Ngoc Oanh will emcee the finals of the Miss Vietnam Europe contest in London on November 9

The final of the Miss Vietnam Europe 2008 pageant will be held on November 9 at London’s Troxy Theater.

The winner will receive a cash award of VND136 million (US$8,000) while the second and third runners-up will be given VND81.7 million ($4,800) and VND54.5 million ($3,200) respectively.

The pageant, which began in March, welcomes around 200 Vietnamese women living and working in European countries.

Model Xuan Lan, in charge of arranging the contestants’ costumes, said there would have been more candidates attending the final, but some couldn’t get a visa into England.

The event will be hosted by Vietnamese MCs Ngoc Oanh and Danh Tung. Also attendance will be Miss Vietnam World 2007 Ngo Phuong Lan, singer Ngo Thanh Van and male model Binh Minh.

Minh will also be part of the final’s jury in the contest organized by the Tri Thuc Viet company.

Reported by Tri Nam