Vietnam's Next Top Model season 1 explained

Season Number:1
Image Upright:1.15
Network:Multimedia JSC (domestically)
VTV (domestically)
CBS Television Distribution (internationally)
Next Season:Cycle 2

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, 2010. In the season finale, the top 3 competed against each other on a stage.

The season filmed entirely in Ho Chi Minh City and featured 18 competitors[1] aged between 18 and 25 and whose height was 5'5" and over.[2]

Among with the prize were:

The winner was 20-year-old Khiếu Thị Huyền Trang from Bắc Giang.[3]

Host and judges

At the beginning of the show, Nathan Lee and Elizabeth Thủy Tiên were criticized for competing to lead the judging panel. Nathan Lee is a former international supermodel who speaks fluent Vietnamese, while female supermodel Elizabeth lived overseas for so long that her Vietnamese deteriorated. They were both replaced after two episodes. The new judging members were model Vũ Nguyễn Hà Anh, designer Huy Võ and former male model Đức Hải.

The replacement jury complained that they had no chance to pick contestants, weakening the field. The original jury reported that producers also refused to allow them choose the contestants, leading them to resign.[4] The producers, however, announced that the change was because Nathan Lee and Elizabeth competed against each other for the host position and because there were so many conflicts between judges and producers, etc.[5]

Contestants

ContestantAgeHeightHometownFinishPlace
18Hải PhòngEpisode 415-14
Trần Lê Hoài Thương22
19Hà NộiEpisode 513
18Hà NộiEpisode 612
20Bà Rịa–Vũng TàuEpisode 711
21Hà NộiEpisode 810
21Thừa Thiên-HuếEpisode 99
19Hải PhòngEpisode 108
20Phú ThọEpisode 117
21Lạng SơnEpisode 126
21Vĩnh PhúcEpisode 135
20Hà NộiEpisode 144
20Hà NộiEpisode 163
Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Lan20TP.HCM2
Khiếu Thị Huyền Trang20Bắc Giang1

Episode summaries

Casting weeks

Air date: September 30 & October 7, 2010Contestants gathered at White Palace for casting. Every girl had to walk on a long runway and showed her signature poses. 60 made it to the next round, before being further cut to 24 and then 14. The final fourteen sat down with judges to discuss their strengths and weakness. Nine girls advanced to the final round simultaneously after they knew the first five girls had been eliminated.

One week later, the show moved to Hanoi. Like the previous casting format, every contestant had to express herself in front of a crowd. Another nine girls were added from their photos to make a field of 18.

Week 3

Air date: October 14, 2010The 18 contestants arrived at International Asiana Hotel where Germ Doornbos and Le Khiet invited them to a grand party. Mỹ Phương won the first challenge with her friendly look and her elegant manners. The prize was a VIP double room that she shared with Tuyết Lan. In late afternoon, the girls met Hà Anh the new head judge. Anh asked them to perform a runway walk and gave advice. Bùi Thùy won the runway challenge and got two outfits from Candy Rox Brand. Hoài Thương also won a prize.

The week's photo shoot took place in Nguyễn Long Studio where the girls met the new second judge Huy Võ and photographer Nguyễn Long. Some were unused to shooting, so Hà Anh helped them relax through music and dance.

At the judging panel, the last main judge appeared. Thu Hiền wowed the judging with a spectacular moment of beauty that was totally in contrast to her appearance, as did Diệp Anh. Most girls did not perform well due to lack of experience. Hà Anh revealed that four girls would be sent home. In the end, only three girls left instead of four, including: Bích Trâm, Bảo Trân and Quý Dung, because judges could not unanimously eliminate either Thanh Hằng nor Giáng Hương.

Week 4

Air date: October 21, 2010The 15 remaining girls moved to their Top Model House, but there were only 12 beds. Bùi Thùy who didn't find any slot, asked Thu Hiền to share the big bed. Unexpectedly, she sat on Thu Hiền's pillow and took her beauty shot, resulting in the first catfight.

Next morning, well-known make-up artist Thanh Phước dropped by to teach make-up tips. In this week's challenge, the girls were tasked to walk on a well-known avenue. Đàm Trang received all of the prizes and shared them with Diệp Anh.

The judging panel again praised Thu Hiền and Phạm Hương for their Vietnamese and stunning faces. Thanh Hằng, Thu Thủy and Tuyết Lan showed almost the same look week after week and were criticized. Ultimately, Thanh Hương, Hoài Thương and Thu Thủy landed into the bottom three with ill performances; only Thu Thủy was saved.

Week 5

Air date: October 28Thu Thùy continued made mistakes that isolated her from the others. Diệp Anh found she couldn't take the pressure, so she talked with Bùi Thùy to deal with the problems between Bùi Thùy and the other girls. Tensions eased at Thanh Hoa's birthday party. The week's photo shoot required girls to portray 1920s Vietnamese women living in a haunted mansion for the Halloween portfolio. Hà Anh directed the girls. Most of the photos received mixed to positive reviews, especially, Thu Thủy, Thanh Hoa, Thu Hiền and Mỹ Phương. Judges were quite impressed by the improvements of Thu Thủy and Thanh Hoa whose weak expressions led to expectations that they wouldn't last. Bùi Thùy was sent home although the judges felt that she had a unique look.

Week 6

Air date: November 4, 2010Hà Anh informed twelve girls that they would receive makeovers. At night, Hà Anh made a surprise visit to the house. She joined hands with the contestants to cook for dinner and shared runway tips. Thanh Hoa won the challenge and got high-heeled shoes from Hà Anh's collection. The next morning, they went to Đầm Sen Park and did a runway walk with bulldogs. Boma and Đức Hải were impressed by how Thu Thủy walked and dealt with the dogs. As the winner, Thu Thủy shared the prizes randomly with Phạm Hương. Thu Thủy opened the show with a Bebe Pham fashion show that featured many Vietnamese Top Models.

The weekly photo shoot required models to pose as leaping athletes, while portraying sports listed below:

Contestant Artistic sport
Diệp Anh Sport aerobics
Thanh Hằng Badminton
Thu Hiền Taekwondo
Thanh Hoa Rhythmic gymnastics
Giáng Hương Long jump
Phạm Hương Muay Thai
Tuyết Lan Football
Hoàng Oanh High jump
Mỹ Phương Skipping rope
Thu Thủy Athletics
Huyền Trang Kickboxing
Thu Trang Floor exercise

At panel, Boma, Randy Dobson and David Dougan sat in as guest judges. Thanh Hoa and Giáng Hương received universal praise and an offer from Randy, the President of California Center and of CA Models. The girls would feature on the main site of California Club and will a worldwide ad for one month. Thanh Hằng was found boring and landed her in the bottom two with 12-year-old-child look-alike Hoàng Oanh. At the end, Thanh Hằng was out.

Week 7

Air date: November 11, 2010Editors from Her World magazine talked with contestants about their strengths and weaknesses prior to a shopping challenge at Vincom Center. Mỹ Phương won the reward challenge, but the other girls disagreed because her outfit was too similar to the challenge judge's. Next day, Hà Anh and Huy Võ took them to a nightclub. They met rocker Phạm Anh Khoa who appeared in the week's photo shoot. Thu Hiền won the week. Mỹ Phương was praised as a rock princess. Hoàng Oanh was sent home.

Week 8

Air date: November 18, 2010Mrs. Thiên Hương came to their house and shared her experiences. Diệp Anh won the close talk. She got mad at Huyền Trang and stated that she would leave the unfair competition, but was prevented. In the other challenge, the girls were supposedly at a Press Conference and received some unexpected questions. Thu Hiền won this challenge. She had a chance to be at the red carpet of Jimmy Choo New Brand Launch in Vietnam. She picked Tuyết Lan up to go accompany her.

At the photo shoot, the girls were required to portray 1940s ladies living in Saigon. During deliberation, Thanh Hoa and Đàm Trang wowed judges because they knew how to work with their not too perfect bodies and faces. Others didn't know, especially Phạm Hương. That landed her into the bottom two with Diệp Anh. Judges felt Diệp Anh should be a choreographer rather than be a model and sent her home.

Week 9

Air date: November 25, 2010Boma stopped by for a while, picked 3 girls up alongside Thu Thủy and Phạm Hương for a Bebe Fashion Show. After the show, they went home with hopes that they would be celebrated. Tensions rose when they were ignored. Next day, all girls were invited for dinner with guests. Hà Anh revealed the most important person of the day was Đàm Vinh Hưng who surprised the girls. At the end of the night, they walked for Đỗ Mạnh Cường as a runway challenge. Thu Hiền won again and shared a set of Unique Diamond Jewelry with Thu Thủy.

At the photo shoot they were frightened by a python, which was in the pictures with them.

At judging panel, the judges were displeased by Mỹ Phương's single facial expression; of Thu Hiền's instability and of Thu Thủy's inability to transfer emotion and personality to a photo. Huyền Trang once again made judges feel like she didn't know her advantages, but the photo was quite good. As a result, Mỹ Phương packed her bags and went home over her lack of versatility.

Week 10

Air date: December 2, 2010The girls shoot their first Unique commercial.

Week 11

Air date: December 9, 2010The bus took girls to Mũi Né, Phan Thiết where they received tips for walking on sand like a Chăm Lady. Prior to the week's challenge, contestants joined in a fashion show for local fisherman. Huyền Trang officially won the reward and Thu Hiền was chosen to join the winner's reward for her attempt.

The photo shoot of the week was taken on a dune. The girls were tasked to act as soft as the dress in Gone With The Wind. Giáng Hương, Huyền Trang and Đàm Trang did not do well. At the end, Giáng Hương was eliminated. Đàm Trang again survived.

Week 12

Air date: December 16, 2010Huy Võ dropped by the house, bringing chè to have with the girls. Later, Hà Anh came in and helped share thoughts on life. Thanh Hoa felt so much pressure that she desired to leave the competition. The decision was not yet made. Next day, Huy Võ revealed that the photo shoot's theme was flying fairy, which exhausted the girls. In the end, Tuyết Lan, Thu Hiền and Đàm Trang landed to bottom three for the first time. Tuyết Lan was a perfect and passionate model with beauty and personality, but her health did not allow her to perform; Thu Hiền was like Tuyết Lan, but she had a rough attitude and could not focus and Đàm Trang used the same expression from week to week. Only Thu Trang was eliminated.

Week 13

Air date: December 23, 2010The show began with girls going to audition for fashion shows. For the photo shoot of the week, they did another commercial shot for Piaggio.

Contestant Portrayed
Thanh Hoa twin sisters (with Thu Thủy as her twin sister)
Huyền Trang agreeable dude (with Tuyết Lan as a sweet girl)
Thu Hiền positive mom (with Huyền Trang as her funky daughter)
Tuyết Lan Ugly Betty (with Thanh Hoa as a mean girl)
Thu Thủy celebrity (with Thu Hiền as a waiter)

Week 14

Air date: January 9, 2011

Week 15

Air date: January 16, 2011

This is the recap episode.

Week 16

Air date: January 23, 2011After five months, the three remaining contestants were Khieu Thi Huyen Trang, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Lan and Nguyen Thu Thuy. The final week was broadcast live on 23 January from InterContinental Asiana Saigon. The girls walk in the designs of designer Do Manh Cuong. This is the meeting of Top 8 and many famous singers. The show representative said that the final show would involve Vietnam fashion industry celebrities.

Call-out order

Anh's call-out order
OrderEpisodes
3456789101112131416
1Hiền HiềnHoaHiền Lan Hoa
2Anh HoaLan Lan Trang K.HiềnHiềnLan Lan
3Oanh OanhHoaHoa Lan Lan
4Thương Phương Phương Phương PhươngLan HoaHiềnHoaHoa
5Hằng Phương LanLanHiền
6Phương Hằng Hiền
7Hoa HoaHiềnAnhAnh Hoa
8Lan Hiền Hiền Hoa
9Lan Phương
10Lan Anh Lan Anh
11OanhOanh
12Hằng Anh Hằng
13
14Oanh
Thương
15

The contestant was eliminated

The contestant won the competition

Average call-out order

Rank by
average
PlaceModelCall-out
total
Number of
call-outs
Call-out
average
1 5 Hiền 45 11 4.09
2 4 Hoa 51 12 4.25
3 1 Trang K. 66 14 4.71
4 2 Lan 66 14 4.71
5 3 Thủy N. 65 13 5.00
6 9 Phương 36 7 5.14
7 6 Trang Đ. 55 10 5.50
8 7 Hương N. 62 9 6.89
9 8 Hương P. 58 8 7.25
10 10 Anh 48 6 8.00
11 11 Oanh 42 5 8.40
12 14-15 Hương L. 17 2 8.50
13 12 Hằng 35 4 8.75
14 14-15 Thương 14 2 9.50
15 13 Bùi T. 29 3 9.67

Photo Shoot Guide

Judges

Casting

Main

Aftermath

Magazine appearances

Television/media appearances

Beauty pageants/Model competitions

Fashion shows

Sponsorships

Criticism

Throughout the airing process, the show was criticized for unrealistic moments and catfights between contestants and for the judges' emphasis on Khiếu Thị Huyền Trang, who was crowned the winner and was the tallest contestant.[9] [10]

First runner-up Tuyết Lan, and other contestants, notably Đàm Thu Trang, Hoàng Oanh, Bảo Trân, Bích Trâm were discovered to have worked as professional editorial models or catwalk models prior to the contest. The producers did not disqualify them or give an official statement, while they disqualified the ethnically Khmer model Lâm Thu Hằng (Miss Vietnam 2008, Top 5) during casting.[11]

Many Vietnamese fashionistas claimed disappointment with the show. Neither panel of judges were notable in the Vietnamese fashion industry. The panels were also criticized for including too few members. The lack of guest stars or guest judges led to boredom. Notably, Huy Võ became a judge while still studying at Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising.[12]

Later, it was reported that the script of the season finale was similar to that of the fourth season of Germany's Next Topmodel in 2009.[13] [14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://dantri.com.vn/c23/s23-415617/vietnams-next-top-model-chinh-thuc-tuyen-chon.htm girls Vietnam’s next top Model chính thức tuyển chọn
  2. Web site: 'America's Next Top Model' có phiên bản Việt. VnExpress. VnExpress Giải Trí.
  3. http://www.tuoitrenews.vn/cmlink/tuoitrenews/lifestyle/first-vietnam-s-next-top-model-crowns-winner-1.19934 First Vietnam’s Next Top Model crowns winner
  4. http://laodong.com.vn/Tin-tuc/Thay-doi-toan-bo-giam-khao-cuoc-thi-VNs-Next-Top-Model-2010/16061 Thay đổi toàn bộ giám khảo cuộc thi VN's Next Top Model 2010
  5. http://vnexpress.net/GL/Van-hoa/2010/10/3BA21A4B/ Nathan Lee không muốn dựa hơi scandal
  6. http://www.thanhnien.com.vn/news/Pages/201045/20101101114920.aspx Đêm của những giấc mơ
  7. http://hcm.24h.com.vn/thoi-trang/chat-voi-jeans-viet-sap-duoc-khoi-dong-c78a360980.html "Chất" với jeans Việt sắp được khởi động
  8. http://www.zing.vn/news/nguoi-dep/thuy-tien-lan-dau-sai-chan-tren-san-catwalk/a129944.html Thủy Tiên lần đầu sải chân trên sàn catwalk
  9. http://bee.net.vn/channel/3521/201101/Ha-anh-Giam-khao-Vietnams-Next-Top-Model-co-cong-bang-1786727/ Hà Anh: Giám khảo Vietnam's Next Top Model có công bằng
  10. http://nld.com.vn/20101017120036497P1002C1020/that-vong-voi-vietnams-next-top-model.htm Thất vọng với Vietnam's next top model
  11. Web site: Giới thời trang thất vọng với VN's Next Top Model . VnExpress . December 1, 2011.
  12. http://nld.com.vn/20101017120036497p0c1020/that-vong-voi-vietnams-next-top-model.htm "Thất vọng với Vietnam's Next Top Model"
  13. http://dantri.com.vn/c23/s253-454756/vietnams-next-top-model-lay-kich-ban-cua-germanys-next-top-model.htm Vietnam's Next Top Model lấy kịch bản của Germany's Next Topmodel?
  14. http://hcm.24h.com.vn/thoi-trang/vietnams-ntm-khan-gia-e-rang-vi-san-c78a352021.html&h=9da19 Vietnam's NTM: Khán giả ê răng vì "sạn"!