The ninth cycle of Vietnam's Next Top Model started airing August 3, 2025 and ended airing October 2025, on VTV9, produced by Multimedia JSC. This marks the first time a season of this show is not aired on VTV3.
After an 8-year hiatus, the show returned with supermodel, actress & former host Thanh Hằng as the host of this season. 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.
The winner was 20 year-old Lại Mai Hoa from Hanoi.
Overview Top Model Online Similar to several cycles, the organizers of the show began a contest named "Top Model Online", an online contest in partnership with L'Oréal & Philips was held to find an additional best contestant, who would enter the model house alongside the chosen cast. The winner of the Top Model Online search, Lại Mai Hoa, was chosen through a popular vote.
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Prizes The winner wil receive: A two-year modeling contract with BeU Models Appears on the magazine cover of Harper's Bazaar An advertising contract with Chanté Detergent which include a photoshoot in Paris Becomes the face of Vietnam International Fashion Week Fall–Winter 2025 A training course on "building and shaping style" by Image Coach A cash prize of 300.000.000VND An experience trip to the fashion capitals of the world
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, with former Vietnam's Next Top Model champion Mâu Thủy joining as a professional consultant and Nam Trung returning as creative director. Concurrently, the Top Model Online 2019 competition was launched to scout potential contestants for the season.
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. 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.
In this season, several rules was introduced as: In episode 2, 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. From episode 6 to 8, each contestant will be presented with their 3 best shots from the photoshoot and they will have to choose the best one to the judges.
During the competition take place in Ho Chi Minh City, contestants will travel to many locations in Vietnam including: Hanoi and Phan Thiết (Lâm Đồng province). In particular, the finalist of this season will have an experience trip to Paris.
Chanté, Comfort, Philips, L'Oréal and Harper's Bazaar are the major sponsors of the program.
Contestants ContestantAgeHeightHometownFinishPlace Trương Thị Huyền Thương 30Thanh HoáEpisode 215Phạm Hoài An 21Ho Chi Minh CityEpisode 314-13Trần Tâm Thanh 25Lào CaiNgô Thị Hằng 21Quảng TrịEpisode 412-11Đỗ Thu Uyên 27Đà NẵngTrần Thị Ngọc Diệp23Ninh BìnhEpisode 610-9 Dương Kim Thanh 22Ho Chi Minh CityLê Ngọc Ái Băng 19Lâm ĐồngEpisode 78 (quit) Lê Mi Lan 21Đắk LắkEpisode 87Trương Thị Tuyết Mai 26Ho Chi Minh CityEpisode 106-5Lê Minh Trà My 18HanoiĐỗ Phùng Hương Giang 20HanoiEpisode 114-2Vũ Mỹ Ngân 25Quảng Ninh Lê Thị Bảo Ngọc 19Đồng ThápLại Mai Hoa 20Hanoi1
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The contestant quit the competition 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 won the competition
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) Episode 4 photo shoot: Prideful women in red with flowing fabric Episode 5 video shoot: The beauty and the history of National Day in Hanoi Episode 6 photo shoot: Underwater blue ballad Episode 7 photo shoot: Lion dancer of Mid-Autumn Festival Episode 8 photo shoot: Dance of the muse Episode 9 video shoot: Energetic for Chanté Detergent Episode 10 photo shoots: Solar eclipse editorials for Harper's Bazaar; Harper's Bazaar cover and editorials in Paris Episode 11 photo shoot: Roses in glass cloche
References
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