Ngô Thị Quỳnh Mai (born August 1, 1995) known professionally as Mai Ngô, is a
Vietnamese
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** Overseas Vietnamese, Vietnamese people living outside Vietna ...
model, singer-rapper. She won the Runner Up of
The Face Vietnam 2016, then won the title of the 4th runner-up -
Miss Grand Vietnam 2022
Miss Grand Vietnam 2022 () was the inaugural Miss Grand Vietnam pageant, held at the Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on October 1, 2022.
At the end of the event, Đoàn Thiên Ân of Long An province, Long An was crowned ...
.
Mai Ngo is one of the most influential models in the Vietnamese fashion industry, with many achievements and her singing career. In recent years, along with the runner-up of
The Face Vietnam position, she has risen to become a hot search female star in
Vietnam
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.
Artistry
Ngo Thi Quynh Mai was born on August 1, 1995, in
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025.
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, when she first attended ''F-Idol 2012 Fashion Idol'' and win overall.
In 2013, she attended
So You Think You Can Dance season 2 and finished in the top 30. She continued to attend
Vietnam's Next Top Model season 4 and finished in the top 18. This was also the time when Mai Ngo became the most unique female model in terms of personality in
Vietnam
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, she became the focus of public opinion and press in the Vietnamese fashion industry at that time.
In 2015, she caused a surprise when attending
Miss Universe Vietnam 2015, however, because her fashion personality did not match the standards of Vietnamese
beauty pageants
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at that time, she soon stopped in the top 45. This is also It was time for her to create a new look for the beauty industry in
Vietnam
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. With this new look, people recognized and re-evaluated beauty standards in Vietnam, she created the potential for development and growth. the later expansion of beauty pageants in Vietnam. In 2017, she returned to attend
Miss Universe Vietnam 2017
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, however due to a lot of noise surrounding the previous competition, she had to withdraw under pressure from public opinion and the press. However, she continued to conquer her beauty queen dream to prove to the online community, and Vietnamese society at that time, her abilities and personality. And in 2022, she attended
Miss Grand Vietnam 2022
Miss Grand Vietnam 2022 () was the inaugural Miss Grand Vietnam pageant, held at the Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on October 1, 2022.
At the end of the event, Đoàn Thiên Ân of Long An province, Long An was crowned ...
, with the hope that here she would prove and be recognized for her abilities, but she only stopped at the 4th runner-up position. Continuing to firmly believe in her journey, from now on she is loved by Vietnamese fans more than ever because of her efforts.
Besides conquering her dream of becoming a beauty queen, she also trained herself to become a professional female model. After gaining experience from
Vietnam's Next Top Model
''Vietnam's Next Top Model'' (''Người mẫu Việt Nam'', or VNTM) is a Media of Vietnam, Vietnamese reality television show in which contestants compete for the title of "Vietnam's Next Top Model." Contestants are given the opportunity to beg ...
and despite stopping very early in the competition, due to her talent and the process of creating a stir in Vietnamese public opinion, she was chosen to attend
Asia's Next Top Model season 4 but also for negative reasons. Despite her pole position at
Miss Universe Vietnam
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, she also stopped quite early at
Asia's Next Top Model
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with the top 12.
After that, she continued to participate in
The Face Vietnam season 1 and was chosen to join the team of coach
Lan Khuê
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* ...
- a famous female supermodel and
Miss World Vietnam
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2016 at that time - and eventually won the runner-up title. This is also her biggest mark in her modeling career. Thanks to this title, she has partly proven her style in the Vietnamese fashion industry, and also at
The Face Vietnam, people have seen an extremely unique Mai Ngo, sharp in the competitions, causing a stir in public opinion at that time. And in 2023, she returned to participate in ''The New Mentor'' program founded by
Nguyễn Hương Giang, this competition has the participation of many famous Vietnamese female supermodels and celebrities such as
Hồ Ngọc Hà
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She started her singing career by releasing her first album titled 24/7 back in 2004. The album was a hit which helped her to make an appearance in Asia Song F ...
,
Thanh Hằng,
Lan Khuê
Lan or LAN may refer to:
Science and technology
* Local asymptotic normality, a fundamental property of regular models in statistics
* Longitude of the ascending node, one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in space
* ...
and
Metinee Kingpayom
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. After many challenges, she became a runner-up of team Thanh Hằng.
Besides her journey as a model and beauty queen. She also became an actress and singer. In 2018, she became Mi Ngor in the movie
Thạch Thảo directed by Mai The Hiep. In 2020, she participated in the movie ''Kẻ săn tin'' produced by
Minh Hằng
Lê Ngọc Minh Hằng (born June 22, 1987, in Ho Chi Minh City) better known as Minh Hằng, is a Vietnamese singer, actress and model.
Lê Ngọc Minh Hằng stepped into her career at the age of 16 as a member of several girlgroup, and has be ...
, in the same year she released the album ''Đoán xem''. From here, she became a multi-talented Vietnamese female model.
In the following year, she gradually became Vietnam's new generation female
supermodel
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Supermodels usually work for prominent fashion designers and clothin ...
along with
Võ Hoàng Yến
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(the second runner-up of
Miss Universe Vietnam 2008
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),
Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê
Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê (born 4 January 1992) is a Vietnamese people, Vietnamese model and beauty pageant titleholder. Lan Khuê rose to prominence in 2013 as she won the gold award in the ''Vietnam supermodel 2013'', and became one of the most ...
(
Miss Áo dài Vietnam 2014),
Nguyễn Minh Tú (
Miss Supranational Vietnam
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),
Hoàng Thùy (
Vietnam's Next Top Model season 2),
Nguyễn Thị Hương Ly
Nguyễn Thị Hương Ly (born 1995) is a Vietnamese model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the winner of Vietnam's Next Top Model season 6 and was the 1st Runner-up at Miss Universe Vietnam 2023.
Career
Nguyễn Thị Hương Ly wa ...
(
Vietnam's Next Top Model season 6), Phạm Đình Minh Triệu (Vietnam Supermodel 2008, mentor of
The Face Vietnam) and
Mâu Thị Thanh Thủy (
Vietnam's Next Top Model season 4). In May 2024, she once again became a fashion trend when she achieved more than 10 million likes and more than 100 million views in her Mexican fashion transformation video. India, Thailand page.
Examiner
After many outstanding achievements in her career, in the 2022s she continuously took on new roles as a coach and judge for a number of competitions in
Vietnam
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.
In 2023, she worked as a coach for
Miss International Queen Vietnam 2023 with Huỳnh Phạm Thủy Tiên (the second runner-up of
Miss Universe Vietnam 2022), Quỳnh Châu (the first runner-up of
Miss Grand Vietnam 2022
Miss Grand Vietnam 2022 () was the inaugural Miss Grand Vietnam pageant, held at the Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on October 1, 2022.
At the end of the event, Đoàn Thiên Ân of Long An province, Long An was crowned ...
), Quỳnh Hoa (
Miss Universe Vietnam 2023), and her contestant
Nguyễn Hà Dịu Thảo
Nguyễn Hà Dịu Thảo (born May 17, 2000) is a transgender model and beauty queen Vietnam. She is Miss International Queen Vietnam 2023.
Early career
Nguyễn Hà Dịu Thảo was born in 2000, comes from Hải Dương and currently lives w ...
eventually won. In 2024, she will become a mentor for ''The Next Gentleman Vietnam'' along with
Mâu Thủy,
Hương Ly,
Hoàng Thùy,...
After attending
Miss Universe Vietnam
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, she shocked the Vietnamese media, so she received an award that many Vietnamese models desire, such as: Face that caused a social network storm in 2016 voted by WeChoice Awards,
Influencer Of The Year - Influence Asia 2017,...
TV Show
References
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1995 births
Living people
Miss Universe
Miss Grand Vietnam
Models from Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnamese film actresses
Vietnamese songwriters
Vietnamese beauty pageant winners
Vietnamese expatriates in England
Vietnamese pianists
Vietnamese idols
Vietnamese pop singers
Vietnamese female models
21st-century Vietnamese women
21st-century Vietnamese people