Kieu Duy out of top 20 Miss International, luckier than Huong Giang in one thing

The Miss International 2025 finale ended on the evening of November 27 in Japan with many mixed emotions in the Vietnamese beauty fan community.

Vietnam's representative - Kieu Duy - despite being well prepared and always maintaining a professional demeanor throughout the 16 days of competition, still regretfully stopped when he could not make it into the top 20 finalists.

This is considered a result that surprised many audiences, especially when expectations for the beauty born in 2003 were quite high after Thanh Thuy's victory in the previous season.

In the presentation round, Kieu Duy made a good impression when she opened with a greeting in both Japanese and Vietnamese. She confidently shared the message: "I am here with my sisters, who come from many different cultures but all aim for the common goal of contributing to making the world a better place. We represent love and cultural values. I believe that, together, we can create a brighter and better world." The short, concise and humane speech was considered to have fully expressed the spirit that the Miss International contest pursues.

When the results were announced, many audiences expressed regret and said that Vietnam's achievements in this arena were not as long as expected.

After the final night ended, Kieu Duy posted an apology to the audience for not being able to go further. "Duy's Miss International 2025 journey has officially ended. Even though the results were not as expected, Duy still respects the decision of the organizing committee and remains calm and grateful in this moment," the beauty queen wrote.

Before the final night, despite being praised for her steady performance, neat appearance and confident English communication skills, Kieu Duy was still considered "safe" and had not made a clear breakthrough in important activities. Therefore, when the beauty website Missosology announced its prediction and did not rank Vietnam in the top 20, many domestic fans were worried. In the end, this prediction came true.

Although not in the top 20, Kieu Duy still made an impression in a sub-category. Wearing the national costume "Cuu Long An Van" with a high bun, the Vietnamese representative proudly shouted her name and her hometown Vinh Long on stage. During the announcement, Vietnam surpassed many impressive designs to enter the Top 10, continued to the Top 3 and finally won the Second Prize for National Costume. This achievement is considered a great consolation, at the same time showing that Vietnamese creativity and cultural identity continue to be honored in the international arena.

Some viewers compared Kieu Duy's case to the previous beauty Huong Giang. Although Kieu Duy was not in the top 20, many fans thought she was still "luckier" than her senior when at least the results of Miss International were considered more transparent, convincing and fair. Some even said that the Vietnamese representative's achievement in the national costume competition helped to ease the regret from the final result.

In another development, netizens recalled that Huong Giang had the third highest number of votes in the Beyond The Crown category at Miss Universe, but the award was cut and given to another contestant, causing controversy at that time. Compared to that story, the results at Miss International 2025 were viewed more objectively, helping Kieu Duy's journey end smoothly and receive many words of encouragement from domestic audiences.

Miss Kieu Duy scores points with Miss International, Thanh Thuy is a big obstacle? JLO14:25:17 17/08/2025Kieu Duy wore a pure white ao dai, combined with light but sharp makeup. As soon as she appeared, her image quickly attracted the attention of fans.