Victoria Radochinskaya from Russia won the world’s leading international beauty pageant for married women held in Vietnam on Sunday.

Vietnamese Hoang Thi Yen was named the second runner up after her question and answer round response was lost in translation.

Mrs. America Andrea Robertson, meanwhile, took the first runner up position at the competition’s finals in the southern coastal town of Vung Tau.

Critics said Yen could have won the competition had her interpreter not botched her answers in the final round.

The events, which were broadcast live on Star World channel with an estimated viewership of 500 million from over 70 countries, also crowned Marie Carine Davison from Côte d’Ivoire as Mrs. Ao Dai (traditional Vietnamese tunic).

Mrs. Denmark Alexandra Bach Ternstom won Mrs. Congeniality and Mrs. Hong Kong ChenJiyuan was named Mrs. Traditional Dress among the 76 finalists from 75 countries and territories.

The annual beauty contest will be held next year in South Korea.

Source: Thanh Nien, Tuoi Tre