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vietnam model awards

Ok, so finally the internet is sufficiently fast enough and my baby is all better. I guess I'll start the re-cap with some beautiful people.

Vietnam held its first Model Awards this past December and I managed to talk myself into the the show, convincing the management that I was a reporter, which technically was partially true. AsiaLIFE had asked me to do a write-up if I could, but I'm not really one of their official reporters.

Besides the half hour delay on the first night of competition, the show was a surprisingly very well co-ordinated event with some very lovely clothes and a couple of good entertainers. As for the models, I thought that Xuan Lan, Phuong Zenana, and Ngoc Quyen were very good: confident and sexy. They didn't win though. Boo.


The Event Poster outside of the Stadium with the 18 contestants.


The catwalk before the show.


Backstage getting hair and make-up done.


A bit of dancing opens the show.




Modeling ao dais designed by Vo Viet Chung



More entertainment by Dam Vinh Hung and Ngo Thanh Van, who is also the lead actress in Saigon Love Story. Wonder if it will actually be screened in Vietnam anytime....








Models strutting their stuff on the first night of competition: Pham Ngoc, Thanh Van, Ngoc Quyen, Xuan Lan, Phuong Zenana



The Awards Ceromony began with dancing as well.


And then a dedication to the older models that paved the way. Dang... still smoking...



One last walk-off: Thanh Hang , Thuy Huong

And the winner is......

Actually every one won something...MIss Congeniality...etc. etc... Its oh-so PC....


Thuy Huong, the model on the left, was awarded Best Body, leaving Thanh Hang as Model of Year.



They're all so skinny!!!!!

Here are the results in English and Vietnamese.

And my article in AsiaLife : On the catwalk

posted by snowtweety @ 1/21/2007 04:10:00 PM