Following two years of great success, this year’s version will have more investment for content and design, aiming to find the best new models throughout the country.
Under the sponsorship of beU Model Management and Cosmopolitan Vietnam magazine, the show’s Top 5 will gain valuable experience in New York, one of the world’s leading fashion centres.
With support from beU, they will take part in events to select models for acclaimed designers showing their collections at the 2013 New York Fashion Week events, including the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week and the Couture Fashion Week.
They will also meet US supermodel Tyra Banks, who founded this famous reality show.
The winner of Vietnam’s Next Top Model will sign a two year exclusive contract with beU Model Management worth VND1 billion and receive a VND300 million Fitness&Yoga training card valid worldwide. She will also appear on the cover of Cosmopolitan and receive a VND200 million prize from the magazine.
In addition to these prizes, Vietnam's newest Top Model will also join some short-term training courses in Tokyo, Japan.
An exhibition on opportunities to study and work in Japan and a ceremony to award winners of the second Japanese writing contest were held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 25, as part of activities marking the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties.
It has been over 2,500 years since the birth of Buddha and yet Lord Buddha’s teachings remain as relevant as ever, said Ambassador Pham Vinh Quang, Vietnam’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at Vesak Day 2013 celebrations at the UN Headquarters in New York on May 24.