She was Miss Vietnam 2017, a top 5 finalist in the Miss Universe 2018 contest, and Missology Timeless Beauty 2018.
That should be enough to describe the head-spinning success of this glamorous Ede girl in global beauty pageants. However, none of that changed her mind a bit. H’Hen Nie just wants the world to regard her as a daughter of the highlands, no more and no less.
Hello Hen, congrats on having excellently accomplished your Ambassadorial duties at the Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival 2019. How do you feel?
The Coffee Festival didn’t promote just coffee. More signigicantly, it promoted Dak Lak Province and called for investment, etc. The festival must have been inspiring, so that every coffee grower thinks about quality organic coffee, about having his or her own brand name. The positive thing is that now we have an environment for self-development, and the young people dare set a goal of doing business.
I am truly proud of having been Ambassador for many festivities. It was an eye-opening experience. As a child, every time I had a chance to come down to the six corners (Ban Me Thuot downtown - interviewer) I couldn’t help but feel bewildered, finding everything so overwhelmingly beautiful. And now I parade with people there to promote coffee and tourism for our province. That made me so happy.
Everybody in the province is your fan and wants to selfie with you. How does it feel?
This story is from the April - May 2019 edition of Vietnam Heritage.
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