Vietnam's Next Top Model, Cycle 7 is the seventh season of Vietnam's Next Top Model. It premiered on July 17, 2016 on VTV3. For the fourth time, males were still featured as part of the show. This year, host Phạm Thị Thanh Hằng and Samuel Hoàng reprised their roles in the judging panel. Fashion designer Lý Quí Khánh and fashion stylist & Editor-in-Chief of Đẹp Magazine Hà Đỗ were introduced as new judges. This season's theme is: "Break The Rules: #PhaBoMoiGioiHan".
The winner was 22 year-old Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Châu from Tây Ninh.
Overview
Requirements All applying contestants for the show had to meet the following requirements: Young men and women had to be Vietnamese citizens or foreigners of Vietnamese origin. Over the age of 18. Not be managed exclusively by companies, agencies, or products. Have no criminal record
Auditions Audition CityDateVenue
Prizes The winner will receive the following prizes are: A 2-year modelling contract with BeU Models A cover spread of Harper's Bazaar Vietnam magazine A 1-year contract with IVYmoda worth VND 500 million A contract with Hanvico My Youth furniture cover collection worth VND 100 million A 1-year membership worth VND 200 million courtesy of Elite Fitness & Spa VND 100 million worth of PNJ Jewelry VND 100 million worth of package by Pho Xinh furniture Will be opening at Vietnam International Fashion week on November 1–6, 2016 at Hanoi
Next Top Model Online Similar to the last cycle, the organizers of the show began a contest named Next Top Model Online on Kenh14.vn. After the contest, the contestant with the highest number of votes will be allowed to advance to the model house. As a result, that was shown in this cycle's first episode, BB&BG actress and Social Media Personality Vu Tran Kim Nha from Ho Chi Minh City, who was 26 years old (as the oldest of all contestants in this cycle) was advanced to the bikini round leading her advancement to the selection of Top 24 semifinalists from the pool of auditionees, both online & casting venues.
Contestants
Contestant AgeHeight Hometown Finish Place Nguyễn Thị Thùy Dung 22 Bắc NinhEpisode 218-17 Phạm Gia Long 18 Hà Nội Nguyễn Duy Minh 19 Hà NộiEpisode 416-14 Trương Bùi Hoài Nam 21 Thanh Hoá Hà Thị Út Trang 20 Quảng Nam Nguyễn Anh Thư 22 Long An Episode 6 13 Hoàng Minh Tùng 24 Lạng Sơn Episode 7 12 Bùi Huy Dương 20 Hà NộiEpisode 811-10 Nguyễn Thị Phương 19 Hà Nội Vũ Trần Kim Nhã 26Hồ Chí Minh City Episode 9 9 Trần Thị Thùy Trâm 20 Quảng Nam Episode 10 8 Trịnh Thu Hường 21 Hà NộiEpisode 117-6 Nguyễn Thiếu Lan 19 Đồng Nai Nguyễn Minh Phong 23 Tiền GiangEpisode 125-4 Trần Thị Thùy Trang 19 Hà Nội Nguyễn Huy Quang 20 Hải Dương3-2 La Thanh Thanh 23 Bình Dương Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Châu 21 Tây Ninh 1
Episodes
Episode 1 Original Airdate:
This was the casting episode. It shows that many people who really wanted to aspire to become Vietnam's Next Top Model. The judges have their different reactions when it comes to modelling skills and talents of many aspirants. After three rounds of catwalk in swimsuit, photoshoot and interview with the judges, only twenty-four out of multitudes of aspirants across Vietnam are chosen to the final challenge.
The next day, the 24 semifinalists arrive at a cargo port for a runway challenge above the air, while holding a tray of water glass. In the end, only eighteen are chosen as the finalists of this cycle. These aspirants are selected in no particular order by performance level that they achieved.
Advanced: Bùi Huy Dương, Phạm Gia Long, Hoàng Minh Tùng, Nguyễn Duy Minh, Nguyễn Huy Quang, Nguyễn Minh Phong, Trương Bùi Hoài Nam, Trần Thị Thùy Trâm, Trần Thị Thùy Trang, Hà Thị Út Trang, Vũ Trần Kim Nhã, Nguyễn Thị Thùy Dung, Nguyễn Thị Phương, La Thanh Thanh, Nguyễn Anh Thư, Nguyễn Thiếu Lan, Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Châu & Trịnh Thu Hường
Episode 2 Original Airdate:
After selecting the 18 appointed finalists after the casting episode, the finalists moved into Phu Long Dragon Hills Suites & Residences, which was used in cycle 6. The next day, the boys & girls were shocked to know that they will have a makeover. Back at the model suites, tension rises between Thanh & Trâm during the house meeting.
At the photo shoot, the saw a ceiling-suspended 3-dimensional pyramid or cube that was made of circular tube bars which are assembled as one & they used this as a gymnastic exhibition. Some of them could adapt to learn new things while a lot of them struggled, especially for Dung & Long who performed the worst leading to their elimination. But except for one of them, Thanh impressed the judges the most, despite being the shortest among the contestants. At the end of the episode, Long & Dung bid goodbye to the 16 remaining contestants, packed their bags & left the competition.
The next day, judge Lý Quí Khánh came to the model suites to hand out their photos, before announce who has won the best photo and Thanh is the one who got the best photo of the week.
Best photo: La Thanh Thanh Eliminated outside of judging panel: Phạm Gia Long & Nguyễn Thị Thùy Dung Featured Photographer: Mạnh Bi
Episode 3 Original Airdate:
On the next day, they saw the flatscreen TV displaying Thanh Thanh's image for her best performance & "Thank You" messages from Long & Dung that lead them to emotional cry when they bid farewell.
At the photo shoot, they split up into 8 pairs which consist of a combination of a man and a woman or an all-female or all-male combination. Only 6 pairs made up of man & woman partnership as couples while the 2 pairs made up of all-female best friends.
At the deliberation panel, Phương, Nam, Dương, Tùng, Châu, Phong, Quang & Thanh impressed the judges for showing up their best creative shots by their inventive poses, especially Phuong, who garnered the best photo of the week for her strong performance with Nam, who is behind her, gains a runner-up photo of this week. The 6 women, Hường, Lan, Trang T., Nhã, Trang H. & Thư received a "just right" feedback because they have some uncertain factors that they need to improve well. Minh & Trâm performed the worst in the photo shoot because they thought way too much with several uncertain factors that brought them to bottom two. At the end of deliberation, Minh received the last photo, before the host announced that it was a non-elimination episode thus save Trâm from elimination.
Challenge winner: Nguyễn Thị Phương & Trương Bùi Hoài Nam Best photo: Nguyễn Thị Phương Bottom three: Nguyễn Duy Minh, Nguyễn Anh Thư & Trần Thị Thùy Trâm Originally eliminated but saved: Trần Thị Thùy Trâm Featured Photographer: Samuel Hoàng
Episode 4 Original Airdate:
Inside the model suite, everyone cheered for joy because none of them left the competition, especially Trâm who cries for joy.
At the photo shoot, they have to wear something colorful for their cool, cute & playful concepts especially for the red-and-white vertical wall stripes with a hot air balloon on it. They all have to look quirky when they jumped on the trampoline to show off their clothes with flying colors.
At the deliberation panel, half of them impressed the judges, Quang gets the best photo of the week and Trâm on her rapidly massive improvements by getting a runner-up photo. The next four persons including Nhã who was included in the bottom five got fair comments from the judges. While Thư, Minh, Nam & Trang H. have lots of factors that they lacked in improvement leading themselves to bottom five with Nhã. Thanh Hằng announced that there would be a triple elimination this week. Nhã was called first, while Thư received the 13th and last photo of this week. Eliminating Minh, Nam & Trang H., they returned to the model house to pack their bags and left the competition.
Best photo: Nguyễn Huy Quang Bottom five: Vũ Trần Kim Nhã, Nguyễn Anh Thư, Nguyễn Duy Minh, Trương Bùi Hoài Nam & Hà Thị Út Trang Eliminated: Nguyễn Duy Minh, Trương Bùi Hoài Nam & Hà Thị Út Trang Featured Photographer: Phan Võ
Episode 5 Original Airdate:
Back in the model suite where Minh, Nam & Trang H. composed their messages in order to pack their bags and leave before the 13 remaining contestants arrive. Shortly followed by the arrival of the 13 contestants to the model house where the Thank You messages composed by Minh, Nam & Trang H. were displayed on the screen that brought their emotions to tears, especially Lan's because she loved Minh the most. After a couple of minutes, Quang's best photo was displayed on the screen.
There were some mishaps happening in the model house. At night after the triple elimination, Lan fainted due to her emotional breakdown by Minh's elimination and went to the hospital along with few of her co-models who assisted her. Lan confirmed that she'd dropout of this week's photo shoot for her to take rest. The next morning, Trâm complains a lot with anger and tears. And she thought that Nhã was annoying her. Trâm burst out her emotions where one of her closest friends, Lan, who is in the hospital which made herself an introvert.
At the photo shoot, the activity of this photo shoot is to showcase their high fashion dresses underwater for their ethereal experience. Some of them enjoyed it and they could invent the poses whatever they want, some of them could swim while others were struggling, especially Hường whose performance is very hard to find what factor can be the key to her improvement.
At the deliberation panel, Nhã climbs her way up with 11 notches by her exceptionally ethereal aura, leading her to this week's best-photo victory. Thanh, Quang, Dương, Châu, Phương & Tùng impressed the judges easily, especially Thanh who gained the runner-up photo despite her short height to face her fears in the underwater world. Phong, Trang T., Thư & Trâm got fair comments because they fared well for their performances for them not to be pruned in the elimination, while Lan (who is in a temporary dropout) & Hường (is the one who) struggled the most, found themselves in the bottom two. But when Thanh Hằng reveals the 12th and final best photo, both of them are safe. If the two persons at the bottom group are both saved by revealing the last photo, Non-elimination bottom group happens.
Challenge winner: Trần Thị Thuỳ Trâm & Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Châu Best photo: Vũ Trần Kim Nhã Non-elimination Bottom Two: Trịnh Thu Hường & Nguyễn Thiếu Lan Featured Photographer: Samuel Hoàng, Lee Nguyễn Guest Judge:
Episode 6 Original Airdate:
Inside the model suite, everyone felt their joy of victory when Lan & Huong are both saved in the elimination. The next day, they have to show their entrepreneurial skills when they sell fruits, vegetables & flowers.
In the challenge, 13 contestants received a voice-over call from a customer in order to buy something from them. When he speaks fluent English, Phương (together with Nhã) & Thanh (together with Hường) showed up their English-speaking abilities while others are in Vietnamese Language. In the end, Phương & Nhã won a special reward, a dinner for two at the hotel.
At the photo shoot, they went to circus in order to pose at the hanging ladder together with a metal hoop that is blazed with fire to determine how courageous they are when they face their fear of heights. Trâm cried a lot when there can be some uncertainties pushing to her, but she risked it all leaving to another runner-up photo victory behind Quang (who gains a second best photo because of his good variety of looks portrayed on each photo shoot). Behind Quang & Trâm, Phương, Phong, Nhã, Hường, Thanh, Châu, Dương and Tùng followed. Lan, Trang T. & Thư fell down in the bottom 3, Thanh Hằng saw all 3 of them if they are determined to be in the running for the next challenge and photo shoot. But in the end, Lan & Trang T. completed the top 12 spots, leaving Thư as the 6th contestant to be eliminated.
Challenge winner: Nguyễn Thị Phương Best photo: Nguyễn Huy Quang Bottom three: Nguyễn Thị Thiếu Lan, Nguyễn Anh Thư & Trần Thị Thùy Trang Eliminated: Nguyễn Anh Thư