Miss Cambodia refers to her country as 'the Land of Smiles', Thai netizens frown

Miss Charm 2025 will be held in Vietnam on Dec. 12, 2025.

The pageant is an annual event organised by the Vietnam-based organisation.

In the lead-up to the big night, the event's social media pages have been featuring different contestants.

All great video packages.

Miss Cambodia's introduction, though, sparked much more discussion.

In it, Miss Cambodia, Det Sreyneat, narrated the story and beauty of Cambodia, similar to how other contestants' introduction videos played out.

However, there was slightly more controversy, owing quite a bit to this line.

Which provoked these types of comments:

Another claim bubbling in the comments was on the origins of the dress.

They appear to be referring to this particular dress.

According to The Thaiger, there are no official comments yet regarding this online kerfuffle.

However, the tension boiling in the comments has spread to even Miss Thailand's introduction video.

Image from Miss Charm/FB