Lê Nguyễn Bảo Ngọc represents Vietnam at Miss World 2026 in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa

Lê Nguyễn Bảo Ngọc competed in the 17th edition of Miss Vietnam and the second edition of Miss World Vietnam. She represented Vietnam in the 50th edition of Miss Intercontinental and the 75th edition of Miss World.

BIOGRAPHY

Le Nguyen Bao is a Vietnamese model and beauty queen. While attending the Faculty of Business Administration at Ho Chi Minh City International University in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, she became the first Miss Intercontinental from the country.

On June 18, 2026, Le Nguyen Bao turned 25. Here are 15 more things about her:

1. Her father is a military doctor.
2. She is the founder and chief executive officer of Gen Zero, , a youth-led social enterprise that empowers young people to lead in climate policy and social impact. 
3. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business and management.
4. She was born and raised in Cần Thơ, Mekong Delta, Vietnam.
5. She has an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 8.0. 
6. She was a Miss Vietnam 2020 quarterfinalist.
7. In 2022, she visited Egypt.
8. She was Miss World Vietnam 2022 first runner-up.
9. She is Miss Intercontinental Vietnam 2022.
10. She won Miss Intercontinental 2022.
11. In 2023, she visited India, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Japan and the United Arab Emirates.
12. In 2024, she visited Azerbaijan.
13. She is Miss World Vietnam 2026.
14. She is a Miss World 2026 candidate.

TIMELINE

Le Nguyen Bao is 6’1″ tall. She speaks Vietnamese and English.

2020

• On November 20, 2020, she competed against 34 other candidates at Miss Vietnam 2020 at the Phu Tho Indoor Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City. She finished in the Top 22.
• On November 29, 2020, she was at IMPERIAL International Hotel School in Phường Thắng Tam, Thành phố Vũng Tầu, Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu, Vietnam.

2022

• On August 12, 2022, she competed against 65 other candidates at Miss World Vietnam 2022 at Merry Land in Quy Nhơn, Bình Định, Vietnam. She was runner-up to Huỳnh Nguyễn Mai Phương.
• On August 24, 2022, she was appointed as Miss Intercontinental Vietnam 2022.
• On October 14, 2022, she represented Vietnam at Miss Intercontinental 2022 and competed against 70 other candidates at Meraki Resort in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. She won the title.

2023

• In February 2023, she traveled to Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and New Delhi, India.
• In July 2023, she traveled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• In August 2023, she traveled to Seoul, South Korea.
• In September 2023, she traveled to Bangkok, Thailand.
• In October 2023, she traveled to Colombo, Sri Lanka and Tokyo, Japan.
• On November 28, 2023, she attended the 18th United Nations Youth Climate Change Conference (COY18) at Expo City in Dubai, UAE.
• On December 15, 2023, she crowned her successor Miss Intercontinental 2023 Chatnalin Chotjirawarachat at the Sunrise Remal Resort in Sharm El Sheikh.

2024

• In November 2024, she attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan.

2025

• On March 9, 2025, she received the Asia Humanitarian Influencer Award at the HyperLive Impact Influencer Festival and Awards 2025 at the Grand Ballroom of the Magellan Sutera in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
• On August 14, 2025, she officially received her Miss World Vietnam 2024 sash at LaChateau Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City but was appointed as Vietnam’s Miss World 2026 candidate.

2026

• On September 5, 2026, she represented Vietnam at Miss World 2026 and competed against 110 other candidates at April 2nd Square in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam.