Vietnamese beauty among top 10 Int’l Tourism Queens
Representative from Vietnam Dang Pham Phuong Chi has been named in the Top 10 list of the Miss Tourism International 2016 pageant held in Wenzhou, Zheijiang, China.
Dang Pham Phuong Chi in a costume she wore in the grand finale (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)🌃 – Representative from Vietnam Dang Pham Phuong Chi has been named in the Top 10 list of the Miss Tourism International 2016 pageant held in Wenzhou, Zheijiang, China.
Chi, born in 1994 is 1.70 metres tall, weights 52kgs and measures 84-62-90.
She was Miss Jewellry Vietnam 2015.
Mongolia won the crown, receiving a cash prize of 10,000 USD. First and second runners up came from Belgium and Belarus , respectively.
Formed in 1994, the pageant is an annual China-based event, attracting around 100 beautiful young ladies from around the globe.-VNA
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