Bao Nhu jets off to Miss Intercontinental 2016

She left Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on October 3 for the competition.

Nhu said the pageant will see contestants from 70 different countries, including India, Australia, New Zealand, the US and Canada.

She said she is in top form to compete in fitness, on stage speeches, personal interviews, publicity and most importantly her charity work.

She has taken part in pageant training session that covered all aspects of what is to be expected in the upcoming competition and as the Queen.

She says pageantry is a most wonderful world to be in.

Young women struggle to believe in themselves, reach out, take that chance and suddenly make a wonderful difference in their own and the lives of others.