The contestants will compete in the categories of traditional costumes as well as question-and-answer sessions on November 1-5 in Hanoi and November 12-16 in Ho Chi Minh City.
After that, 15 finalists will be chosen to participate in competitions that will highlight their talents and charity work in the final round from November 26-December 11 in Ho Chi Minh City.
At the finale held at Hoa Binh Theatre in District 10 on December 10, contestants will model traditional costumes, evening dresses and swimsuit.
The jury will then choose five finalists to take part in a question-and-answer session.
The winner will receive a VND 100 million award while the first and second runners-up will take home VND 70 million and VND 50 million, respectively. The show will be broadcast live on Vietnam Television's channels VTV1 and VTV4.
The organisers of the pageant, the Government Ethnic Minorities Committee and the CIAT Advertising and Trade Fair Joint Stock Company, said the contest aimed to promote solidarity among 54 nationalities and to recognise the beauty of Vietnamese women.
