Miss Universe contestants visit Ha Long Bay

VietNamNet Bridge - Eighty contestants of the Miss Universe 2008 on June 27-28 visited northeastern Quang Ninh province where they called at well-known Ha Long Bay and voted for it as one of the world’s seven natural wonders.

On June 28 evening, the beauty queens joined a seashore gala night and an exchange with Vietnamese entrepreneurs.

Many of their souvenirs were auctioned during the event to raise funds for the Thanh Nien daily-initiated Nguyen Thai Binh scholarship programme.

VietNamNet captured their visit to Ha Long Bay:

The souvenirs for auction

Miss Universe 2007 at the auction

The sourvenir of Miss Denmark

The sourvenir of Miss Czech Republic

The sourvenir of Miss Colombia

The sourvenir of Miss USA

The sourvenir of Miss Ecuador

The sourvenir of Miss Kazakhstan

The sourvenir of Miss Vietnam

The sourvenir of Miss Guam

The sourvenir of Miss Georgia

Vote for Ha Long Bay

A technician instructs Miss Albani to vote for Ha Long Bay

Many boys asked for signature of Miss Kazakhstan

Contestants left their signatures at Tuan Chau tourist site

Le Anh Dung - Ha Son