Miss Charm 2023 was the first edition of the Miss Charm pageant, held at the Hoa Binh Theater in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 16 February 2023.[1][2][3][4]

Miss Charm 2023
Luma Russo
DateFebruary 16, 2023
Presenters
Entertainment
  • Thảo Trang
  • Phạm Hồng Minh
VenueHoa Binh Theater, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
BroadcasterVTVcab 4
Entrants38
Placements20
Debuts
  • Argentina
  • Bangladesh
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Cambodia
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
  • England
  • Eritrea
  • Germany
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Netherlands
  • Nicaragua
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Russia
  • Singapore
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Thailand
  • Ukraine
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Wales
  • Zambia
WinnerLuma Russo
Brazil
Best National CostumeSotheary Bee, Cambodia
PhotogenicValentina Campion, Dominican Republic
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It was won by Luma Russo of Brazil.[5][6][7][8][9]

Contestants from thirty-eight countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Phương Mai, Quỳnh Nga and Karina Ramos.[10]

Background

 
Hoa Binh Theater, the venue of Miss Charm 2023

Location and date

Miss Charm was officially launched in a press conference on 8 October 2019 under the name Miss Charm International. The first contest was supposed to be held on 17 March 2020 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[11][12][13] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam, it was announced on 27 February 2020 that the first issue would be postponed.[14][15] On 29 March 2021, the contest was rescheduled to be held on 1 October 2021,[16] but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the contest was postponed to 24 April 2022, however the contest was cancelled.[17][18]

On 17 November 2022, in another press conference held at Lotte Hotel Saigon, the Miss Charm Organization announced that the pageant would be held on 16 February 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[1] The Hoa Binh Theater became the venue of final coronation.[19]

Results

 
Miss Charm 2023 final results

Placements

Placement[20][21] Contestant
Miss Charm 2023
1st runner-up
  •   Philippines – Annabelle McDonnell
2nd runner-up
Top 6
  •   Colombia – Juliana Habib
  •   South Africa – Luyanda Zuma
  •   Venezuela – Lady Di Mosquera
Top 10
  •   Argentina – Julieta García
  •   Costa Rica – Andrea Montero
  •   Dominican Republic – Valentina Campion
  •   Puerto Rico – Alejandra Pagán
Top 20
  •   Chile – Anahí Hormazabal
  •   China – Li Mengli
  •   South Korea – Larissa Han
  •   Malaysia – Shannen Totten
  •   Mexico – Karen Bustos
  •   Poland – Sylwia Bober
  •   Russia – Anna Baksheeva
  •   Thailand – Patitta Suntivijj
  •   Ukraine – Anastasiia Panova
  •   Vietnam – Đặng Dương Thanh Thanh Huyền

§ – Voted into the Top 10 through Miss BlockCharm

Special awards

Award Contestant
Best National Costume
Best in Evening Gown
  •   Venezuela – Lady Di Mosquera[23]
Best in Swimsuit
Best Social Media
  •   Thailand – Patitta Suntivijj[25]
Best in Ao Dai
  •   South Sudan – Aluong Bulkoch[21]
Miss BlockCharm
Miss Photogenic
  •   Dominican Republic – Valentina Campion[26]
Miss Tourism
  •   Vietnam – Đặng Dương Thanh Thanh Huyền[27]

Pageant

Swimsuit competition

The swimsuit competition was held on February 9, 2023 at Lotte Hotel Saigon by Fizen, which was named "The Spring Beach".[28][29] Miss Fizen was awarded to Juliana Habib of Colombia.[24]

Placement Contestant
Miss Fizen Best in Swimsuit
Top 5
  •   Poland – Sylwia Bober
  •   Russia – Anna Baksheeva
  •   Ukraine – Anastasiia Panova
  •   Venezuela – Lady Di Mosquera

Miss BlockCharm

For the first time, online voting at a pageant was done using blockchain technology, where votes could be bought by puchasing NFTs.[30][31] Olivia Tan of Indonesia won the award.[citation needed]

Placement Contestant Ref.
Winner
  •   Indonesia - Olivia Tan
[32][better source needed]
Runner-Up
  •   Vietnam - Đặng Dương Thanh Thanh Huyền
Top 10
  •   Bangladesh – Jessia Islam
  •   Chile – Anahí Hormazabal
  •   China – Li Mengli
  •   Dominican Republic – Valentina Campion
  •   England – Paige Loren Cannon James
  •   India – Satakshi Bhanot
  •   Japan – Ruri Saji
  •   Mexico – Karen Bustos

Format

Prior to the final competition, the contestants competed in a preliminary competition, which involved closed-door interviews with the judges[33] and a presentation show where they competed in ao dai, national costume, swimwear and evening gowns[34][35][36][37] and was held in BHD Studio on 13 February, hosted by Karina Ramos.[38][citation needed]

The results of the preliminary competition, which consisted of swimsuit and evening dress competitions, as well as closed interviews, determined the 20 selected semifinalists. The winner of Miss BlockCharm will advance to the top 10. The top 20 compete in the swimsuit competition and are narrowed down to the top 10 afterward. The top 10 competed in an evening gown competition and narrowed down to the top 6 afterward. The top 6 competed in a question and answer preliminary round, and the final 3 were chosen. The final word piece was brought back, after which Miss Charm 2023 and its two runners-up were announced.[39]

Selection committee

Contestants

Thirty-eight contestants competed for the title:[42]

Country/Territory Contestant Age[α] Hometown
  Argentina Julieta García 23 Bahía Blanca
  Bangladesh Jessia Islam 23 Dhaka
  Bolivia Alondra Mercado[43] 21 Trinidad
  Brazil Luma Russo[44] 27 Divinópolis
  Cambodia Sotheary By[45] 24 Phnom Penh
  Chile Anahí Hormazabal 25 Santiago
  China Li Mengli 24 Henan
  Colombia Juliana Habib[46] 22 Montería
  Costa Rica Andrea Montero[47] 22 Limón
  Dominican Republic Valentina Campion[48] 22 Samaná
  England Paige Loren Cannon James[49] 18 Liverpool
  Eritrea Winta Russom 23 Mendefera
  Germany Tamila Lambrecht 19 Oebisfelde
  India Satakshi Bhanot[50] 25 Pune
  Indonesia Olivia Tan[51] 29 Jakarta
  Japan Ruri Saji 28 Jōetsu
  South Korea Larissa Han 29 Seoul
  Malaysia Shannen Totten[52] 28 Kuala Lumpur
  Mexico Karen Bustos[53] 25 San Luis Potosí
  Mongolia Myagmarnaran Munkhbold 23 Ulaanbaatar
  Myanmar May Thazin Oo 21 Myitkyina
  Netherlands Elize de Jong 27 Rijnsburg
  Nicaragua Isabella Salgado[54] 26 Chinandega
  Pakistan Roma Michael 27 Lahore
  Philippines Annabelle McDonnell[55] 22 Naawan
  Poland Sylwia Bober[56] 24 Warsaw
  Portugal Andreia Correia 24 Lisbon
  Puerto Rico Alejandra Pagán[57] 23 Vega Baja
  Russia Anna Baksheeva 21 Chita
  Singapore Olivia Dewi Cinta Higgins 28 Singapore City
  South Africa Luyanda Zuma[58] 21 Pietermaritzburg
  South Sudan Aluong Bulkoch 29 Juba
  Thailand Patitta Suntivijj[59] 29 Rangsit
  Ukraine Anastasiia Panova[60] 28 Kryvyi Rih
  Venezuela Lady Di Mosquera[61] 22 Carora
  Vietnam Đặng Dương Thanh Thanh Huyền[62] 26 Khánh Hòa
  Wales Olivia Harris 20 Magor
  Zambia Grace Mwila 26 Ndola
Note:
  • Age at the time of the international pageant

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