Published:  00:00 Tuesday - December 08, 2009

Miss World Vietnam Tran Thi Huong Giang placed second in the Miss World Top Model Fast Track competition ahead of December 12’s Miss World final, reported the online beauty pageants magazine Globalbeauties.com.

Globalbeauties.com now ranks Giang fifth in its “Leaderboard” rankings for the upcoming Miss World final.

Giang lost out to Miss World Mexico Perla Beltran in the modeling competition but defeated top competitors from Barbados, France and host nation South Africa, in modeling gowns by local South African designers. Giang was also the first-runner-up in the Miss World Top Model contest last week.

Giang, who stands 1.8m and has vital statistics of 86-61-92, is 22 years old and is studying journalism as well as working as a professional model. She competed for the titles of Miss Vietnam in 2004 and 2006 and Miss Asia 2007 in Hong Kong, and she was the second runner-up in the competition for Miss Vietnam Global 2009.

At the Miss World finals on December 12, Giang will wear a dress by designer Thuan Viet and an evening gown from Son collection. Her traditional national dress will be inspired by Au Co.

“With these specially-designed dresses, I hope to be as bright as the other contestants from around the world,” Giang wrote by email from the South Africa.