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Three Vietnamese to join Miss Universe jury - Miss Universe 2008

By July 6 the names of seven members of the jury for the preliminary night (July 8) were announced, including three Vietnamese or overseas Vietnamese.

They are Nguyen Cong Khe, Editor-in-chief of Thanh Nien Newspaper, Vietnamese American Rosalina Tran Lydster, the co-designer of the crown for Miss Universe 2008, and Thuy Tran, a Vietnamese American fashion and art expert.

The five other jury members include hair designer Adel Chabbi, Vice Chairman of NBC channel Dean McFliker, designer Fred Howard, and PR expert Dave Tomberlin.

Especially, Miss Universe 2007 Ryio Mori will host the preliminary night with a Vietnamese host, Nguyen Khac Nguyen.

The event on July 8 is very significant because the Jury will choose the top 15 beauties of Miss Universe pageant. However, the list will be announced on the final round on July 14.

The preliminary round will be held at 8pm (local time) at the Crown Convention Centre in Diamond Bay Resort, Nha trang city with two major parts: swimwear and night gown.

In the final round, the Jury will select the top ten girls, who will participate in the swimwear, night gown and interview competitions to compete for the pageant’s prizes. The top ten beauties will receive bonus worth $500 and a Rogaska crystal trophy.

According to the organizing board of Miss Universe 2008 competition, the Jury of the final round on July 14 will have Miss Universe 2004 Jennifer Hawkins, famous actress of NBC Nadine Velazquez, Donald Trump Jr, billionaire Donald Trump’s son, Italian well-known fashion designer Roberto Cavalli and hair designer Louis Licari.

The Jury will number 12 so perhaps some Vietnamese can join the Jury. The final round will be aired live to 170 countries and territories.

The Crown Convention Center in Nha Trang will be equipped with international light and sound system and a LED scree of 125sq.m to serve the final round, the most important event of Miss Universe pageant.

As of 4pm of July 9 (Vietnam time), the poll for Best in Traditional Costume of NBC TV channel will be kicked off at http://www.nbc.com/Miss_Universe_2008/. The winner will receive bonus worth $1,000 and a trophy. The Best in Traditional Costume and Miss Friendly titles will be announced in the final round on July 14. Miss Friendly is selected based on a poll with 80 contestants. The prize for Miss Friendly will be also $1,000 and a trophy.

(Source: VnMedia, Dan Tri)

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Three Vietnamese to join Miss Universe jury - Miss Universe 2008

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