Ngoc Trinh beat 35 other beauties to become the first ever global Miss Vietnam International in the US on August 13.
In the final held at the Carpenter Performing Arts Centre in California, she topped the question – answer session by telling the judges that her father was the most influential person in her life
The 21-year-old from Tra Vinh also won the Best in Swimsuit and Miss Asia titles.
The final also featured ao dai, evening gown, and swimsuit performances besides the question-answer session.
Tra Ngoc Hang and Phan Nhu Thao, two others entered from Vietnam, respectively finished first and fourth runners-up.
Trinh first stepped on the catwalk when she was 16. She won the Miss Photogenic prize at the 2005 Vietnam Super Model contest, and won the Miss Fashion pageant and the Best in Evening Gown prize at the Miss Jewelry contest in 2007.
Miss Vietnam International attracted more than 200 ethnic Vietnamese contestants from around the world.
Ngoc Trinh in her evening gown
Ngọc Trinh (first from right) and Nhu Thao (third from left) who is the forth runner-up
