Kim Duyen's Cambodian best friend came to Vietnam to compete in Miss Cosmo 2024

Cambodian beauty - Leakena In shocked beauty fans when it was recently announced that she will be the contestant representing this country at Miss Cosmo 2024, to be held in Vietnam next September.

On the evening of July 27, beauty fans were extremely excited about the information that 2nd runner-up Miss Grand Cambodia 2023 - Leakena In was the representative of Cambodia at Miss Cosmo 2024. Leakena In's image was posted on the homepage, quickly garnered thousands of interactions. The reason Leakena In gets attention is because she has a deep relationship with Vietnam.

Accordingly, before Leakena In came to Miss Cosmo, she represented her homeland at Miss Supranational 2022, becoming the first Cambodian beauty to come to this Big6 beauty arena. Although out of the top, Leakena In still left a deep impression in the hearts of fans, especially Vietnamese fans.

Participating in the same year as Kim Duyen - the representative of Vietnam who won 2nd runner-up. These two Southeast Asian girls have a close relationship. The moment of taking care of each other during the competition was appreciated by the fans. Specifically, after the finale, Kim Duyen returned to her room and filmed a video celebrating with the audience in her hometown. She chatted and cooked instant pho, saying she hadn't dared to eat anything since noon because she was too worried.

Although everyone below was attending the post-final party, Kim Duyen did not participate because she missed Vietnamese food too much. The Can Tho beauty could not hide her joy with her achievements, she wore the full makeup and hair layout in the final night.

However, after finishing making a box of instant pho, Kim Duyen did not eat it but gave it to her roommate, Cambodia's representative - Leakena In. Kim Duyen said that her neighbor was sick and had to receive intravenous fluids right before the finals. However, Leakena In still warmly greeted the Vietnamese audience when Kim Duyen turned the camera around

It is known that Leakena In encountered many difficulties when coming to this contest. Besides health problems, she had trouble applying for a visa, so she was almost absent from all activities of Miss Supranational 2022. That's why the organizers were unable to accurately assess Leakena's performance. In the competition, she failed to make it to the top 24.

Commenting on Kim Duyen, Leakena In shared after the final: "Miss Vietnam gave me medicine for stomach pain because the food here is inedible. So, Miss Vietnam gave me medicine to take and it really went away, everyone." I love Kim Duyen - Miss Vietnam has returned and it's just me and Miss Vietnam. Tonight, Miss Vietnam and I will go see Thank you Vietnam." It can be seen that Kim Duyen left a very good impression in the eyes of international friends at this competition.

After the competition, Leakena had a special affection for Vietnam, wishing to come to Vietnam to participate in an international competition once. In 2023, she registered for Miss Grand Cambodia with the hope of winning the right to go to Vietnam to compete in the Miss Grand International 2023 season. However, in the final night, she only stopped at the final runner-up position. Right on stage, she cried a lot, was disappointed and apologized to her fans.

Leakena In was born in 2002, has a height of 1m77 and is a famous young model in Cambodia. Before becoming 2nd runner-up at Miss Grand Cambodia 2023, she was 1st runner-up at Miss Grand Cambodia 2021, a title that helped her reach Miss Supranational. And with the current title of 2nd runner-up, she will be able to compete in Miss Cosmo again.

Being able to participate in an international competition again, especially the hosting country is Vietnam, Leakena In makes netizens excited that she has a relationship with Vietnamese fans. Many congratulatory messages have been left, hoping she will do great in this first season of Miss Cosmo.

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