Miss World Vietnamese 2009 - cancelled
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Print previewVietNamNet Bridge – Time has run out for organizers of Miss World Vietnamese – a beauty pageant for Vietnamese women living, working or studying overseas.
Miss World Vietnamese 2007 Ngo Phuong Lan.
The decision was announced by Khanh Hoa province vice chairman Le Xuan Than, a member of the organizing board.
Gov’t licences Miss World Vietnamese 2009
Than told Dan Tri online newspaper that the Miss World Vietnamese pageants held in Asia, Europe and North America needs more time to call for contestants. Organisers, Tien Phong newspaper and the Vinapearl Land company, have been unable to prepare the contest in time for this year.
Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Tien Tho says that Khanh Hoa province and the organizers of this pageant are yet to report the cancellation to the Ministry.
Miss World Vietnamese is supposed to be held every two years. The first contest took place in 2007 with Ngo Phuong Lan as beauty queen.
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