Tran Thi Hue wins Vietnam’s 1st Miss HIV pageant

 

Tran Thi Hue (C, front) and US Ambassador to Vietnam Michael Michalak (L) pose for picture at the event's prize-awarding ceremony in Hanoi on November 14, 2010

Photo: Tuoi Tre 

Tran Thi Hue, a 27-year-old from the northern province of Ha Nam, has won the first-ever Miss HIV Pageant Vietnam on Sunday.
Nghiem Thi Lan and To Thi Tuyet from northern provinces of Thai Binh and Bac Giang were the first and second runners-up in the “Elegant Plus” pageant held in Hanoi, with beauty and contribution to community making up top criteria for selection.
There were 15 contestants who were chosen from 110 applicants.
Tran Thi Hue discovered in 2005 that she was infected by her husband and that her baby was also born with the disease.
After her husband passed away in 2008, Hue became an HIV activist working among women in her province.
By winning the pageant, Hue becomes the ambassador for the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, and will engage in activities to promoting HIV/AIDS prevention around the country.
The contest, sponsored by the Center for Supporting Community Development Initiatives, Vietnam Television, and For the Bright Future Network, marked 20 years of HIV/AIDS prevention and control in Vietnam, and was among several activities undertaken to combat the stigma and discrimination faced by people living with HIV.

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