A Vietnamese beauty has been named Miss Supranational Asia 2018 after making it to the top 10 of the overall competition Miss Supranational in Poland.

Nguyen Tran Hai Duong, country director of Miss Supranational in Vietnam, confirmed on her Facebook account on Sunday that Nguyen Minh Tu won the title.

This is one of the main titles of the beauty pageant, Duong said, adding that Tu ranked sixth in the top 10 of the Miss Supranational competition.      

Nguyen Minh Tu receives the tiara and title of Miss Supranational Asia 2018 from Gerhard Parzutka Von Lipinski, the beauty pageant’s president. Photo: Miss Supranational

Earlier on Friday night (Poland time), Tu joined 71 other beauties from countries and territories across the world to compete in the finals of Miss Supranational 2018 in the Polish city of Krynica-Zdrój.

The 27-year-old Vietnamese representative advanced into the top 10, along with the United States, Romania, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Indonesia, Poland, Mexico, the Philippines, and Venezuela.

Nguyen Minh Tu is pictured onstage before the top five is announced in the finals of the 2018 Miss Supranational in Poland on December 7, 2018. Photo: Miss Supranational

She was unable to make it to the top five, which included the United States, Puerto Rico, Indonesia, Poland, and Mexico.

Valeria Vázquez, a 24-year-old beauty from Puerto Rico, was crowned the winner of the 2018 Miss Supranational.

Minh Tu poses with her evening gown. Photo: Miss Supranational

The winners of the pageant’s sub-contests were later announced backstage, with Tu being named the beauty with the best evening gown.

She also ranked among the top 10 contestants with the best national costumes after donning a stunning ‘ao dai’ designed by Dinh Van Tho.

Nguyen Minh Tu dons ‘ao dai’ in the national costume round. Photo: Miss Supranational

After Miss Supranational was named, organizers of the beauty pageant announced the names of six Continental Queens, which are Miss Supranational in each region, including Africa, Americas, Asia, Caribbean, Europe, and Oceania.

Miss Supranational is among the biggest beauty pageants in the world, alongside Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss Earth, Miss International, and Miss Grand International.

The competition was first held in Plock, Poland in 2009 and has been organized annually since then.

The list of Continental Queens of Miss Supranational 2018. Photo: Miss Supranational

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