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Vietnamese beauty pageant and model

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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 37)Hanoi, Vietnam
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Vietnam 2006 Miss World Vietnam 2006
Hair color	black
Eye color	brown
Majorcompetitions	Miss Vietnam 2006(Winner) Miss World 2006(Top 17)

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)

• 1st runner-up: Lưu Bảo Anh (Cần Thơ)
• 2nd runner-up: Lương Thị Ngọc Lan (Saigon)
• Finalists: Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Anh (Hải Phòng), Phạm Thuý Trang (Saigon)
• Semifinalists: Phạm Thị Thuỳ Dương (Hà Nội), Trần Thị Hương Giang (Hải Dương), Cao Thanh Hằng (Hà Nội), Trần Thanh Loan (Saigon), K' The (Lâm Đồng)

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]

On July 30, 2024, it was reported that Mai Phương Thúy was said to be in a stable relationship with her boyfriend, a businessman, and there were also rumors of an impending wedding at that time.[7][8]

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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13][14][15]

Mai Phương Thúy also faced other issues concerning her attitude, such as alleged impoliteness in an advertisement[16][17] and during an interaction with a security guard at the Ho Chi Minh City Post Office in September 2011.[18]

References

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1. ^ "Hoa hậu Việt: Đẹp người mà duyên ở tận đâu?". Báo Hoà Bình (in Vietnamese). 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. 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). Archived from the original on 2021-06-09. 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. Archived from the original on 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
4. ^ "Những sao Việt có quan hệ đặc biệt với hoa hậu". danviet.vn. 2021-05-20. Archived from the original on 2025-04-10. 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). Archived from the original on 2025-04-10. 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. Archived from the original on 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
7. ^ "HOT: Hoa hậu Mai Phương Thúy lên xe hoa". CafeF. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
8. ^ "Mai Phương Thúy trước lúc rộ tin lấy chồng: Từng muốn sinh con cho một sao nam nổi tiếng, hiện yêu doanh nhân siêu giàu?". CafeF. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
9. ^ "Thư gửi cựu Hoa hậu Mai Phương Thúy(!)". Báo Công an Nhân dân điện tử (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
10. ^ 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.
11. ^ "Những chuyện không ngờ về Mai Phương Thúy: Hoa hậu thị phi hay đại gia ngầm của showbiz?". danviet.vn. 2018-07-28. Archived from the original on 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
12. ^ "Ảnh xuân thì Mai Phương Thúy và chuyện 'người khôn ngắm ngọc'". Giáo dục Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). 2012-02-13. Archived from the original on 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
13. ^ "Áo dài khoe nét xuân thì - ai hơn Mai Phương Thúy?". Giáo dục Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
14. ^ "Mai Phương Thúy". Wikimedia (in Vietnamese). 2025-04-04. Archived from the original on 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
15. ^ "Bộ ảnh Mai Phương Thúy: chuyện bé xé ra to?". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). 2012-02-14. Archived from the original on 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
16. ^ À không, chỉ là....Mai Phương Thúy! Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine Thục Quyên, Phunutoday cập nhật 20:22 25/06/2011
17. ^ [1]Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine Clip quảng cáo vô lễ của Mai Phương Thúy - Bi hài quả bóng trách nhiệm, Tiểu Phong, Báo Đất Việt. Cập nhật lúc 10:57 AM, 11/07/2011
18. ^ Clip "tranh luận" của Mai Phương Thúy khiến "cư dân mạng" bất bình on YouTube

Awards and achievements
Preceded byNguyễn Thị Huyền	Miss Vietnam 2006	Succeeded byTrần Thị Thùy Dung
Preceded byVũ Hương Giang	Miss World Vietnam 2006	Succeeded byĐặng Thị Minh Thu

v t e Miss Vietnam

Bùi Bích Phương (1988) Nguyễn Diệu Hoa (1990) Hà Kiều Anh (1992) Nguyễn Thu Thuỷ (1994) Nguyễn Thiên Nga (1996) Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Khánh (1998) Phan Thu Ngân (2000) Phạm Thị Mai Phương (2002) Nguyễn Thị Huyền (2004) Mai Phương Thúy (2006) Trần Thị Thùy Dung (2008) Đặng Thị Ngọc Hân (2010) Đặng Thu Thảo (2012) Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên (2014) Đỗ Mỹ Linh (2016) Trần Tiểu Vy (2018) Đỗ Thị Hà (2020) Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy (2022) Hà Trúc Linh (2024)

v t e Miss World 2006 national titleholders

Stiviandra Oliveira  Sabrina Houssami  Virginie Claes  Ana María Ortiz  Jane Borges  Ambuyah Ebanks  Elizabeth Loaiza Junca  Taťána Kuchařová  Eleanor Glynn  Irini Karra  Janet Chow  Natasha Suri  Kristania Virginia Besouw  Sara Lawrence  Annabella Hilal  Stéphanie Colosse  Karla Jiménez  Selenge Erdene-Ochir  Abiola Bashorun  Catherine Jean Milligan  Giselle Bissot  Marzena Cieślik  Alexandra Mazur  Nicola McLean  Vedrana Grbović  Dannielle Kerkoven  Wema Sepetu  Federica Guzmán  Mai Phương Thúy

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