To be selected, Vietnam should have support of people, many landscapes, good infrastructure, especially luxury hotels, and spend some 15 million U.S. dollars on the event, said the committee's head, Paula Mary Shugart, who visited several Vietnamese cities.
Of the money, over 7 million dollars will be paid as the pageant's royalty, and the remainder spent on covering manpower and infrastructure expenses, she said.
Vietnam officially chosen to host Miss Universe 2008
HANOI, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has been officially chosen to host the 57th Miss Universe in central Nha Trang city of Khanh Hoa province next July, local newspaper Youth reported Wednesday. The contract on holding the event was signed Tuesday between the Vietnamese main partner, the Hoan Vu company, and the pageant's organizer under the witness of representatives of the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the provincial People's Committee, Miss Universe 2007 Riyo Mori and Miss Vietnam 2007 Mai Phuong Thuy. The event's final round will be organized at the Diamond Bay Resort in the coastal city. U.S. billionaire Donald Triumph, owner of Miss Universe contests, will attend the final of Miss Universe 2008.
To host the event, Vietnam is estimated to spend some 15 million U.S. dollars covering the pageant's royalty, and manpower and infrastructure expenses. Vietnam will focus on constructing a 7,500-seat stage, upgrading the Cam Ranh airport and some hotels in Khanh Hoa, and beautifying the sea city.
