Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has assigned Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh to oversee the Mrs. World 2009 beauty contest in Ba Ria-Vung Tau this November.

Mrs. Vietnam Nguyen Dieu Hoa.

A steering board will be set up to oversee the event, headed by Minister Hoang Tuan Anh.

The contest will see the participation of hundreds of women from all over the world. Mrs. World 2008 Shmarennova Natalya (Ukraine) and the two runners-up of Mrs. World 2008 will attend the event.

Vietnam’s CIAT Company is the sole agent that chooses Vietnamese contestants for the Mrs. World pageant as of this year. Dr. Doan Thi Kim Hong, CIAT’s representative, said the company will organise a contest to find the Vietnamese contestant for this year’s event.

Last year Miss Vietnam 1990 Nguyen Dieu Hoa was among the top five contestants of Mrs. World 2008.

Son Ha