According to FLC Sam Son Golf & Resort and Nam Huong Media & Event, the organizers of the event, more than 100 contestants recently competed in Ho Chi Minh City for a shot at the coveted title.

All of the contestants received grooming and training in various aspects of personality and leadership from model and former beauty queen Nguyen Thu Huong (second from left in red dress).

Nguyen Thi Tuyet Ngoc, junior at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Science

Dieu Thuy, sister of Miss Southeast Asia 2012 Dieu Han (right), student at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Trade

Vietnamese worldwide are eligible to compete in the pageant, according to the organizers.

The final round on August 7 at the resort town of Sam Son in Thanh Hoa Province will broadcast live on Vietnam Television VTV1.