Published:  00:00 Tuesday - January 04, 2011

Le Khoi Nguyen, 20, from the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, has been crowned Mister Vietnam 2010, beats off 30 other contenders for the title in a pageant in the coastal city of Vung Tau.

He received a cash prize of VND100 million and will represent Vietnam at the Mister International 2011 contest to be held in the Philippines.

The competition, which aims to honour the physical beauty, spirit and knowledge of Vietnamese men, was held for the first time in Vietnam, organised by the Bac Dau Entertainment Co, and broadcast on Vietnam Television’s VTV9.

Do Ba Dat, 24, from HCM City, and Ha Trong Tai, 21, from Hanoi, were named first and second runners up and won VND50 million and VND30 million, respectively.

During the final round of the contest on January 1, Nguyen Nhat Duy won the title Mister Sport, while Pham Thanh was named Mister Talent and Vu Duy Hung was dubbed Mister Gentleman. The judges also presented the title of Mister Knowledge to Do Ba Dat, and Mister Environment and Mister Favourite to Le Kien Dinh. Each received a prize of VND10 million.

The judging panel included historian Duong Trung Quoc, designer Nguyen Manh Cuong, photographer Quoc Huy, anthropometrist Tham Hoang Diep, and Mr International 2010 Ryan Terry.