She also won two sub-titles, including Best National Costume and Miss Popular Vote.

Diu Thao, 23, is from Hai Duong province. She is 1.70 meters tall and has measurements of 90-68-94 cm. She was crowned Miss International Queen Vietnam 2023 in April and represented Vietnam in the Miss International Queen 2023 competition.

In the grand finale of Miss International Queen 2023, Solange Dekker from the Netherlands was crowned the winner, with Qatrisha Zairyah Kamsir from Singapore and Melony Munro from the United States as the first and second runners-up respectively.

The Top 11 finalists also included representatives from the Philippines, Thailand, Venezuela, Spain, Mexico, China, Colombia, and Vietnam.

Miss International Queen is an annual transgender pageant held in Pattaya, Thailand since 2004. It is owned and run by Thailand-based Tiffany’s Show Pattaya Co, Ltd.

Vietnam has had several contestants in the Miss International Queen pageant, with Nguyen Huong Giang becoming the first Vietnamese winner in 2018. Last year, Phung Truong Tran Dai finished in the Top 6 at Miss International Queen 2022.