Miss Charm 2023

Location and date

Miss Charm was officially launched in a press conference on 8 October 2019 under the name Miss Charm International. The first contest was supposed to be held on 17 March 2020 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.^[1][2][3] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam, it was announced on 27 February 2020 that the first issue would be postponed.^[4][5] On 29 March 2021, the contest was rescheduled to be held on 1 October 2021,^[6] but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the contest was postponed to 24 April 2022, however the contest was cancelled.^[7][8]

On 17 November 2022, in another press conference held at Lotte Hotel Saigon, the Miss Charm Organization announced that the pageant would be held on 16 February 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.^[9] The Hoa Binh Theater became the venue of final coronation.^{[10][9][11][12][13]} The pageant was hosted by Phương Mai, Quỳnh Nga and Karina Ramos.^[14]

Placements

§ – Placed into the top 6 through Miss Popular Vote

Swimsuit competition

The swimsuit competition was held on February 9, 2023 at Lotte Hotel Saigon by Fizen, which was named "The Spring Beach".^[21][22] Miss Fizen was awarded to Juliana Habib of Colombia.^[19]

Miss BlockCharm

For the first time, online voting at a pageant was done using blockchain technology, where votes could be bought by purchasing NFTs.^[23][24] Olivia Tan of Indonesia won the award.^{[citation needed]}

Format

Prior to the final competition, the contestants competed in a preliminary competition, which involved closed-door interviews with the judges^[26] and a presentation show where they competed in ao dai, national costume, swimwear and evening gowns^{[27][28][29][30]} and was held in BHD Studio on 13 February, hosted by Karina Ramos.^{[citation needed]}

The results of the preliminary competition, which consisted of swimsuit and evening dress competitions, as well as closed interviews, determined the 20 selected semifinalists. The winner of Miss BlockCharm will advance to the top 10. The top 20 compete in the swimsuit competition and are narrowed down to the top 10 afterward. The top 10 competed in an evening gown competition and narrowed down to the top 6 afterward. The top 6 competed in a question and answer preliminary round, and the final 3 were chosen. The final word piece was brought back, after which Miss Charm 2023 and its two runners-up were announced.^[31]

Selection committee

• Ikumi Yoshimatsu – Miss International 2012 from Japan^[10]
• Irene Zhao – Singaporean model and influencer^[32]
• Mimi Morris – Vietnamese-American businesswoman and philanthropist^[10]
• Mireia Lalaguna – Miss World 2015 from Spain^[10]
• Natalie Glebova – Miss Universe 2005 from Canada^[10]
• Nguyễn Thị Thúy Nga – President of the Miss Charm Organization^[33]
• Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê – Supermodel Vietnam 2013, Miss Ao dai Vietnam 2014 and Miss World Vietnam 2015^[10]

Debuts