Runner-up Huynh Minh Kien

2nd runner-up at Miss World Vietnam 2023, currently a first-year student majoring in Business Administration at Nong Lam University Ho Chi Minh City. She has an impressive height of 1m71 and body measurements are 80-61-90cm. Right from the first rounds, Minh Kien was not a prominent face, but it was her effort and will to rise that helped her gradually shine.

Few know that Huynh Minh Kien had a rough childhood, when her parents divorced early. The title of 2nd runner-up is the gift she wants to give to her mother - who always accompanies and cheers her on in the most difficult times. From a young age, often witnessing domestic violence, the original beauty Ninh Thuan decided to enroll in the beauty contest to spread the message of love and community support to children in similar circumstances. During the press conference right after being crowned the 2nd runner-up of the Miss World Vietnam 2023 contest, Minh Kien made the audience extremely emotional when sharing that her mother is currently working as a maid. She said that for her, her mother's job is a noble job, her mother is the source of her motivation to shine.

Minh Kien used to work as a photo model, tutor, and make-up to earn money to help her mother. Co was commented by the president of the contest and the head of the jury of the Miss World Vietnam 2023 contest - Ms.

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Events in 2004 and 21-1

Events in the world in the birth year of Huynh Minh Kien

• About one third of Iran’s Parliament steps down to protest hard-line Guardian Council’s banning of more than 2,000 reformists from running in parliamentary elections (Feb. 1).
• A. Q. Khan, founder of Pakistan's nuclear program, admits he sold nuclear-weapons designs to other countries, including North Korea, Iran, and Libya (Feb. 4).
• Armed rebels in Haiti force President Aristide to resign and flee the country (Feb. 29).
• Spain is rocked by terrorist attacks, killing more than 200. Al Qaeda takes responsibility (March 11).
• Spain's governing Popular Party loses election to opposition Socialists. Outcome seen as a reaction to terrorist attacks days before and Popular Party's support of the U.S.-led war in Iraq (March 14).
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formally admits 7 new countries: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia (March 29).
• Israeli prime minister Sharon announces plan to unilaterally withdraw from Gaza Strip (April 12).
• Greek Cypriots reject UN reunification plan with Turkish Cypriots (April 24).
• Sudan rebels (SPLA) and government reach accord to end 21-year civil war. However, separate war in western Darfur region between Arab militias and black Africans continues unabated (May 26).
• U.S. troops launch offensive in Falluja in response to killing and mutilation on March 31 of four U.S. civilian contractors. (April 5–May 1).
• U.S. hands over power to Iraqi interim government; Iyad Allawi becomes prime minister (June 28).
• Security Council demands Sudanese government disarm militias in Darfur that are massacring civilians (July 30).
• Summer Olympics take place in Athens, Greece (Aug. 13–29).
• Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez survives recall referendum (Aug. 16).
• Chechen terrorists take about 1,200 schoolchildren and others hostage in Beslan, Russia; 340 people die when militant detonate explosives (Sept. 1–3).
• UN Atomic Energy Agency tells Iran to stop enriching uranium; a nascent nuclear weapons program suspected (Sept. 18).
• About 380 tons of explosives reported missing in Iraq (Oct. 25).
• Yasir Arafat dies in Paris (Nov. 11).
• U.S. troops launch attack on Falluja, stronghold of the Iraqi insurgency (Nov. 8).
• Ukraine presidential election declared fraudulent (Nov. 21).
• Hamid Karzai inaugurated as Afghanistan's first popularly elected president (Dec. 7).
• Massive protests by supporters of opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko's lead to a new Ukrainian election; Yushchenko eventually declared prime minister (Dec. 26).
• Enormous tsunami devastates Asia; 200,000 killed (Dec. 26).

Birthday Huynh Minh Kien (21-1) in history

• Day 21-1 year 1793: King Louis XVI was beheaded for treason.
• Day 21-1 year 1915: The first Kiwanis Club was founded in Detroit.
• Day 21-1 year 1924: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin died in Moscow.
• Day 21-1 year 1950: Former State department official Alger Hiss found guilty of perjury.
• Day 21-1 year 1954: USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine was launched.
• Day 21-1 year 1977: President Carter pardoned most Vietnam War draft evaders.
• Day 21-1 year 2003: The U.S. Census Bureau reported that Hispanics had surpassed Blacks as the largest minority group.
• Day 21-1 year 2010: In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rules in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that the government cannot restrict the spending of corporations for political campaigns, maintaining that it's their First Amendment right to support candidates as they choose. This decision upsets two previous precedents on the free-speech rights of corporations.