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Mai Phương Thúy

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In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Mai. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Thúy.
Mai Phương Thúy
Born (1988-08-06) August 6, 1988 (age 36)
Hanoi, Vietnam
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title
Hair colorblack
Eye colorbrown
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competition(s)

Mai Phương Thúy (August 6, 1988) is a Vietnamese actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned the 10th Miss Vietnam[1] at the Vinpearl Resort in Nha Trang, Vietnam on August 26, 2006. She represented Vietnam at the Miss World 2006 pageant in Warsaw, Poland on September 30, in the Asia-Pacific group. She made the first cut In Miss World 2006 by winning the viewers' votes around the world.

She had posed for photographs late in 2007 for photographer Tran Huy Hoan; the set is described as "nude photos" - perhaps artistic but still risque for a "Miss Vietnam". Tran Huy Hoan has sold oil paintings of a nude lady that bears a likeness to Mai Phương Thúy. She supports numerous social causes, notably the Vietnamese traffic problem. She is the goodwill ambassador for the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation. She studied at Phan Dinh Phung high school and was accepted into the Foreign Trade University and RMIT University Vietnam. Besides being a beauty queen, with a background in her major in the economy, she is also a well-known stock investor in Vietnam.[2]

Thúy did and still does many charity works and she also participated in a movie called "Âm tính" (Negative).

Biography

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Mai Phuong Thuy is the eldest sister in a family of two siblings. Her father Mai Xuan Quang died when she was six. Her mother Nguyen Phuong Lan used to be a tax officer.

Before competing in the Miss Vietnam 2006 pageant, she was a model under New Talent Modelling Agency. She joined the agency via a friend's introduction.

She went to Thang Long secondary school and Phan Dinh Phung high school. In 2006, she passed Foreign Trade University and had three scholarships from RMIT Vietnam. After the pageant, she studied at RMIT Vietnam.

Miss Vietnam 2006

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The winner: Mai Phương Thúy (Hà Nội)

Winning

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In Miss Vietnam 2006, Mai Phuong Thuy with her measurement as: 1,79m in height and 60 kg. She set a record for being the tallest contestant in the history of Miss Vietnam since 1988-2012. She was kept being told to be the best candidate for Miss Vietnam 2006 during the pageant, along with Luu Bao Anh (Can Tho), Tran Thi Huong Giang (Hai Duong), Pham Thi Thuy Duong, Luong Thi Ngoc Lan,...

In the final night of the pageant, Mai Phuong Thuy was in top 5. Besides the top prize of the pageant, she was also the contestant who got the most votes via SMS.

Miss World 2006

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Miss Vietnam 2006 Mai Phuong Thuy competed in Miss World 2006 pageant in Poland. Mai Phuong Thuy was the only East Asian contestant to join the top 17 in the final. She made the top 17 due to the highest online vote in her Asia-Pacific zone. Miss Czech Republic won the crown.

Movies

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  • Âm tính (2009)

Mai Phương Thúy was cast as the main character Lam Uyen Nhi in the movie "Negative" (2009). The movie was about the real life Lam Uyen Nhi HIV/AIDs victim who suffers a life of unhappiness and loneliness.

Personal life

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Mai Phương Thúy had a romantic relationship with singer Noo Phước Thịnh in 2008.[3][4] The two publicly revealed this relationship in 2018[5]. However, after some time, they confirmed their breakup and currently maintain a friendship.[6]

Criticism

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Around mid-2009, Mai Phương Thúy caused a public stir with provocative photoshoots in revealing bikinis that she continuously released, along with her intention to do a nude photoshoot, which the beauty queen explained was for charitable purposes. This incident sparked significant controversy and debate in the mass media and online forums, causing her to face considerable criticism and reproach.[7] On the other hand, there were also widespread rumors among the public suggesting the beauty queen had undergone excessive cosmetic surgery on her bust, but she denied this.[8] Netizens also once caused an uproar when a video clip circulated on the internet showing a girl, alleged to strongly resemble Miss Mai Phương Thúy, arguing loudly with people on the street. The press asked confrontational questions, but Mai Phương Thúy declined to comment on this event.[9]

In 2012, the photoshoot "Xuân thì" (roughly translating to "Youthful Spring" or "Adolescence") featuring Mai Phương Thúy wearing an ao dai made of thin material and in poses considered overly provocative was released online.[10] Some newspapers heavily criticized it, claiming the photoshoot tarnished the image of the ao dai and demanded that Mai Phương Thúy be stripped of her beauty queen crown. Other newspapers, however, assessed it as a beautiful photoshoot that honored the beauty of the traditional Vietnamese ao dai.[11][12][13]

Mai Phương Thúy also faced other issues concerning her attitude, such as alleged impoliteness in an advertisement and during an interaction with a security guard at the Ho Chi Minh City Post Office in September 2011.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Hoa hậu Việt: Đẹp người mà duyên ở tận đâu?". Báo Hoà Bình (in Vietnamese). 19 July 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Mai Phương Thúy: Loạt phát ngôn gây bão của "hoa hậu chứng khoán" Mai Phương Thúy: Tuyên bố chưa biết mùi lỗ là gì, không từ chối nếu được đại gia bao bọc". cafef.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  3. ^ "Mai Phương Thúy – Hoa hậu Việt Nam 2006: Hành Trình Chinh Phục Những Đỉnh Cao Mới". VIỆN KINH TẾ - VĂN HÓA VÀ NGHỆ THUẬT (in Vietnamese). 2025-04-04. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  4. ^ "Những sao Việt có quan hệ đặc biệt với hoa hậu". danviet.vn. 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  5. ^ Trí, Dân (2022-04-28). "Mai Phương Thúy nói gì việc gọi Noo Phước Thịnh là chồng, nghi bí mật yêu?". Báo điện tử Dân Trí (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  6. ^ "Mai Phương Thúy: Hoa hậu Việt Nam 2006 – Sự nghiệp sáng ngời và hành trình chinh phục đỉnh cao". Đời sống và Phát triển Online. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  7. ^ "Thư gửi cựu Hoa hậu Mai Phương Thúy(!)". Báo Công an Nhân dân điện tử (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  8. ^ Trí, Dân (2009-01-08). "Mai Phương Thuý: "Tôi muốn nâng cấp nhiều thứ khác hơn là… vòng 1"". Báo điện tử Dân Trí (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  9. ^ "Những chuyện không ngờ về Mai Phương Thúy: Hoa hậu thị phi hay đại gia ngầm của showbiz?". danviet.vn. 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  10. ^ "Ảnh xuân thì Mai Phương Thúy và chuyện 'người khôn ngắm ngọc'". Giáo dục Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  11. ^ "Áo dài khoe nét xuân thì - ai hơn Mai Phương Thúy?". Giáo dục Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  12. ^ "Mai Phương Thúy". Wikimedia (in Vietnamese). 2025-04-04. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  13. ^ "Bộ ảnh Mai Phương Thúy: chuyện bé xé ra to?". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  14. ^ "À không, chỉ là....Mai Phương Thúy!". Bao Phu nu (in Vietnamese). 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Vietnam
2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Vũ Hương Giang
 Miss World Vietnam
2006 		Succeeded by
Đặng Thị Minh Thu
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