Vietnamese beauties bring warm Tet to OVs, border residents
Miss Grand International 2021 Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien presented nearly 500 gifts and scholarships to Cambodians of the Vietnamese origin with difficulties in Phnom Penh and Kandal province in an effort to bring them a warm and happy Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival.
Miss Grand International 2021 Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien presents gifts to Cambodians of Vietnamese origin. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Miss Grand International 2021 Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien presentednearly 500 gifts and scholarships to Cambodians of the Vietnamese origin withdifficulties in Phnom Penh and Kandal province in an effort to bring them awarm and happy Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival.
The event was organised by Sen Vang AdvertisingCommercial JSC, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi minh City, theKhmer-Vietnamese Association in Cambodia, and the Vietnamese Embassy in thecountry.
The beauty said she hopes that the gifts, composing of books, clothing, sweets and essentials, will bring joy to students anddisadvantaged families.
Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2022 Nong Thuy Hang presents gifts to ethnic kids in Bac Me district of Ha Giang province. (Photo: VNA)
Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2022 Nong Thuy Hang went to Ha Giang province’s Sao Ha village, where 94% of thepopulation live in poverty.
She delivered gifts including cash and essentials forimpoverished families there, hoping that they will enjoy a warmer Tet holiday.
Engaging in the “warm winter in mountainous region” and “zero VND market”programmes in Bac Me district, Hang visited households with difficultcircumstances and presented gifts to ethnic boarding schools and Thuong Tankindergarten in the district.
Miss World Vietnam 2023 Runner-up Dao Thi Hien and poor students in Lao Cai province. (Photo: VNA)
Meanwhile, Miss World Vietnam 2023 Runner-up Dao Thi Hien gave lucky money and essentials to hundreds of students and residents with difficulties in Ban Lau andLung Vai communes, Lao Cai province.
She also delivered Tet gifts to local border guard stations./.
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Miss Grand International 2021 Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien presents gifts to Cambodians of Vietnamese origin. (Photo: VNA) 
Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2022 Nong Thuy Hang presents gifts to ethnic kids in Bac Me district of Ha Giang province. (Photo: VNA) 
Miss World Vietnam 2023 Runner-up Dao Thi Hien and poor students in Lao Cai province. (Photo: VNA) 
