In recent days, Miss Ky Duyen's statement regarding reading has caused fierce controversy on social networking forums.
In her presentation in episode 2 of Miss Universe Vietnam, Ky Duyen said, "I have never finished reading a book, because I am a practical person, who likes to learn and absorb knowledge through images and sounds."
After a hesitant and unconvincing answer, the beauty explained that it was only part of her presentation, but the real message she wanted to convey was not broadcast.
However, the image of Ky Duyen behaving in a non-fluent manner and admitting that she has never finished reading a book was still criticized by the audience.
Now a completely opposite statement of hers is being shared again.
Accordingly, in an interview with the media in 2016, Miss Vietnam 2014 said that she loves reading books, always takes advantage of reading when traveling or resting, reading many types of books from specialized to personal skills.
Ky Duyen also has a series of photos taken while reading books, and affirms that reading books is never too much to gain knowledge for yourself.
Previously, Ky Duyen posted a photo of herself reading the book "How to Win Friends and Influence People".
However, if Ky Duyen publicly says "never finished a book", it's easy to misunderstand that she's against reading.
The audience asked again, if Ky Duyen was passionate about reading and had a habit of reading books regularly, then what prevented her from finishing a book?
Which of Ky Duyen's answers is true? Does she like reading or dislike reading? Or is sharing that she loves reading just an image-building exercise?
Many opinions say that the beauty is just making excuses for her disappointing performance at Miss Universe Vietnam.
When competing in beauty pageants and answering questions, contestants need to be well-prepared, flexible, and skillful in their responses. Ky Duyen, who has been crowned for 10 years, still stutters, and gives naive and shallow presentations, which makes her lose points.
The news that Miss Vietnam 2014 registered to participate in Miss Universe Vietnam in July caused surprise. The beauty said she returned to the beauty pageant because she wanted to find an opportunity to represent Vietnam in international competitions.
In episode 1, Ky Duyen's English introduction was also disappointing as her pronunciation, word usage, and expression were not really good. It is worth mentioning that right from the first sentence, the beauty queen made a basic grammar mistake.
Ky Duyen's catwalk ability has also been criticized for being stiff and indecisive. Although for many years she has been a coach and judge of many beauty and modeling contests.
This is also the reason why many audiences were disappointed, because they thought Ky Duyen's performance was not commensurate with her experience and long-term preparation over the past 10 years.
Ky Duyen - full name Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen, born in 1996 - was crowned Miss Vietnam in 2014. She studied at the Foreign Trade University, majoring in Foreign Economics. However, there is no official information on whether the beauty has received her diploma or not.
