at 2 . 6 million for urban districts and ___MASK57___ million for the metropolitan jurisdiction . The population in 2015 was estimated at ___MASK57___ . ___MASK57___ million people . From 1010 until 1802 , it was the most important political centre of Vietnam . It was eclipsed by Hu , the imperial capital of Vietnam during the Nguyn Dynasty ( 1802  ___MASK84___ ), but Hanoi served as the capital of French Indochina from 1902 to 1954 . From 1954 to 1976 , it was the capital of North Vietnam , and it became the capital of a reunified Vietnam in 1976 , after the North ' s victory in the Vietnam War . Overseas Vietnamese ( which literally means " Overseas Vietnamese ", or "", a Sino - Vietnamese word (  ) literally translating to " Vietnamese sojourner ") refers to Vietnamese people living outside Vietnam in a diaspora . Of the about 3 million Overseas Vietnamese , a majority left Vietnam as refugees after ___MASK32___ as a result of the Fall of Saigon and the resulting takeover by the Marxist - Leninist North . South Vietnam , officially the Republic of Vietnam was a state governing the southern half of Vietnam from ___MASK17___ to 1975 . It received international recognition in ___MASK54___ as the " State of Vietnam " ( ___MASK54___  55 ), and later as the " Republic of Vietnam " ( ___MASK17___  75 ). Its capital was Saigon . The term " South Vietnam " became common usage in 1954 , when the Geneva Conference provisionally partitioned Vietnam into communist and non - communist parts . The Philippines , officially the Republic of the Philippines , is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean . It consists of about ___MASK57___ , 641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south : Luzon , Visayas , and Mindanao . The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City , both part of Metro Manila . Bounded by the South China Sea on the west , the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest , the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north , Vietnam to the west , Palau to the east and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south . The Gulf of Thailand , formerly the Gulf of Siam , is a shallow inlet in the western part of the South China and Eastern Archipelagic Seas , a marginal body of water in the western Pacific Ocean . The gulf is around ___MASK53___ km ( 497 mi ) long and up to 560 km ( 348 mi ) wide , has a surface area of ___MASK41___ , 000 km ( 123 , 553 sq mi ) and is surrounded on the north , west and southwest by Thailand , on the northeast by Cambodia and Vietnam . The South China Sea is to the southeast . The Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since ___MASK36___ to select the American entrant in the Miss Universe pageant . The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants , as well as Miss Teen USA . Thailand ( or ), officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast Asia . With a total area of approximately , Thailand is the world ' s 51st - largest country . It is the 20th - most - populous country in the world , with around ___MASK2___ million people . The capital and largest city is Bangkok . Indonesia ( or ; Indonesian : ), officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast Asia with some territories in Oceania . Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans , it is the world ' s largest island country , with more than seventeen thousand islands . At , Indonesia is the world ' s 14th - largest country in terms of land area and world ' s 7th - largest country in terms of combined sea and land area . It has an estimated population of over ___MASK55___ million people and is the world ' s fourth most populous country , the most populous Austronesian nation , as well as the most populous Muslim - majority country . The world ' s most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country ' s population . Miss Vietnam World ( or Miss World Vietnamese ) ( Vietnamese : Hoa hu Th gii ngi Vit ) is a beauty contest for both Vietnamese women in Vietnam and Overseas Vietnamese women from other countries in the world . The pageant is not related to Miss Universe Vietnam or Miss Vietnam pageants . The contest was first held in ___MASK7___ , and the next was held in August 2010 . Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy located in Southeast Asia . It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions , Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia ( Malaysian Borneo ). Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore , Vietnam , and Indonesia . East Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur , while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government . With a population of over ___MASK62___ million , Malaysia is the 44th most populous country . The southernmost point of continental Eurasia , Tanjung Piai , is in Malaysia . Located in the tropics , Malaysia is one of ___MASK40___ megadiverse countries on earth , with large numbers of endemic species . Miss Vietnam is a beauty contest in Vietnam that was held for the first time in ___MASK44___ . This contest was initiated and organized by Tien Phong newspaper . The current Miss Vietnam is  M Linh , from Hanoi . China , officially the People ' s Republic of China ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia . With a population of over ___MASK45___ . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of China , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , Chongqing , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . Miss Earth is an annual international environmental - themed beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness .< ref name =" chinadaily . com . cn / english / doc / ___MASK80___ - 10 / 25 / content_385531 . htm "></ ref > Along with its rivals Miss World and Miss Universe , Miss Earth is one of the three largest beauty pageants in the world in terms of the number of national - level competitions to participate in the world finals .< ref name =" tnp . sg / printfriendly / 0 , 4139 , 168817 , 00 . html "></ ref > The reigning titleholders dedicate their year to promote specific projects and often address issues concerning the environment and other global issues < ref name =" tribuneindia . com / ___MASK80___ / 20041008 / world . htm "></ ref > through school tours , tree planting activities , street campaigns , coastal clean ups , speaking engagements , shopping mall tours , media guesting , environmental fair , storytelling programs , eco - fashion shows , and other environmental activities . Miss Universe Vietnam ( Vietnamese : Hoa hu Hoàn v Vit Nam ) is a beauty contest held in Vietnam to select the country ' s representative to the Miss Universe pageant . This pageant is unrelated to Miss Vietnam or Miss World Vietnam , or Miss Vietnam World or Miss Ao Dai Vietnam pageants . Miss World is the oldest running international beauty pageant . It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in ___MASK94___ . Since his death in ___MASK91___ , Morley ' s widow , Julia Morley , has co - chaired the pageant . Alongside with its rival , the Miss Universe and Miss Earth contests , Miss World pageant is one of the three most publicised beauty contests in the world . A beauty pageant or beauty contest is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants , although some contests have evolved to also incorporate personality traits , intelligence , talent , and answers to judges ' questions as judged criteria . The term almost invariably refers only to contests for unmarried women such as the Big Four international beauty pageants ;< ref name =" chinadaily . com . cn / english / doc / ___MASK80___ - 10 / 25 / content_385531 . htm "></ ref > with similar events for men or boys being called by other names and more likely to be bodybuilding contests . Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by the Miss Universe Organization . Along with its rival contests , Miss World and Miss Earth , this pageant is one of the most important and publicized beauty pageants in the world . It is held in more than 190 countries worldwide and seen by more than half a billion people annually . The pageant was founded in ___MASK36___ by the California - based clothing company Pacific Knitting Mills , and the Miss Universe Organization and the brand is currently owned , along with Miss USA and Miss Teen USA , by WME / IMG . Miss Universe Organization licenses local organizations that wish to select the Miss Universe contestant for their country , and approves the selection method for national delegates . The current Miss Universe logo  " the woman with stars "  was created in ___MASK48___ . Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged ___MASK33___  ___MASK63___ . Unlike its sister pageants Miss Universe and Miss USA , which are broadcast on Fox , this pageant is webcast on the Miss Teen USA website and simulcast on Microsoft ' s Xbox Live service . Vietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ( SRV ), is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia . With an estimated 90 . ___MASK88___ million inhabitants , it is the world ' s 14th - most - populous country , and the eighth - most - populous Asian country . Vietnam is bordered by China to the north , Laos to the northwest , Cambodia to the southwest , Thailand across the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest , and the Philippines , Malaysia and Indonesia across the South China Sea to the east and southeast . Its capital city has been Hanoi since the reunification of North and South Vietnam in 1976 .