Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Châu

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyễn. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Ngọc Châu.

Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Châu (born 6 December 1994) is a Vietnamese model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Vietnam 2022. She represented Vietnam in Miss Universe 2022.^[1]

Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Châu
Ngọc Châu in 2022
Born	Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Châu (1994-12-06) 6 December 1994 (age 28) Tây Ninh, Vietnam
Education	Ton Duc Thang University
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)^[citation needed]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018 Miss Supranational Asia 2019 Miss Universe Vietnam 2022
Hair color	Brown^[citation needed]
Eye color	Brown^[citation needed]
Major competition(s)	Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018 (Winner) Miss Supranational 2019 (top 10) Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 (Winner) Miss Universe 2022 (Unplaced)

Ngọc Châu was previously crowned as Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018 and was the winner of Vietnam's Next Top Model 2016. She represented Vietnam at the Miss Supranational 2019 pageant and finished as a top 10 semifinalist.

Early life

Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Châu was born on 6 December 1994^[2][3] in Tây Ninh province, Vietnam on December 6, 1994. She studied Biotechnology at Ton Duc Thang University.^[4]

Modeling

Vietnam's Next Top Model

Ngọc Châu appeared in and won the seventh season of Vietnam's Next Top Model in 2016.^[5]

Pageantry

Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018

Ngọc Châu won Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018 at the Walker Hill Theater in Seoul, South Korea.^[6] In the question and answer portion of the finale, she was asked: "If you are to choose whether God will give you wisdom, beauty, or compassion, what would you choose? And why?", and answered: "If I could choose whether God will give me one of those things, I would choose compassion. In modern society, people are increasingly forgetting the good nature of humanity and kindness. I believe that kindness, tolerance, and forgiveness will bring people closer to each other and help them understand each other better".^{[citation needed]}

Miss Supranational 2019

Main article: Miss Supranational 2019

As the winner of Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018, she represented Vietnam at Miss Supranational 2019. Finishing in the top 10, she won the "Miss Supranational Asia".^[7]

Miss Universe Vietnam 2022

Main article: Miss Universe Vietnam 2022

On June 25, 2022, Ngọc Châu won Miss Universe Vietnam 2022, held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Miss Universe 2022

Main article: Miss Universe 2022

Ngọc Châu represented Vietnam at Miss Universe 2022, but did not reach the top 16.^[12] After the competition, she won the Swimsuit Cape Vote.^[13]

References

1. "Ngọc Châu đăng quang Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam 2022". danviet.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved June 25, 2022.
2. "Tiểu sử Ngọc Châu: Hoa Hậu Siêu quốc gia Châu Á 2019". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). December 8, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
3. VnExpress. "Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Châu: Quán quân Vietnam's Next Top Model". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved November 5, 2020.
4. "Tân Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam Ngọc Châu nói về tiêu chí chọn bạn trai". laodong.vn (in Vietnamese). June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
5. "Ngọc Châu đăng quang Vietnam's Next Top Model 2016". tuoitre.vn (in Vietnamese). October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
6. "Ngoc Chau crowned Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018". vietnamnet.vn. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
7. "Ngoc Chau finishes among Top 10 of Miss Supranational 2019". vietnamnet.vn. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
8. "Tân Hoa hậu Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Châu: 'Tôi chưa từng yêu'" (in Vietnamese). VietNamNet. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
9. Trang, Ngọc. "Khám phá cảnh đẹp Tây Ninh - quê hương của Hoa hậu Ngọc Châu" (in Vietnamese). dulich.laodong.vn. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
10. Nguyễn, Ly (June 27, 2022). "Điều đặc biệt về Hoa hậu Ngọc Châu" (in Vietnamese). ZingNews. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
11. "6 năm một chiếc áo mẹ Hoa hậu Ngọc Châu 2 lần mặc mừng con đăng quang" (in Vietnamese). plo.vn. June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
12. Lan, Anh (June 30, 2022). "Điều đặc biệt nhất của Ngọc Châu và dàn Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). laodong.vn. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
13. "Chiếc áo choàng gây tranh cãi của Ngọc Châu thắng giải ở Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ". Tiền Phong (in Vietnamese). January 19, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên	Vietnam's representative at Miss Universe 2022	Succeeded by Lê Thảo Nhi
Preceded by Nguyễn Trần Khánh Vân	Miss Universe Vietnam 2022	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by   Nguyễn Minh Tú	Miss Supranational Asia 2019	Succeeded by   Jihane Almira Chedid
Preceded by Nguyễn Minh Tú	Vietnam's representative at Miss Supranational 2019	Succeeded by Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên