03/04/2026
✨👑 Presenting Your Miss Vietnam of the Carolinas QUEEN 2026 – McKenzie Nhat Tran Ho 👑✨
With pride and excitement, we crown McKenzie Nhat Tran Ho as your Miss Vietnam of the Carolinas Queen 2026!
Special recognition to
Hong Duc Jewelry for sponsoring our Queen’s title. Your generous support and commitment to celebrating culture and elegance help make this reign even more radiant. 💎✨
A heartfelt thank you to the Vietnamese Association of Charlotte (.charlotte ) for hosting such a vibrant and meaningful celebration. Your dedication to preserving and uplifting Vietnamese culture continues to unite and empower our community. 🧧
Fun Facts about McKenzie:
1. Mackenzie grew up doing traditional Vietnamese dances, and am classically trained in ballet, jazz funk and contemporary, but her favorite is dancing with nón lá and fans.
2.After serving as the Vice President in NC State VSA, she joined the Board of Directors at the Vietnamese American Association of Raleigh at the youth ambassador, where she is the liaison between VAAR and the VSAs in the area (Duke, UNC, and NCSU) and am in charge of VAAR Teens, a youth group that aims to volunteer with the local community and serve the younger generation of Vietnamese Americans looking to get involved.
3. Mackenzie created a clothing line combining traditional asian features to design accessible clothing for people with ALS and other difficulties with mobility.
4. She been working at an Starbucks barista for over 4 years. As an avid coffee and tea drinker, her favorite coffee drink is a Cafe muối
5.In her free time, she enjoy shopping and hosting get togethers with friends