Hoang My, 22 years old and 1.75m tall, agreed to compete in this beauty contest, and she is now waiting for her license from the Performing Arts Department, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The final round of the Miss Asia Pacific International 2011 will be held in Seoul, Republic of Korea on June 11. This is one of leading beauty contests in Asia, which began in 1968 but has recently been postponed since 2005.

The Philippines has hosted the event most of the time and also claims the highest number of winners at four.

According to the official website, the contest is organised by the Asia Pacific Elite Corporation and more than 60 countries and territories will be invited to join the upcoming 37^th competition. The three top finalists will sign contracts with Asia Pacific Elite to be trained as professional models and become the corporation’s representative.