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 1,000,000,000₫ (approximately $50,000), be on the cover in Cosmopolitan magazine along with 200,000,000₫ in cash, a 2-year VIP Diamond Membership card at California Fitness & Yoga Center worth 300,000,000₫. a 1 year gift from Shiseido cosmetic and a short training course in Tokyo sponsored by Shiseido.
The winner was 20-year-old Mai Thị Giang from Hải Phòng.
Overview
Auditions Audition CityDateVenue Ho Chi Minh City June 7, 2012 Grand Palace Hanoi June 17, 2012 The Garden Shopping Center
Contestants ContestantAgeHeightHometownFinishPlace 19 Quảng NinhEpisode 415 20 Phú ThọEpisode 514 22 An GiangEpisode 613 20 Hà NộiEpisode 712-11 19 Vĩnh Phúc 19 Vĩnh LongEpisode 810 19 Hà NộiEpisode 99 17 Hà NamEpisode 108 22 Hà NộiEpisode 147-4 21 Thái Nguyên 21 TP.HCM 23 Long An 19 TP.HCMEpisode 153 22 TP.HCM2Mai Thị Giang 20 Hải Phòng1
Judges Xuân Lan (Host) Đinh Nam Trung Đỗ Mạnh Cường 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: Nguyễn Thị Thuý, Lê Thanh Thảo, Trần Nguyễn Phương Uyên, Huỳnh Thị Linh Ngân, Nguyễn Thị Kiều Ngân, Nguyễn Thị Nhã Trúc, Tôn Nữ Minh Thi, Cao Thị Thiên Trang, Lương Thị Kim Loan, Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Thuý, Hồng Nguyên Phụng, Kha Mỹ Vân, Nguyễn Thị Ngần, Vũ Thị Minh Nguyệt, Vũ Xuân Nhung, Vũ Huyền Trang, Nguyễn Thị Vân, Bùi Thuỳ Dương, Dương Thị Thanh, Đỗ Thu Hà, Lê Thị Thuỳ Trang, Lê Thị Hằng, Mai Thị Giang, Cao Thị Hà, Nguyễn Thị Vinh, Nguyễn Thị Hằng, Trần Thị Hồng Tâm, Nguyễn Thị Hà, Trần Hải Yến, Nguyễn Thị Châm, Nguyễn Thị Ngân.
Episode 2 Original Airdate: 26 August 2012
Challenge Winner: Nguyễn Thị Ngần, Mai Thị Giang Withdraw: Nguyễn Thị Ngần Eliminated: None
Episode 3 Original Aridate: September 2, 2012
Challenge Winner: Mai Giang, Nguyễn Thị Ngân 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" Group Contestants 1 Thanh Thảo, Thu Hà, Ngọc Thúy 2 Minh Nguyệt, Nhã Trúc, Nguyễn Ngân 3 Lê Hằng, Dương Thanh, Thiên Trang 4 Mỹ Vân, Mai Giang, Cao Hà
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, Đỗ Hà Eliminated: Đỗ Hà Featured Designer: Mai Lâm, Đỗ Mạnh Cường
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.
Returned: Nguyen Ngan
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 +OrderEpisodes34567891011121314151GiangGiangThảoThảoVânThanhTrangThúyThanhGiangVânVânGiang2TrúcThanhThanhNguyệtTrangVânNguyệtNgânTrangTrúcTrúcGiangVân3ThanhThúyGiangTrangThanhThúyGiangTrangVânVânThúyTrangTrang4ThảoThảoTrúcTrúcThúyNgânThanhThanhGiangThúyTrangNgânThanhThúyTrúc5TrangTrúcThúyTrúcTrangNgânTrúcTrúcThanhThanh6NgânTrangNguyệtNgânGiangNguyệtVânVânThúyTrangGiang7VânLoanThanhHà Đ.TrúcThúyGiangNgân Ngân8ThúyLoanHà Đ.GiangNgânHà Đ.TrúcNguyệt9VânHà Đ.NguyệtGiangHà Đ.10LoanNgânNgânThúy ThảoThảo11NguyệtNguyệtTrangVân1213Hà Đ.VânLoan14ChâmHà Đ.15Châm
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 Rank byaverage Place Model Call-outtotal Number ofcall-outs Call-outaverage 1 3 Trang 50 13 3.85 2 4-7 Thanh 49 12 4.08 3 10 Thảo 27 6 4.50 4 4-7 Thúy 55 12 4.58 5 1 Giang 66 14 4.71 6 4-7 Trúc 57 12 4.75 7 2 Vân 70 14 5.00 8 8 Nguyệt 53 8 6.63 9 4-7 Ngân 78 11 7.09 10 13 Loan 32 4 8.00 11 9 Hà Đ. 62 7 8.86 12 11-12 Hằng L. 48 5 9.60 13 Hà C. 52 10.40 14 15 Châm 25 2 12.50 15 14 Hằng N. 40 3 13.33
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
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