Vietnam's Next Top Model season 9
| Vietnam's Next Top Model | |
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| Season 9 | |
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| Hosted by | Thanh Hằng |
| Judges | Thanh Hằng Đỗ Mạnh Cường Nam Trung Hà Đỗ |
| No. of contestants | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | VTV9 Youtube |
| Original release | August 3, 2025 – 2025 |
| Season chronology | |
The ninth cycle of Vietnam's Next Top Model will premiere on August 3, 2025 on VTV9, produced by Multimedia JSC.[1] This marks the first time a season of this show is not aired on VTV3.
After a 8-year hiatus, the show returned with supermodel, actress & former host Thanh Hằng as the host of this season.[2] Along with her the judges who also return for this season are creative director & make-up artist Nam Trung, fashion designer Đỗ Mạnh Cường and Cannes Lions 2024 judge & editor-in-chief of Đẹp magazine Hà Đỗ.[3]
History
Following the conclusion of Season 8 in 2017, MultiMedia JSC announced in 2019 that production for season 9 would commence. Supermodel Võ Hoàng Yến was revealed as the new host,[4] with former Vietnam's Next Top Model champion Mâu Thủy joining as a professional consultant[5] and Nam Trung returning as creative director. Concurrently, the Top Model Online 2019 competition was launched to scout potential contestants for the season.[6]
However, due to the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the show was postponed indefinitely. After a six-year hiatus, Vietnam's Next Top Model resumed in 2025, beginning with the Top Model Online 2025 contest.[7] The judging panel saw significant changes, as both Võ Hoàng Yến and Mâu Thủy stepped down from their roles, having become mothers during the extended postponement.[8][9]
In this season, a new rule was introduced in which the contestants who were declared safe each week were given the right to vote for the contestant they believed should be eliminated from the danger zone. The contestant who received the fewest votes would remain in the competition. This format is similar to that used in Greece's Next Top Model season 4.[10]
Contestants
| Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Finish | Place |
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| Trương Thị Huyền Thương | 30 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Thanh Hoá | Episode 2 | 15 |
| Phạm Hoài An | 21 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Hồ Chí Minh City | Episode 3 | 14-13 |
| Trần Tâm Thanh | 26 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Lào Cai | ||
| Lê Ngọc Ái Băng | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Lâm Đồng | Participating | |
| Trần Thị Ngọc Diệp | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Ninh Bình | ||
| Đỗ Phùng Hương Giang | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Hà Nội | ||
| Ngô Thị Hằng | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Quảng Trị | ||
| Lại Mai Hoa | 20 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Hà Nội | ||
| Lê Mi Lan | 22 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Đắk Lắk | ||
| Trương Thị Tuyết Mai | 26 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Hồ Chí Minh City | ||
| Lê Minh Trà My | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Hà Nội | ||
| Vũ Mỹ Ngân | 26 | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Quảng Ninh | ||
| Lê Thị Bảo Ngọc | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Đồng Tháp | ||
| Dương Kim Thanh | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Hồ Chí Minh City | ||
| Đỗ Thu Uyên | 28 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Đà Nẵng | ||
Episode
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | |
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| 104 | 1 | "Doing like that then I will eliminate 5 peoples at once" | 3 August 2025[11] | |
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From thousand of girls who auditioned in Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City, 15 girls got chosen and met each other at Parc Mall in Ho Chi Minh City, before moving to their penthouse. Then, they had their first photoshoot at Creative Park in Ba Son Bridge, as they posed in couture dresses while standing in a swinging 5-meter pole, only having 15 minutes to shoot. The next day, they had a welcome party organized by Parc Mall, before a surprising judging took place in the party. Then Thanh Hằng announced that Ngọc got the best photo, before the remaining contestants had to open their plate dome one by one to receive their results. The ones who received the pink chocolate remained in the competition, while Diệp, Giang, Lan, My & Ngân received the black chocolate, eliminating them from the competition. The five eliminated models took turn saying their final words, before the judges took a further deliberation on them. As a result, Thanh Hằng decided to give all of them one more chance.
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| 105 | 2 | "The proof of the pudding is in the eating" | 10 August 2025[12] | |
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The models arrived at Vietgangz Horse Club & Glamping for their next photoshoot. Set against a backdrop inspired by the style of Western cinema, with bright sunlight, cowboy costumes, and horses, the contestants were required to embody elements of cowboy culture in their poses. Interacting with horses demanded confidence, while each look, gesture, and movement had to be carefully controlled to create images that reflected the theme of "Glam Cowgirls". For winning the best photo last week, Ngọc get to pose with the best horse in this photoshoot and learn how to work with it, along with the chance to take away 5-minute shooting time from Băng. At the deliberation panel, An got the best photo of the week while Hằng, Hoa, Lan & Thương landed in bottom four. Host Thanh Hằng then asked the eleven safe contestants to vote for two models they believed should be eliminated. Hằng & Hoa received the fewest votes, which granted them another chance. After further deliberation, the results were revealed through stage lighting, with Lan receiving the final (14th) photo of the week, eliminating Thương as she has to return to the model house to pack her bags and leave the competition.
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| 106 | 3 | "Elegant struts with Chanté" | 17 August 2025 | |
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The remaining girls have a catwalk training with Thanh Hằng, before each of them pair up for 3 rounds of catwalk challenges consist of a dual walk, a 3-minute chereograph walk and catwalk in gowns design by Đỗ Mạnh Cường. Mai won the challenge and receive a shopping spree at Parc Mall worth 10.000.000đ and get to share with others as they will get a bonus for the trip. The next day, the girls face up a fashion show for designer Hoàng Minh Hà in an obstacle catwalk consist of stairs, swirls, high podiums and a pebbles road, and they will have to perform both individual and in pairs on a conjoined outfit. They then randomly pair up before An got the chance to switch partners for winning the best photo last week. At the deliberation panel, Giang got the best performance of the week while An, Băng, Thanh T. & Uyên landed in bottom four. After further deliberation, the results were revealed through stage lighting, with Băng & Uyên received the spotlight and remains, eliminating An & Thanh T. on a double elimination.
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Summaries
Call-out order
| Order | Episodes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1[α] | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ngọc | An | Giang | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | An | Băng | Mai | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Thương | Giang | Ngân | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Thanh T. | Mai | Hoa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Hằng | My | My | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Hoa | Thanh D. | Lan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Thanh D. | Ngân | Diệp | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Mai | Ngọc | Ngọc | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Uyên | Thanh T. | Thanh D. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Băng | Diệp | Hằng | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | My Giang Lan Diệp Ngân |
Uyên | Băng Uyên | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Hoa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Hằng | An Thanh T. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Lan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Thương | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
- The contestant was immune from elimination
- The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom two
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant was originally eliminated from the competition but was saved
- The contestant was eliminated before panel
- The contestant won the competition
- ^ In episode 1, the call-out order did not reflect each model's performance. Ngọc got called out first for the best photo.
Photo shoot guide
- Episode 1 photo shoot: Posing in height in couture dresses
- Episode 2 photo shoot: Cowgirls with horses
- Episode 3 runway show: Obstacle catwalk (individual and pair)
References
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- ^ Lưu Hằng. "Võ Hoàng Yến, Nam Trung làm giám khảo Vietnam's Next Top Model 2019" [Vo Hoang Yen and Nam Trung are judges of Vietnam's Next Top Model 2019]. VietNamNet (in Vietnamese). Wednesday, 25/09/2019 - 10:14. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
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- ^ Hà Phương. "Vietnam's Next Top Model Cycle 9 chính thức trở lại với chủ đề "Be Unique"" [Vietnam's Next Top Model Cycle 9 officially returns with the theme "Be Unique"]. VOV (in Vietnamese). Sunday, 05:29, 12/05/2019. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ Nguyễn Duyên. "Loạt thử thách khó nhằn tại Top Model Online" [A series of difficult challenges at Top Model Online]. Harper's Bazaar Vietnam (in Vietnamese). 25-12-2024. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ Nana. "Thanh Hằng làm host Vietnam's Next Top Model 2025" [Thanh Hang to host Vietnam's Next Top Model 2025]. VnExpress (in Vietnamese). Sunday, 11/5/2025, 20:13 (GMT+7). Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ Moonie H. "Vietnam's Next Top Model Online 2024 khởi động" [Vietnam's Next Top Model Online 2024 has officially begun]. Harper's Bazaar Vietnam (in Vietnamese). 21-09-2024. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ According to Hoa Học Trò [in Vietnamese]. "Tập 2 Vietnam's Next Top Model 2025: Luật chơi mới khiến thí sinh hoang mang" [Episode 2 of Vietnam's Next Top Model 2025: New rules make contestants confused]. Báo Mới (in Vietnamese). 09/08/2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ Hương Huyền. "Vietnam's Next Top Model - Tập 1: Thử thách chụp hình trên không đưa 5 thí sinh tới nguy cơ bị loại" [Vietnam's Next Top Model - Episode 1: Aerial photo challenge puts 5 contestants at risk of elimination]. VTV online (in Vietnamese). 04/08/2025 05:54 GMT+7. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ Jeanie. "Tập 2 Vietnam's Next Top Model 2025: Luật chơi mới khiến thí sinh hoang mang" [Episode 2 of Vietnam's Next Top Model 2025: New rules make contestants confused]. Hoa Học Trò (in Vietnamese). 09/08/2025 08:45. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
External links
- Official website Archived 2015-08-11 at the Wayback Machine