Miss Charm 2023

Miss Charm 2023 was the first edition of the Miss Charm pageant, held at the Hoa Binh Theater in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 16 February 2023.

Miss Charm 2023
Luma Russo
Date	February 16, 2023
Presenters	Phương Mai Quỳnh Nga Karina Ramos
Entertainment	Thảo Trang Phạm Hồng Minh
Venue	Hoa Binh Theater, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Broadcaster	VTVcab 4
Entrants	38
Placements	20
Debuts	Argentina Bangladesh Bolivia Brazil Cambodia Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic England Eritrea Germany India Indonesia Japan South Korea Malaysia Mexico Mongolia Myanmar Netherlands Nicaragua Pakistan Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Russia Singapore South Africa South Sudan Thailand Ukraine Venezuela Vietnam Wales Zambia
Winner	Luma Russo Brazil
Best National Costume	Sotheary Bee, Cambodia
Photogenic	Valentina Campion, Dominican Republic
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It was won by Luma Russo of Brazil.

Contestants from thirty-eight countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Phương Mai, Quỳnh Nga and Karina Ramos.

Background

Hoa Binh Theater, the venue of Miss Charm 2023

Location and date

Miss Charm was officially launched in a press conference on 8 October 2019 under the name Miss Charm International. The first contest was supposed to be held on 17 March 2020 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.^[1][2][3] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam, it was announced on 27 February 2020 that the first issue would be postponed.^[4][5] On 29 March 2021, the contest was rescheduled to be held on 1 October 2021,^[6] but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the contest was postponed to 24 April 2022, however the contest was cancelled.^[7][8]

On 17 November 2022, in another press conference held at Lotte Hotel Saigon, the Miss Charm Organization announced that the pageant would be held on 16 February 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.^[9] The Hoa Binh Theater became the venue of final coronation.^{[10][9][11][12][13]} The pageant was hosted by Phương Mai, Quỳnh Nga and Karina Ramos.^[14]

Results

Miss Charm 2023 final results

Placements

Placement[15][16]	Contestant
Winner	Brazil – Luma Russo[17][18][19][20][21]
1st Runner-Up	Philippines – Annabelle McDonnell
2nd Runner-Up	Indonesia – Olivia Tan §
Top 6	Colombia – Juliana Habib  South Africa – Luyanda Zuma  Venezuela – Lady Di Mosquera
Top 10	Argentina – Julieta García  Costa Rica – Andrea Montero  Dominican Republic – Valentina Campion  Puerto Rico – Alejandra Pagán
Top 20	Chile – Anahí Hormazabal  China – Li Mengli  Malaysia – Shannen Totten  Mexico – Karen Bustos  Poland – Sylwia Bober  Russia – Anna Baksheeva  South Korea – Larissa Han  Thailand – Patitta Suntivijj  Ukraine – Anastasiia Panova  Vietnam – Đặng Dương Thanh Thanh Huyền

§ – Voted into the top 6 through Miss BlockCharm

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Best National Costume	Cambodia – Sotheary Bee[22][16]
Best in Evening Gown	Venezuela – Lady Di Mosquera[23]
Best in Swimsuit	Colombia – Juliana Habib[24]
Best Social Media	Thailand – Patitta Suntivijj
Best in Ao Dai	South Sudan – Aluong Bulkoch[16]
Miss Popular Vote	Indonesia – Olivia Tan
Miss Photogenic	Dominican Republic – Valentina Campion
Miss Tourism	Vietnam – Đặng Dương Thanh Thanh Huyền

Pageant

Swimsuit competition

The swimsuit competition was held on February 9, 2023 at Lotte Hotel Saigon by Fizen, which was named "The Spring Beach".^[25][26] Miss Fizen was awarded to Juliana Habib of Colombia.^[24]

Placement	Contestant
Miss Fizen Best in Swimsuit	Colombia – Juliana Habib
Top 5	Poland – Sylwia Bober  Russia – Anna Baksheeva  Ukraine – Anastasiia Panova  Venezuela – Lady Di Mosquera

Miss BlockCharm

For the first time, online voting at a pageant was done using blockchain technology, where votes could be bought by purchasing NFTs.^[27][28] Olivia Tan of Indonesia won the award.^{[citation needed]}

Placement	Contestant	Ref.
Winner	Indonesia - Olivia Tan	[29][better source needed]
Runner-Up	Vietnam - Đặng Dương Thanh Thanh Huyền
Top 10	Bangladesh – Jessia Islam  Chile – Anahí Hormazabal  China – Li Mengli  Dominican Republic – Valentina Campion  England – Paige Loren Cannon James  India – Satakshi Bhanot  Japan – Ruri Saji  Mexico – Karen Bustos

Format

Prior to the final competition, the contestants competed in a preliminary competition, which involved closed-door interviews with the judges^[30] and a presentation show where they competed in ao dai, national costume, swimwear and evening gowns^{[31][32][33][34]} and was held in BHD Studio on 13 February, hosted by Karina Ramos.^{[citation needed]}

The results of the preliminary competition, which consisted of swimsuit and evening dress competitions, as well as closed interviews, determined the 20 selected semifinalists. The winner of Miss BlockCharm will advance to the top 10. The top 20 compete in the swimsuit competition and are narrowed down to the top 10 afterward. The top 10 competed in an evening gown competition and narrowed down to the top 6 afterward. The top 6 competed in a question and answer preliminary round, and the final 3 were chosen. The final word piece was brought back, after which Miss Charm 2023 and its two runners-up were announced.^[35]

Selection committee

• Nguyễn Thị Thúy Nga – President of the Miss Charm Organization^{[citation needed][36]}
• Natalie Glebova – Miss Universe 2005 from Canada^[10]
• Mireia Lalaguna – Miss World 2015 from Spain^[10]
• Ikumi Yoshimatsu – Miss International 2012 from Japan^[10]
• Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê – Supermodel Vietnam 2013, Miss Ao dai Vietnam 2014 and Miss World 2015 Top 11^[10]
• Mimi Morris – Vietnamese-American businesswoman and philanthropist^[10]
• Irene Zhao – Singaporean model and influencer^{[citation needed][37]}

Contestants

Thirty-eight contestants competed for the title:^[38]

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age[α]	Hometown
Argentina	Julieta García	23	Bahía Blanca
Bangladesh	Jessia Islam	23	Dhaka
Bolivia	Alondra Mercado[39]	21	Trinidad
Brazil	Luma Russo[40]	27	Divinópolis
Cambodia	Sotheary By[41]	24	Phnom Penh
Chile	Anahí Hormazabal	25	Santiago
China	Li Mengli	24	Henan
Colombia	Juliana Habib[42]	22	Montería
Costa Rica	Andrea Montero[43]	22	Limón
Dominican Republic	Valentina Campion[44]	22	Samaná
England	Paige Loren Cannon James[45]	18	Liverpool
Eritrea	Winta Russom	23	Mendefera
Germany	Tamila Lambrecht	19	Oebisfelde
India	Satakshi Bhanot[46]	25	Pune
Indonesia	Olivia Tan[47]	29	Jakarta
Japan	Ruri Saji	28	Jōetsu
Malaysia	Shannen Totten[48]	28	Kuala Lumpur
Mexico	Karen Bustos[49]	25	San Luis Potosí
Mongolia	Myagmarnaran Munkhbold	23	Ulaanbaatar
Myanmar	May Thazin Oo	21	Myitkyina
Netherlands	Elize de Jong	27	Rijnsburg
Nicaragua	Isabella Salgado	26	Chinandega
Pakistan	Roma Michael	27	Lahore
Philippines	Annabelle McDonnell[50]	22	Naawan
Poland	Sylwia Bober[51]	24	Warsaw
Portugal	Andreia Correia	24	Lisbon
Puerto Rico	Alejandra Pagán[52]	23	Vega Baja
Russia	Anna Baksheeva	21	Chita
Singapore	Olivia Dewi Cinta Higgins	28	Singapore City
South Africa	Luyanda Zuma[53]	21	Pietermaritzburg
South Korea	Larissa Han	29	Seoul
South Sudan	Aluong Bulkoch	29	Juba
Thailand	Patitta Suntivijj[54]	29	Rangsit
Ukraine	Anastasiia Panova[55]	28	Kryvyi Rih
Venezuela	Lady Di Mosquera[56]	22	Carora
Vietnam	Đặng Dương Thanh Thanh Huyền[57]	26	Khánh Hòa
Wales	Olivia Harris	20	Magor
Zambia	Grace Mwila	26	Ndola

Note:

• ^α Age at the time of the international pageant