Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên (model)

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên (born 13 November 1996) is a Vietnamese model and beauty pageant titleholder, she won Miss Vietnam 2014[1] and Miss Universe Vietnam 2024. She represented her country at Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico on 14 November 2024.

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên
Born (1996-11-13) 13 November 1996 (age 28)
Nam Định, Vietnam
Alma materForeign Trade University
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[citation needed]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title
Hair colorBlack[citation needed]
Eye colorBrown[citation needed]
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Personal life

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Kỳ Duyên was born in Nam Định. At the time she competed in Miss Vietnam 2014, Kỳ Duyên was studing French at the Foreign Trade University in Vietnam, but afterwards she left the college to follow her professional model career.[2] She was named after Paris by Night host Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên by her father.[3]

Pageantry

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Miss Vietnam 2014

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Kỳ Duyên won Miss Vietnam 2014, and also won the Miss Beach special award.[4] In 2016, Kỳ Duyên declined an invitation to represent Vietnam at Miss Earth 2016 for personal reasons, allowing Nguyễn Thị Lệ Nam Em, Miss Mekong Delta 2015 to represent instead.[5] In 2017, she expressed her desire to represent Vietnam in an international beauty pageant, specifically Miss World or Miss Universe, but was chosen.[6][7]

Miss Universe Vietnam 2024

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In 2024, Kỳ Duyên competed in Miss Universe Vietnam 2024 and was crowned, she became the first person to win both Miss Vietnam and Miss Universe Vietnam in the history of beauty pageants in Vietnam.[8]

Miss Universe 2024

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As Miss Universe Vietnam 2024, Kỳ Duyên represented Vietnam at Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. She finished in the Top 30.

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 Miss Vietnam 2014 Candidates
Winner[9]
2015 Bring music to the hospital Main cast
Volunteer program
2016 Miss Vietnam 2016 Guest
Former Miss Vietnam
2017 The Look Vietnam 2017 Mentor Mentor of team winner
2018 Miss Vietnam 2018 Guest
Former Miss Vietnam
2018 Vietnam Supermodel 2018 Mentor
2019 The Amazing Race Vietnam 2019 Main cast
Finished fourth[10]
2019 Miss Asia Beauty Global 2019 Examiner
Pageant in India
2020 Star Enlisted: Vietnam (seasons 11) Main cast
Winner
2020 Miss Vietnam 2020 Guest
Former Miss Vietnam
2021 Who is Single Vietnam? (seasons 4) Guest
2022 Miss Fitness Vietnam 2022 Examiner
2022 KOC Vietnam 2022 Mentor
2023 The Face Vietnam (seasons 4) Mentor
2023 KOC Vietnam 2023 Host
2024 Miss Universe Vietnam 2024 Candidates
Winner
2024 Miss Universe 2024 Candidates
Pageant in Mexico

References

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  1. ^ Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên đăng quang Hoa hậu Việt Nam 2014, 6 December 2014
  2. ^ "Nguyen Ky Duyen". 17 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Who will be Miss Vietnam 2014". 17 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên đăng quang Hoa hậu Việt Nam 2014". VnExpress. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Nam Em thay Kỳ Duyên dự thi Hoa hậu Trái đất 2016". Lao Động. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Hoa hậu Kỳ Duyên muốn đại diện Việt Nam thi nhan sắc quốc tế". Lao Động. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Xin đi thi hoa hậu quốc tế, vì sao Kỳ Duyên bị từ chối?". Gia đình & Xã hội. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên giành danh hiệu Miss Universe Việt Nam 2024". Nhân Dân. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên đăng quang Hoa hậu Việt Nam 2014". vnexpress. 2020-01-20.
  10. ^ "Không chỉ có Kỳ Duyên – Minh Triệu, H'Hen Niê cũng gia nhập Cuộc Đua Kỳ Thú 2019?" [Not only Ky Duyen - Minh Trieu, H'Hen Niê also joined The Amazing Race 2019?]. Vietgiaitri (in Vietnamese). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Vietnam
2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by 3rd Placed Best National Costume Miss Universe
2024
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Miss Universe Vietnam
2024
Succeeded by
Incumbent