Women aged 18 to 27 who are at least 1.65m tall and have had no cosmetic surgery are eligible to enter the contest. Participation is limited to unmarried women who have never given birth or parented a child.
The primary round of the southern region was held in March while another of the northern region took place in April. 40 selected will participate in the final round in May in the central coastal city of Da Nang.
Winners of the pageant will receive VND300 million in cash and be selected to compete at the Miss World 2019 pageant in October-November, 2019. The organizer will also present minor titles, such as Miss Talent, Miss Ocean, Miss Communications Miss Sports, Miss Fashion and the Beauty with a Purpose Award.
Vietnam representatives the Miss World beauty pageants were Miss Vietnam 2002 Pham Thi Mai Phuong, Miss Vietnam 2004 Nguyen Thi Huyen, Miss Vietnam 2006 Mai Phuong Thuy, the first runner-up of the Miss Vietnam 2010 Vu Hoang My, Miss Ao Dai Vietnam 2015 Tran Ngoc Lan Khue, Miss Ao Dai Vietnam 2016 Truong Thi Dieu Ngoc, Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh, Miss Vietnam 2018 Tran Tieu Vy.
Miss Vietnam 2018 Tran Tieu Vy
Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh (R ) and Miss Vietnam 2018 Tran Tieu Vy
Ha Kieu Anh, Miss Vietnam 1992, is selected as a judge.