Vu Thi Hoang Diep gives Vietnam its first international beauty title

Vũ Thi Hoàng Điep representing Vietnam won the title of Miss International Beauty 2009 during the world finals held on Saturday, August 01, in Daqing, China.

Vu Hoang Diep, age 22 and a model from Hanoi, also awarded Miss Talent and Miss Bikini 2nd Runner Up.

It marks the first ever international pageant title for Vietnam by a female candidate.

Last November, Ngo Tien Doan gave first ever international pageant title to Vietnam when he won as Mister International 2007.

Meanwhile, the Miss Global Beauty Queen 2009, which has been merged with the Miss International Beauty 2009, has crowned pageant veteran Miss Thailand Wongbuntree Vasana.

She also won as Miss Photogenic, Miss Internet Popularity 1st Runner Up and Miss Body Beautiful 1st Runner Up.

Wongbuntree was Miss Photogenic and a semi-finalist during the Miss International 2006 pageant, Miss Young International 2007 titleholder and 1st Runner Up at the Miss Tourism Queen International 2007.

Here's the official results for the Miss International Beauty and Miss Global Beauty Queen 2009:

MISS INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY 2009: Vietnam - Hanoi, Hoang Thi Vu Diep
MISS GLOBAL BEAUTY QUEEN 2009: Thailand - Bangkok, Vasana Wongbuntree

1st Runner Up: Russia - Moscow, Anna Botova
2nd Runner Up: Taiwan - Taipei, Ni-Ya Chen
3rd Runner Up: Italy - Rome, Eliana Catherina Calicchia
4th Runner Up: Brazil - Rio de Janerio, Mariana Nues Bathke

Top 15 Semi-Finalists:
Canada - Toronto, Chanel Beckenlehner
Korea - Seoul, Yoon-a Lee
Australia - Brisbane, Jacinta Rokich
Turkmenistan - Ashgabat, Marina Veshkina
Venezuela - Caracas, Jessica Yanmary Quijada Larez
Poland - Plock, Julia Piatek
Puerto Rico - Ponce, Darli Arni Pacheco Montanez
China - Daqing
China - Ningbo, Jing Xie Huang

Special Awards:
Miss Internet Popularity Queen (fastrack): Winner - Korea - Seoul, Yoon-a Lee; 1st RU - Thailand - Bangkok, Vasana Wongbuntree; 2nd RU - Brazil - Rio de Janerio, Mariana Nues Bathke
Miss Body Beautiful: Brazil - Rio de Janerio; 1st RU - Thailand - Bangkok, Vasana Wongbuntree; 2nd RU - Russia - Moscow, Anna Botova
Best in National Costume: Philippines
Miss Talent: Russia - Moscow, Anna Botova and Philippines - Manila, Maria Elena Salas Lopeña; 1st RU - Puerto Rico - Ponce, Darli Arni Pacheco Montanez; 2nd RU - China - Beijing, Zi Jin Ye
Miss Photogenic: Thailand - Bangkok, Vasana Wongbuntree
Miss Congeniality: Indonesia - Jakarta, Ellan Go
Best Skin and Catwalk: China
Miss Charity: Singapore: Veriza Yew