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Miss Charm 2023 was the inaugural edition of the Miss Charm pageant, held at the Hoa Binh Theater in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on 16 February 2023. At the end of the event, Luma Russo of Brazil was crowned the winner.

Contestants from thirty-eight countries and territories participated in the pageant. The event was hosted by Karina Ramos, Phương Mai, and Quỳnh Nga.

Background

Hoa Binh Theater, the venue of Miss Charm 2023

Location and date

Miss Charm was officially launched at a press conference on 8 October 2019 under the name Miss Charm International. The inaugural edition was originally scheduled to be held on 17 March 2020 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[1][2][3] However, on 27 February 2020, it was announced that the event would be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam.[4][5]

On 29 March 2021, the pageant was rescheduled to take place on 1 October 2021.[6] Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, however, it was later postponed to 24 April 2022 before ultimately being cancelled.[7][8]

On 17 November 2022, during 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.[9] The Hoa Binh Theater was later announced as the venue for the final coronation night.[10][11][12][13]

Results

Miss Charm 2023 final results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Winner
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 6[14]
Top 10[15]
  •  Argentina – Julieta García
  •  Costa Rica – Andrea Montero
  •  Dominican Republic – Valentina Campion
  •  Puerto Rico – Alejandra Pagán
Top 20[15]
  •  Chile – Anahí Hormazábal
  •  China – Mengli Li
  •  Malaysia – Shannen Totten
  •  Mexico – Karen Bustos
  •  Poland – Sylwia Bober
  •  Russia – Anna Baksheeva
  •  South Korea – Larissa Han
  •  Thailand – Patitta Suntivijj
  •  Ukraine – Anastasiya Panova
  •  Vietnam – Thanh Thanh Huyền Đặng

§ – Placed into the top 6 through Miss Popular Vote

Special awards

Award Contestant
Best in Ao Dai
  •  South Sudan – Aluong Bulkoch[16]
Best in Evening Gown
  •  Venezuela – Lady Mosquera[17]
Best in Social Media
  •  Thailand – Patitta Suntivijj
Best in Swimsuit
Best National Costume
  •  Cambodia – Sotheary By[19]
Miss Photogenic
  •  Dominican Republic – Valentina Campion
Miss Popular Vote
Miss Tourism
  •  Vietnam – Thanh Thanh Huyền Đặng

Pageant

The pageant was hosted by Karina Ramos, Phương Mai, and Quỳnh Nga.[20]

Format

Prior to the final competition, the contestants participated in a preliminary competition consisting of closed-door interviews with the judges and a presentation show, during which they competed in the áo dài, national costume, swimwear, and evening gown segments.[21][22][23][24][25]

The results of the preliminary competition, which included the swimwear and evening gown segments as well as the closed-door interviews, determined the twenty semifinalists. The winner of Miss BlockCharm automatically advanced to the top 10. The top 20 then competed in the swimwear competition, after which the field was narrowed down to 10 contestants. The top 10 subsequently competed in the evening gown competition before being reduced to six finalists.

The top 6 participated in a preliminary question-and-answer round, from which the final three contestants were selected. The final statement segment was reintroduced, after which Miss Charm 2023 and the two runners-up were announced.[26]

Selection committee

Events during the competition

Swimsuit competition

The swimsuit competition, titled “The Spring Beach”, was held on 9 February 2023 at Lotte Hotel Saigon and sponsored by Fizen.[29][30] Juliana Habib of Colombia was awarded the Miss Fizen title.

Placement Contestant
Winner
Top 5
  •  Poland – Sylwia Bober
  •  Russia – Anna Baksheeva
  •  Ukraine – Anastasiya Panova
  •  Venezuela – Lady Mosquera

Miss BlockCharm

For the first time in a beauty pageant, online voting was conducted using blockchain technology, with votes purchased through NFTs.[31][32] Olivia Tan of Indonesia won the Miss BlockCharm award.

Placement Contestant
Winner
Runner-Up
  •  Vietnam – Thanh Thanh Huyền Đặng
Top 10
  •  Bangladesh – Jessia Islam
  •  Chile – Anahí Hormazábal
  •  China – Mengli Li
  •  Dominican Republic – Valentina Campion
  •  England – Paige James
  •  India – Satakshi Bhanot
  •  Japan – Ruri Saji
  •  Mexico – Karen Bustos

Contestants

Thirty-eight contestants competed for the title.[33]

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown Ref.
Argentina Julieta García 23 Bahía Blanca
 Bangladesh Jessia Islam Dhaka
Bolivia Alondra Mercado 21 Trinidad [34]
 Brazil Luma Russo 27 Divinópolis [35]
Cambodia Sotheary By 24 Phnom Penh [36]
 Chile Anahí Hormazábal 25 Santiago
 China Mengli Li 24 Henan
 Colombia Juliana Habib 22 Montería [37]
 Costa Rica Andrea Montero Limón [38]
 Dominican Republic Valentina Campion Samaná [39]
 England Paige James 18 Liverpool
 Eritrea Winta Russom 23 Mendefera
 Germany Tamila Lambrecht 19 Oebisfelde
 India Satakshi Bhanot 25 Pune [41]
 Indonesia Olivia Tan 29 Jakarta [42]
 Japan Ruri Saji 28 Jōetsu
 Malaysia Shannen Totten Kuala Lumpur [43]
 Mexico Karen Bustos 25 San Luis Potosí [44]
 Mongolia Myagmarnaran Munkhbold 23 Ulaanbaatar
 Myanmar May Thazin Oo 21 Myitkyina
 Netherlands Elize de Jong 27 Rijnsburg
Nicaragua Isabella Salgado 26 Chinandega
Pakistan Roma Michael 27 Lahore
Philippines Annabelle McDonnell 22 Naawan [45]
 Poland Sylwia Bober 24 Warsaw [46]
 Portugal Andreia Correia Lisbon
 Puerto Rico Alejandra Pagán 23 Vega Baja [47]
 Russia Anna Baksheeva 21 Chita
 Singapore Dewi Cinta 28 Singapore
South Africa Luyanda Zuma 21 Pietermaritzburg [48]
 South Korea Larissa Han 29 Seoul
 South Sudan Aluong Bulkoch Juba
Thailand Patitta Suntivijj Rangsit [49]
 Ukraine Anastasiya Panova 28 Kryvyi Rih [50]
 Venezuela Lady Mosquera 22 Carora [51]
 Vietnam Thanh Thanh Huyền Đặng 26 Khánh Hòa [52]
Wales Olivia Harris 20 Magor
 Zambia Grace Mwila 26 Ndola

Notes

  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

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