Sixty-three girls nationwide have been selected to compete in the semi-final round of the Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 in Nha Trang beach city of the south central province of Khanh Hoa.

Pham Thi Huong (C), Miss Universe Vietnam 2015

The semi-final round will run from October 27 to November 4. Afterwards, the top 45 candidates will enter the final round, which is scheduled to take place from November 5 to December 2.

In the final round, contestants will attend a number of side events in Nha Trang and Da Lat city of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. 

The final gala will be held at the Crown Convention Centre in Nha Trang on December 2.

In the contest in 2015, which also took place in Nha Trang city, the crown was presented to Pham Thi Huong from the northern port city of Hai Phong.

VNA