(VOVworld) – The Miss Grand International 2017 contest will be held in Ho Chi Minh City and Quang Binh and Kien Giang province in October, attracting participants from 80 countries and territories.

A dove and balloon release event to express Vietnamese people's wishes for peace (Photo: VOV)

The organizing board has suggested that the contest be held at the Paradise Cave of Phong Nha-Ke Bang World Natural Heritage. This is a natural cave with a system of majestic stalactites.