The third season of Vietnam's Next Top Model premiered on August 19, 2012 on VTV3.
Among the prizes was: a 2-year modeling contract with BeU Models worth 1,000,000,000â« (approximately $50,000), be on the cover in Cosmopolitan magazine along with 200,000,000â« in cash, a 2-year VIP Diamond Membership card at California Fitness & Yoga Center worth 300,000,000â«. a 1 year gift from Shiseido cosmetic and a short training course in Tokyo sponsored by Shiseido.
The winner was 20-year-old Mai Thá» Giang from Hải Phòng.
Overview
Auditions
Contestants
Judges
- Xuân Lan (Host)
- ÃÂinh Nam Trung
- ÃÂá» Mạnh Cðá»Âng
- Phạm Hoài Nam
Episodes
Episode 1
Original Airdate: August 19, 2012
The judges selected the best 31 contestants from hundreds of girls to step into the journey of becoming Vietnam's Next Top Model.
- Advanced to the semi-final: Nguyá»Â
n Thá» Thuý, Lê Thanh Thảo, Trần Nguyá»Â
n Phðáng Uyên, Huỳnh Thá» Linh Ngân, Nguyá»Â
n Thá» Kiá»Âu Ngân, Nguyá»Â
n Thá» Nhã Trúc, Tôn Nữ Minh Thi, Cao Thá» Thiên Trang, Lðáng Thá» Kim Loan, Nguyá»Â
n Thá» Ngá»Âc Thuý, Há»Âng Nguyên Phụng, Kha Mỹ Vân, Nguyá»Â
n Thá» Ngần, VÃ
© Thá» Minh Nguyá»Ât, VÃ
© Xuân Nhung, VÃ
© Huyá»Ân Trang, Nguyá»Â
n Thá» Vân, Bùi Thuỳ Dðáng, Dðáng Thá» Thanh, ÃÂá» Thu Hà, Lê Thá» Thuỳ Trang, Lê Thá» Hằng, Mai Thá» Giang, Cao Thá» Hà, Nguyá»Â
n Thá» Vinh, Nguyá»Â
n Thá» Hằng, Trần Thá» Há»Âng Tâm, Nguyá»Â
n Thá» Hà, Trần Hải Yến, Nguyá»Â
n Thá» Châm, Nguyá»Â
n ThỠNgân.
Episode 2
Original Airdate: 26 August 2012
- Challenge Winner: Nguyá»Â
n ThỠNgần, Mai ThỠGiang
- Withdraw: Nguyá»Â
n ThỠNgần
- Eliminated: None
Episode 3
Original Aridate: September 2, 2012
- Challenge Winner: Mai Giang, Nguyá»Â
n ThỠNgân
- Featured Designer: Do Manh Cuong
- Eliminated: Nguyen Thi Thuy, Tran Nguyen Phuong Quyen, Huynh Thi Linh Ngan, Nguyen Thi Kieu Van, Ton Nu Minh Thi, Hong Nguyen Phung, Vu Xuan Nhung, Vu Huyen Trang, Nguyen Thi Van, Bui Thuy Duong, Le Thi Thuy, Nguyen Thi Vinh, Tran Thi Hong Tam, Nguyen Thi Ha, Tran Hai Yen
Episode 4
Original Airdate: September 9, 2012
- Challenge Winner: Nha Truc
- First Call-out: Mai Giang
- Bottom Two: Thu Ha, Nguyen Cham
- Eliminated: Nguyen Cham
- Featured Photographer: An Le
- Featured Designer: Do Manh Cuong
Episode 5
Original Airdate: September 16, 2012
- Challenge Winner: Kim Loan
- First Call-out: Thanh Thao
- Bottom Two: My Van, Nguyen Hang
- Eliminated: Nguyen Hang
- Featured Designer: Do Manh Cuong
Episode 6
Original Airdate: September 23, 2012
- First Call-Out: Thanh Thao
- Bottom Two: Kim Loan, Le Hang
- Eliminated: Kim Loan
- Featured Designer: Do Manh Cuong, Truong Thanh Long
Episode 7
Original Airdate: September 30, 2012
For the weekly photo challenge, the girls were divided into 4 groups and rotate as a girl lead singer and will do the remaining two friends behind, same pose for 1 minute on the band "One Night Only"
- First Call-Out: My Van
- Bottom Three: Thanh Thao, Le Hang, Cao Ha
- Eliminated: Le Hang, Cao Ha
- Featured Designer: Kim Khanh, Le Thanh Hoa
Episode 8
Original Airdate: October 7, 2012
- First Call-Out: Thanh
- Bottom Two: Thanh Thao, Duong Thanh
- Eliminated: Thanh Thao
- Featured Designer: Le Kha
Episode 9
Original Airdate: October 14, 2012
- First Call-Out: Thiên Trang
- Bottom Two: Nhã Trúc, ÃÂá» HÃÂ
- Eliminated: ÃÂá» HÃÂ
- Featured Designer: Mai Lâm, ÃÂá» Mạnh Cðá»Âng
Episode 10
Original Airdate: October 21, 2012
- First Call-Out: Ngoc Thuy
- Bottom Two: Minh Nguyet, Mai Giang
- Eliminated: Minh Nguyet
- Featured Designer: Sabina
Episode 11
Original Airdate: October 28, 2012
- First Call-Out: Duong Thanh
- Bottom Two: Ngoc Thuy, Nguyen Ngan
- Eliminated: Nguyen Ngan
- Featured Designer: Rise Above
Episode 12
Original Airdate: November 4, 2012
- First Call-Out: Mai Giang
- Bottom Two: Thanh Duong, Thien Trang
- Eliminated: None
- Featured Designer: Kimono
Episode 13
Original Airdate: November 11, 2012
The contestants went on a casting trip to New York City for New York Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2013. No one was eliminated in this episode.
Episode 14
Original Airdate: November 18, 2012
The episode continued in New York.
- Eliminated: Ngoc Thuy, Ngan Nguyen, Nha Truc, Duong Thanh
Final
Original Airdate: November 25, 2012
- Final three: Mai Giang, Mỹ Vân & Thiên Trang
- Eliminated: Thien Trang
- Final two: Mỹ Vân & Mai Giang
- Vietnam's Next Top Model 2012: Mai Giang
Summaries
Call-out order
The contestant was eliminated
The contestant was originally eliminated from the competition but was saved
The contestant won the competition
- In episode 12, Trang was originally eliminated from the competition but was saved.
- In episode 13, No one was eliminated. Ngân was brought back into the competition.
- In episode 14, The contestants was called in random order into 2 groups and Giang, Trang & Vân's group was chosen to be in the final. Beside, Mai Giang's photo was considered the best one due to the only photo was chosen by Cosmopolitan Vietnam and published later on the Cosmopolitan issues in December 2012.
Average call-out order
Photo shoot Guide
- Episode 1 Photo Shoot: Promo Shoots (casting)
- Episode 2 Photo Shoot: "White Summer" Editorial By The Lake (casting)
- Episode 3 Photo Shoot: Futuristic Shots (casting)
- Episode 4 Photo Shoot: Beauty Shots With Cats
- Episode 5 Photo Shoot: Good Morning
- Episode 6 Photo Shoot: Editorial With Snakes
- Episode 7 Photo Shoot: Divas Night In Groups
- Episode 8 Photo Shoot: Fighters On a Ring
- Episode 9 Photo Shoot: Vietnamese Souls
- Episode 10 Photo Shoot: Pin-Up Girls
- Episode 11 Photo Shoot: Posing Over The Vietnamese Skyline
- Episode 12 Commercial: Shiseido cosmetic in geisha outfit
- Episode 13 Photo Shoot: Blowing In New York
- Episode 14 Photo Shoot: Editorials for Cosmopolitan
- Episode 15 Photo Shoots: Cosmopolitan Cover; Diva on the ring
References