Vietnamese Napalm girl: Phan Thị Kim Phúc OOnt, referred to informally as the girl in the picture and the Napalm girl, is a South Vietnamese-born Canadian woman best known as the nine-year-old child depicted in the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph taken at Trảng Bàng during the Vietnam War on June 8, 1972.
Born: April 6, 1963 (age 59 years), Trảng Bàng, Vietnam
Spouse: Bui Huy Toan (m. 1992)
Awards: Order of Ontario
Known for: Being “The Girl in the Picture” (Vietnam War)
Children: Stephen Bui, Thomas Bui
Parents: Phan Thanh Tung, Du Ngoc Nu
Siblings: Phan Thanh Phuoc, Phan Thanh Tam
Today, we look back at photographer Nick Ut’s iconic Vietnam War photo “Napalm Girl” on the 50th anniversary of when it was taken.
