[2] The current Miss Cosmo Vietnam is Bùi Thị Xuân Hạnh from Hà Nội crown on December 31, 2023, in Đà Lạt.
The winner, Nguyễn Thùy Lâm, was host delegate for the Miss Universe 2008 pageant held July 14, 2008, also in Nha Trang.
From 2017, the pageant was accompanied by a reality television series called I Am Miss Universe Vietnam, in which contestants are put through different challenges and training programs in each weekly episode.
[12][13] Further changes about the rebrand was late announced during the press release for the 2023 edition held on August 7, 2023 such as the discontinuation of the "Second Runner Up" title, the decision to no longer sending delegates to Miss Charm and the viewers would have the power to judge the contestants' performances throughout the final.
These additional challenges are: Original air date: September 30, 2017 (2017-09-30) 70 contestants from both Northern and Southern Vietnam was selected through the audition process to become the official delegate for the 2017 edition.
[29] Original air date: October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28) The contestants were split randomly into 7 teams to create a community service project.
Original air date: November 11, 2017 (2017-11-11) From this episode, only the Top 45 contestants who made the cut earlier in the Preliminary Competition would continue.
Also, the top 3 of the first challenge (Hoàng Lan, Nguyễn Phương Hoa and Vũ Thị Tuyết Trang) also received full scholarship for the Harvard ManageMentor course provided by Wall Street English.
Original air date: November 18, 2017 (2017-11-18) This is a non-competitive episode, as it showcased the contestants helping local people after the damage caused by Typhoon Damrey.
Also, the winner of the Online Photo competition also earned a direct spot in the Top 59 without the need to compete in both rounds of the audition process.