| Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên | |
| Alma Mater: | Foreign Trade University |
| Birth Date: | 13 November 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Nam Định, Vietnam |
| Height: | 1.73m |
| Eye Color: | Brown |
| Hair Color: | Black |
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên (born 13 November 1996) is a Vietnamese model and beauty pageant titleholder, she won Miss Vietnam 2014[1] and Miss Universe Vietnam 2024. She represented her country at Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico on 14 November 2024.
Kỳ Duyên was born in Nam Định. At the time she competed in Miss Vietnam 2014, Kỳ Duyên was studing French at the Foreign Trade University in Vietnam, but afterwards she left the college to follow her professional model career.[2] She was named after Paris by Night host Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên by her father.[3]
Kỳ Duyên won Miss Vietnam 2014, and also won the Miss Beach special award.[4] In 2016, Kỳ Duyên declined an invitation to represent Vietnam at Miss Earth 2016 for personal reasons, allowing Nguyễn Thị Lệ Nam Em, Miss Mekong Delta 2015 to represent instead.[5] In 2017, she expressed her desire to represent Vietnam in an international beauty pageant, specifically Miss World or Miss Universe, but was chosen.[6] [7]
In 2024, Kỳ Duyên competed in Miss Universe Vietnam 2024 and was crowned, she became the first person to win both Miss Vietnam and Miss Universe Vietnam in the history of beauty pageants in Vietnam.[8]
As Miss Universe Vietnam 2024, Kỳ Duyên represented Vietnam at Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. She finished in the Top 30.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Miss Vietnam 2014 | Candidates | ||
| 2015 | Bring music to the hospital | Main cast | ||
| 2016 | Miss Vietnam 2016 | Guest | ||
| 2017 | The Look Vietnam 2017 | Mentor | Mentor of team winner | |
| 2018 | Miss Vietnam 2018 | Guest | ||
| 2018 | Vietnam Supermodel 2018 | Mentor | ||
| 2019 | Main cast | |||
| 2019 | Miss Asia Beauty Global 2019 | Examiner | ||
| 2020 | Main cast | |||
| 2020 | Miss Vietnam 2020 | Guest | ||
| 2021 | Guest | |||
| 2022 | Miss Fitness Vietnam 2022 | Examiner | ||
| 2022 | KOC Vietnam 2022 | Mentor | ||
| 2023 | Mentor | |||
| 2023 | KOC Vietnam 2023 | Host | ||
| 2024 | Miss Universe Vietnam 2024 | Candidates | ||
| 2024 | Miss Universe 2024 | Candidates |