During her stay in Vietnam from June 28 to July 10, the beauty queen will call on and present gifts to poor families, disabled children’s centres and HIV/AIDS prevention centres in several localities, including Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Khanh Hoa, Quang Ninh, Tien Giang and Lao Cai.

She will also visit Nha Trang city to attend a parade welcoming the Miss Universe 2008 contest.

Teresa Sam, first runner of the World Beauty Contest for Vietnamese which was held in Vietnam last year, will join Miss World Zhang Zi Lin in her social activities.

Hoang Kieu, chairman of the US RASS company which sponsors the Miss World’s humanitarian activities in Vietnam, said the company is preparing to apply for hosting the Miss World contest in Vietnam in 2010.