Bui Bich Phuong - the first Miss Vietnam: Modest height but highly educated, how is she now after leaving showbiz?

As the first Miss Vietnam, Bui Bich Phuong is considered the most typical beauty queen, with the most lasting beauty in terms of body shape, personality, cultural behavior and also contributes a lot to society. After 35 years of coronation, she still maintains a beautiful image in the hearts of the public.

Miss Bui Bich Phuong was crowned because she has a "huge" knowledge base.

Miss Bui Bich Phuong (born in 1971) was crowned Miss Vietnam for the first time (then also known as Miss Nation by Tien Phong newspaper in 1988). At the time of coronation, Bui Bich Phuong had a height of only 1m58, with measurements of 86-60-88cm.

Although she did not have the advantage of height, at that time Bui Bich Phuong was highly appreciated for her sweet, charming beauty, excellent educational background, and outstanding behavior and communication skills.

Bui Bich Phuong was born and raised in an intellectual family. Her father is the late artist Bui Duc Minh - a native of Hanoi. He was a talented man who loved art from a young age and participated in two resistance wars against the French colonialists and the American imperialists. Bui Bich Phuong's mother is Nguyen Thi Thuyet Hoa, a beautiful and gentle student who was also born into a well-educated family.

When crowned Miss 1988, Miss Bui Bich Phuong was a first-year student at the English Department of General University. Few people know, that day, the beautiful student still worked hard every day to translate for hire with a salary of 500 VND/page, then tutored to earn money for tuition.

As a studious person, Bui Bich Phuong did not enter showbiz but continued her educational path. In 1994, she received a scholarship to study abroad in Korea and earned a Master's degree at Seoul University (Korea).

In 2019, Bui Bich Phuong directly coordinated the activities of the Korean University and Postgraduate Education Foundation in Southeast Asia. After graduating, she returned home and worked as a foreign affairs officer at the Institute of State and Legal Studies. Bui Bich Phuong also majored in National Economics, then International Economics.

As the first beauty to win the Miss Vietnam pageant, Bui Bich Phuong is always aware that she must always try and make unremitting efforts. Sharing with Dan Tri, she believes: "Don't go fast but don't stop." Talking about her Miss pageant memories, Bui Bich Phuong confided: "At that time, I was the first Miss Vietnam, so there were many attractive opportunities, but I determined not to allow myself to neglect my studies. Practice, actively train, and perfect yourself because being crowned Miss is the pinnacle that you must always strive to achieve to be worthy of the public's love."

Until now, after 35 years of coronation, Bui Bich Phuong is still conscious and always trying to preserve her image. She confided during the times when she sat in the "hot seat" of the jury of Miss Vietnam contests that she herself is considered the "oldest sister" and as the "oldest sister", how much effort must she make for the younger siblings? according to.

The perfect marriage of Miss Vietnam 1988 - Bui Bich Phuong

Besides her impressive career, Bui Bich Phuong also has a fulfilling and happy married life with Dr. Vu Thieu Giang. She shared that her husband was the one who always stood behind her, cheering and encouraging her to strive in her career. The two were the same age and got married at the age of 29 after a year of courtship.

Currently, Bui Bich Phuong is happy with her husband and two children: Gia Hien (son born in 2001) and Phuong Anh (daughter born in 2004).

Miss Bui Bich Phuong once shared that family education is very important. Continuing the family tradition, continuing the tradition of cohesion, Miss Vietnam 1998 always teaches her children to listen and observe to learn on their own, to do everything themselves, not to rely on others, to care and help others, know how to love labor and appreciate the labor of others.

Not participating in artistic activities like many other beauty queens, Miss Bui Bich Phuong mainly focuses on work and spends a lot of time taking care of her home.

In 2013, she accepted to be a judge for the Miss Wisdom contest. This time, Bui Bich Phuong received many compliments for her youthful beauty compared to her real age. Miss Bui Bich Phuong also rarely appears on television.

Sharing about her current beauty, Bui Bich Phuong once said: "Normally, when I go out on the street, go to the market... I wear very light makeup, even no makeup, so few people recognize me. I can "hide" myself. Partly because it's not photogenic. It looks different in photos but in real life it's also... different!

For women, physical beauty is always a pride and a dream, but for beauty queens, it is a criterion to affirm and honor the "perfect beauty" of the beauty queen title. Therefore, to maintain youthful beauty forever is a long journey of training and preserving it, which is quite difficult and arduous."

In 2018, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Miss Vietnam contest, Miss Bui Bich Phuong reappeared in public.

In recent years, Bui Bich Phuong has appeared more often when accompanying the Miss Vietnam contest. She often wears elegant outfits when judging and accompanying candidates in activities. The first Miss Vietnam to date still possesses an extremely beautiful and attractive beauty at the age of 52, making the public admire her.

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