Runner-up Le Phuong Thao revealed the cost of the Miss Contest: More than 600 'tubes' learned skills, dresses, and lost income

She estimated the number for these amounts to be around 700 million, so the final figure was more than 1.3 billion. "However, skills such as communication, behavior or English will follow you for life, so I think this is an expensive investment but not a waste" - the runner-up confided.

Over the years, Miss pageants appear more and more and attract the attention of the public. This creates conditions for girls to have the opportunity to try and express themselves in the domestic beauty arena.

But in order to participate in a beauty contest, besides appearance, ability to behave, contestants need to invest in performance costumes, accessories and many other items along the way. Through the sharing of Miss, runner and many beauties, the total cost of participating in a beauty contest is relatively large.

Recently, Le Phuong Thao - 1st runner-up of Miss Sports Vietnam had a remarkable share about the cost of investing for herself to enter a Miss contest. In 2022, she also passed the casting round of Miss Universe Vietnam but paused to focus on Miss Sports.

After taking these two exams, Phuong Thao revealed the details of the expenses she had invested:

- Learning communication and behavior including 22 subjects (emotion management, mind management, business and social communication, verbal communication, voice control,...): 300 million VND

- Learn professional MC: 22 million

- Costumes and clothes for challenges and activities: Average 3 million VND/set, including stylist money. A program uses about 20 sets of clothes, takes the exam twice: 120 million VND.

- Final and semi-final evening gown: 20 million VND/time, 40 million VND twice

- Catwalk class Ms. Vo Hoang Yen and Mr. Duc Hien: 38 million dong

- Media photos: 25 million VND/set, 3 sets cost 75 million VND

- Cost of makeup and makeup lessons: 20 million VND

- Wigs: 8 million VND

- Beauty spa before the exam: 20 million VND

- Supplements to improve physical strength during the exam: 3 million VND

Total: 646 million VND

However, this is not the final figure. Runner-up Phuong Thao added that because she went to the Miss Universe contest twice, she quit her job for 9 months, which means she lost 9 months of income. "Also, if you don't know English, you have to pay an extra cost for English class. I have a talent test that is drawing, so I already know that, but if you have a talent contest like dancing, singing and dancing, you have to pay extra for the talent test. this part too" - Phuong Thao added.

She estimated the number for these amounts to be around 700 million, so the final figure was more than 1.3 billion. "However, skills such as communication, behavior or English will follow you for life, so I think this is an expensive investment but not a waste" - the runner-up confided.

Sharing below, Phuong Thao also answered many questions from netizens. For example, about wigs, she said that this wig is made from real hair to be able to heat many times, so it is more expensive. About the skill fee of 300 million, Phuong Thao learns 1-1, so the cost is more expensive than studying in class. In addition, many people also expressed their agreement with Phuong Thao's point of view in investing in soft skills for herself.

Le Phuong Thao competed in many beauty playgrounds, worked as a model, as a lecturer before becoming the 1st runner-up at Miss Sports Vietnam 2022. The beauty was born in 1994, from Thai Binh province. She is 1.72 meters tall and measures three rounds of 85-60-92 centimeters, respectively.

Phuong Thao has been in love with modeling for the past 3 years. She said: "The catwalk is a place where I can satisfy my passion for fashion. When I talk to students, they say they like my different image on the catwalk compared to when I'm standing in the lecture hall. Sometimes during the lecture period. Lao, some of you even asked me to catwalk".

It is known that 1st runner-up Le Phuong Thao graduated with a Master's degree in Luxury Brand Management from Regent's University London (UK). Long legs were in the top of Regent's University London 2017, the best student and spoke at the University of Portsmouth graduation ceremony 2016.

Le Phuong Thao also won the award for inspirational young people in the field of environment awarded by an international corporation. Currently, she is a project manager of a real estate company and a visiting lecturer at the University of Economics and Finance in Ho Chi Minh City.

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