Diva My Linh participated in the performance at the final round of Miss Universe Vietnam 2024 held in Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of September 14. When My Linh stood on stage with Thanh Lam, Ha Tran, MC Thanh Trung Introduction: “Our Diva My Linh has everything, talent, beauty, intelligence, emotion and most of all, influence on the community. She only has one thing in abundance. Do you know what it is? That is age.”
Thanh Trung had just finished speaking when the audience below burst into laughter. Then, the MC continued: “You don’t lack anything, you have more than enough. You meet all the criteria but you have more than enough age, so you’re standing here singing, otherwise you would have stood there as a contestant.”
| The way Thanh Trung talks about My Linh causes controversy. Photo: FBNV. |
Then, My Linh smiled and replied: “Yes, thank you. You are so kind.” The audience thought that My Linh’s expression after hearing Thanh Trung’s words was quite awkward and confused. The video recorded Introduction by Thanh Trung is being shared on social media, causing controversy. Many viewers criticized the male MC for being tactless and insensitive, making his senior embarrassed.
“Why do you bring up age when talking to women?”, “It’s rude, not funny at all”, “Normally, if the guys in Chong Gai tease each other happily, it’s fine, but My Linh is a girl, bro. Minus points for being rude when mentioning women’s ages”, viewers commented.
Some other viewers expressed sympathy. They said that MC Thanh Trung did not mean to offend or criticize My Linh’s age, but his tactless way of speaking led to a misunderstanding.
An audience member commented: “The meaning of this sentence is to praise her for having all the qualities to be a beauty queen, just being too old because the contest has an age limit, not to make fun of other people’s flaws or intentionally attack them.”
In addition to the above controversy, Thanh Trung’s question “Do you think you can go that far?” to a contestant was also considered tactless. Or the fact that Thanh Trung gives his opinion My rather detailed response after MLee’s behavior also caused controversy.
MC Thanh Trung, born in 1983, has hosted many different programs such as Do Re Mi, Dancing with the Stars Kids, Singer Competition, Weekend Morning Coffee, The Voice Kids, Harmony of Light… He recently participated in the program Anh Trai Vuon Ngan Cong Gai but stopped early.