Vietnam's Next Top Model

Overview

Vietnam's Next Top Model, Cycle 1 is the first cycle of Top Model franchise to be produced in Vietnam by Vietnam Television and Multimedia JSC. The premiere was on September 30 and the season finale in which the top 3 compete against each other on a stage is coming live on VTV3. Like any other series, there is the host and the head judge like talk-show host and model Tyra Banks in the original franchise. The show shares the same format. At the beginning of the show, Nathan Lee and Elizabeth Thủy Tiên were criticized for competing against to lead the judging panel. Nathan Lee is a male model but speaks Vietnamese quite fluently, meanwhile female supermodel Elizabeth lives oversea for such a long time that she can't speak as well as Lee does. They are both recused after two episodes aired. The new judging members were immediately confirmed at a prominent conference, including international supermodel Nguyễn Vũ Hà Anh, designer Huy Võ and former male model Đức Hải. The season filmed entirely in Ho Chi Minh City and features 18 whose age is between 18 and 25 and height is 5'5" and over. Khiếu Thị Huyền Trang from Bắc Giang was crowned the winner of the very first cycle. She took all the prizes, including a contract with CA Model and Talent Management for representing domestically in two years worth $50.000 and with Wilhelmina Models for representing internationally in one year, a $15.000 VIP Diamond Membership card at California Fitness & Yoga Center and be on the cover of Her World Magazine. The winner also got a Piaggio Vespa LX 150, a $10.000 diamond ring from Unique Jewelries and the use of Revlon that worths over $10,000.