Miss Eco Teen International contest is one of the world's most prestigious contests for 14-19 year olds. It was founded by Dr. Amaal Rezk of the Intergovernmental Institution for the Use of Micro-algae Spirulina against Malnutrition (IIMSAM) under the United Nations. First launched in 2019, the contest aims to promote the spirit of group activities, teamwork, and innovative solutions created by young people around the world to help protect the environment.

Anna Hoang (second from left) was crowned the 1st runner-up at the Miss Eco Teen International 2023 contest (Photo: TD).

Contestant Anna Hoang showed her charisma energy and passion throughout the evening. She captured the judges' and audience's hearts, with her evening gown performance, and excellent answers in the interview, earning the perfect scores from the judges. The Vietnamese teenager overcame many strong opponents to be crowned 1st runner-up at the Miss Eco Teen International 2023 contest.

This not only helps Vietnam move on to the world beauty ranking but also shows that a generation of "GenZ" is full of energy, and dedication to the social community. This generation has a passionate fire to make Vietnam more outstanding on a global scale.

Anna Hoang also won "The audience's Favorite Contestant award" (Photo: TD),

"In this contest, we participated in many different activities about protecting the environment. We planted trees in Egypt and collected trash on the beach... I believe Miss Eco Teen International contest is a great way to build friendships and also bring people together to join hands to make the Earth a waste-free place," said Anna Hoang.

She will continue doing the environmental activities as promised during the pageant, as well as contributing her support for the Miss Eco Teen International contest for many years to come.

Anna Hoang in her evening gown at the contest (Photo: TD).

Anna Hoang was born and raised in London (UK). She has been active in connecting the Vietnamese community in the UK since 2017.

In 2019, Anna Hoang and her friend founded Love Collection - an Ao dai brand to design clothes with cultural inspiration from both Vietnam and the UK. According to Anna, Love Collection has 3 main goals, to promote Vietnamese culture to international friends, to conduct culture preservation, and to raise funds for charity.

Anna Hoang in traditional clothes (right) with her coach Bella Vu (Photo: TD).

In February, beautiful pieces of "Vietnamese-English colors", a collection of Anna's brand, were showcased at the celebration ceremony for the 50th founding anniversary of Vietnam-UK relations in London. They are Ao Dai with motifs inspired by famous places such as Hanoi, Hoi An, Tower Bridge, and Big Ben Tower. These creations symbolize the combination of two cultures. The collection was honored at the 9th National External Information Service Awards in the Innovation category.

With a passion for community activities, she established a charity foundation under her name. From 2017 to the present, the foundation helps support many poor students in mountainous areas and those with good school results through the project "Hieu Hoc Viet Nam".

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