Miss Queen – entrepreneur Paula Thanh Lam is of Vietnamese origin currently living and doing business in the US. She is one of the typical faces who have just been voted and honored in the Top 50 Outstanding Women of 2025 by the Global Women publication.
Her success comes not only from her radiant beauty, but more importantly from her persistent journey of building prestigious beauty brands: Paula’s Academy, Hi5 Nails and Paula’s Boutique – imprints of her efforts, intelligence and love for the profession.
Entering the beauty industry with a sincere passion, Paula always believes that beauty is a combination of a well-groomed appearance and a nurtured spirit. Therefore, in addition to directly running the business, she also founded Paula’s Academy – a place that trains hundreds of students in the nail and beauty industry, helping many women gain solid skills to confidently start a career and stabilize their lives. Hi5 Nails is a service chain loved by customers for its meticulousness, professionalism and constant updating of new trends. As for Paula’s Boutique, she brings elegant and modern women’s fashion style, honoring the confident and graceful beauty of women.
As someone who works directly in the field of beauty and fashion, Paula pays special attention to self-care. Her youthful appearance is not only the result of beauty technology, but also comes from her stylish dressing sense, positive lifestyle, persistent work spirit and joy of living every day. Despite her busy schedule, Paula always maintains a balance: both devoting herself to her career and maintaining a happy home with an understanding husband and three obedient children – the biggest source of motivation for her to keep moving forward. Paula Thanh Lam’s journey is an inspiring story of a Vietnamese woman in a foreign land: daring to dream, daring to start and persistently pursuing her goals. From skillful hands to a methodical business vision, she has turned her passion into successful, famous brands, creating value for the community and spreading belief in the beauty of willpower, labor and love. Paula not only beautifies women, but also inspires everyone to believe that: with enough effort, all dreams can blossom.
