13 things about Miss Universe Vietnam 2025 Huong Giang

Nguyễn Hương Giang represented Vietnam in the 13th edition of Miss International Queen. She represented the country in the 74th edition of Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Nguyen is a Vietnamese actress, singer, model and beauty queen, who is the first transwoman to represent an Asian country in Miss Universe. She was born Ngoc Hieu in Hanoi, Vietnam to Nguyen Dinh Hoa and Dinh Thi Hien.

On December 29, 2024, Huong turned 33. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 2010, she graduated from Dong Da High School in Dong Da, Hanoi and entered the Hanoi College of Art in Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
2. In 2011, she underwent sex reassignment surgery in Thailand.
3. In 2013, she released her debut album “Mercury” and she finished fourth at “Vietnam Idol” Season 4.
4. From 2014 to 2016, she dated Huy Phương “Criss” Lai, an athlete from Long An, Mekong Delta, Vietnam.
5. In 2014, she and Lai won “The Amazing Race Vietnam” Season 3.
6. In 2015, she was a finalist in the sixth season of “Bước Nhảy Hoàn Vũ“, the Vietnamese version of “Dancing with the Stars”.
7. In 2016, she and Lai finished second at “The Amazing Race Vietnam” Season 5.
8. She won Miss International Queen 2018.
9. In 2019, she hosted an episode of “The Amazing Race Vietnam” Season 8 and was one of the coaches of “The Voice Kids of Vietnam” Season 7.
10. In 2023, she released her single “Hót Hòn Họt” and her collaboration song with Phạm Hồng Phước titled “Khi Ta Chán Nhau”.
11. In 2025, she released her single “I Don’t Need Photoshop”.
12. She was appointed Miss Universe Vietnam 2025.
13. She was a Miss Universe 2025 candidate.

TIMELINE

Huong is 5’7″ tall. As a singer, she is known for her stage name Huong Giang.

2010s

• In March 2011, she went to Thailand to undergo sex reassignment surgery.
• She was third runner-up to Yasuy at “Vietnam Idol” Season 4, which aired on VTV from August 17, 2012 to February 1, 2013.
• On October 23, 2013, her debut album “Mercury” was released.
• She and Lai competed against eight other pairs at “The Amazing Race Vietnam” Season 3, which aired on VTV6 from June 21, 2014 to August 31, 2014, and won.
• She and her dancing partner competed against seven other pairs at “Bước Nhảy Hoàn Vũ” Season 6, which aired on VTV from January 3, 2015 to April 11, 2015, and finished fifth.
• She and Lai were runners-up to Tien Dat and Thuc Linh Lincoln at “The Amazing Race Vietnam” Season 6, an all-stars edition that aired on VTV6 from March 31, 2016 to June 9, 2016.
• On March 9, 2018, she represented Vietnam at Miss International Queen 2018 and competed against 26 other candidates at Tiffany’s Show Theatre Pattaya in Pattaya, Thailand. She won the title.
• She and Duong Cam served as a duo coach at “The Voice Kids of Vietnam” Season 7, which aired on VTV3 from July 20, 2019 to October 26, 2019.
• She hosted “The Amazing Race Vietnam” Season 8 episode 7, which aired on VTV3 on August 17, 2019.

2020s

• She starred in the film “Sắc Đẹp Dối Trá” (Drama Queen), which was released in Vietnam on February 14, 2020.
• On September 24, 2025, she was officially appointed Miss Universe Vietnam 2025.
• On November 21, 2025, she represented Vietnam at Miss Universe 2025 and competed against 119 other candidates at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand. She was unplaced.