At the Vietnam Exhibition Centre in Hanoi, the Elegant Ladies Club marked Vietnamese Women's Day, which is celebrated on October 20. As part of the event, a thousand club members in traditional ao dai dresses set a national record by forming a living image of the national flag. The gathering also honoured one hundred outstanding women leaders and congratulated club members whose birthdays fall in the second half of the year.
The event took place under the motto "Proud to Be Elegant Ladies of Vietnam, Uniting and Sharing Love." According to the organisers, this reflects the mission of the union: to foster communication and mutual support among women across the country.
The club's founder and chair, Nguyen Bich, said in her speech that Vietnamese women, generation after generation, remain a symbol of tenderness and strength, of tradition and modernity. She noted that the Hanoi gathering was an occasion not only to honour the beauty and dignity of women but also to strengthen the bonds within the community.
Some moments are captured not only in photographs but also remain in each person's heart with a sense of national pride. The image of the sacred red flag with its yellow star, created by thousands of elegant ladies of Vietnam, has become a significant milestone, showing the spirit of unity, pride and love for the Motherland.
— Nguyen Bich, founder of the Elegant Ladies Club of Vietnam
Vietnamese Women's Day is celebrated on October 20. The same date marks the anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam Women's Union in 1930; this year it turns 96.
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