Trần Thị Thùy Dung

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Trần, but is often simplified to Tran in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Dzung in English-language text.

Trần Thị Thùy Dung (born February 18, 1990, in Đà Nẵng, Việt Nam) was crowned as Miss Vietnam 2008 on August 31 in Hội An.^[1] Miss Vietnam 2008 Tran Thi Thuy Dung was the tallest contestant (1,78m - 2008) with body measurements 86 - 61,5- 91.

Trần Thị Thùy Dung
Born	(1990-07-08) July 8, 1990 (age 35) Đà Nẵng, Vietnam
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Vietnam 2008
Major competition(s)	Miss Vietnam 2008 (Winner)

On December 13, Thùy Dung was not allowed to represent her country in Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa, due to her unlegalized high school graduation certificate.^[2][3]

Biography

Trần Thị Thùy Dung is originally from Quảng Nam, grew up in Da Nang, and is a former student of Quang Trung High School.^[4]

Before participating in Miss Vietnam 2008, Thùy Dung had received an admission notice from Newton International College and had taken a break from 12th grade to prepare for studying abroad.^[5][6]