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Ngô Thị Quỳnh Mai (born August 1, 1995) known professionally as Mai Ngô, is a
Vietnamese Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** 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 Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...
.


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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. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...
, 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 Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...
, 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 A beauty pageant is a competition in which the contestants are judged and ranked based on various physical and mental attributes. Per its name, beauty pageants traditionally focus on judging the contestants' physical attractiveness, sometimes sol ...
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 Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...
. 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 Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 was the 3rd edition of the Miss Universe Vietnam pageant. It was held on January 6, 2018 at Crown Convention Center, Nha Trang. Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 Phạm Thị Hương crowned her successor H'Hen Niê at the end ...
, 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 Miss Universe Vietnam is a national beauty pageant in Vietnam to select the country's representative to the Miss Universe, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants. Along with Miss Vietnam and Miss World Vietnam, Miss Universe ...
, she also stopped quite early at
Asia's Next Top Model ''Asia's Next Top Model'' (abbreviated as ''AsNTM'') is a reality television show based on the American franchise ''America's Next Top Model'' in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of ''Asia's Next Top Model'' and a chance ...
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
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- a famous female supermodel and
Miss World Vietnam Miss World Vietnam (Vietnamese: Hoa hậu Thế giới Việt Nam) is a national beauty pageant in Vietnam that has been held biennially since 2019. This contest was first started in 2019 by Senvang Vietnam as Miss World Vietnam. The pageant cro ...
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 Hồ Ngọc Hà (born 25 November 1984) is a Vietnamese singer, model and actress. 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
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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 A supermodel is a highly paid fashion model who has a worldwide reputation and background in ''haute couture'' and commercial modeling. The term became popular in the 1990s. Supermodels usually work for prominent fashion designers and clothin ...
along with
Võ Hoàng Yến Võ Hoàng Yến (born October 29, 1988) is a Vietnamese actress, public speaker, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the Vietnam Supermodel 2008 contest and is the 1st runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2008. She represented Vietnam ...
(the second runner-up of
Miss Universe Vietnam 2008 Miss Universe Vietnam 2008, the 1st Miss Universe Vietnam pageant, was held on May 31, 2008, at the Vinpearl Land resort in Nha Trang, Khánh Hoà, Vietnam. 20 contestants competed for the crown. The first winner of the pageant was Nguyễn Th ...
),
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 Miss and Mister Supranational Vietnam ( Vietnamese: Hoa hậu và Nam vương Siêu quốc gia Việt Nam ) is a beauty pageant in the Vietnam. It was first held in 2018 to look for Vietnamese representatives at the Miss Supranational competiti ...
), 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 Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...
. 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 Miss Universe Vietnam is a national beauty pageant in Vietnam to select the country's representative to the Miss Universe, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants. Along with Miss Vietnam and Miss World Vietnam, Miss Universe ...
, 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,...


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