Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê

Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê (born 4 January 1992) is a Vietnamese model and beauty pageant titleholder. Lan Khuê rose to prominence in 2013 as she won the gold award in the Vietnam supermodel 2013, and became one of the most sought-after models in Vietnam. In 2014, she joined the Miss Aodai Vietnam (the previous name of Miss World Vietnam) pageant and won title. Then, she represented Vietnam in Miss World 2015 and was placed top 11. She shoot to fame when she got invited as one of 3 mentors in the reality show The Face Vietnam. Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê is the CEO of Elite Model Management and Elite Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City.

Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê
Supermodel Lan Khuê – Judge of Miss Ocean Vietnam 2017
Born (1992-01-04) 4 January 1992 (age 32)
Education
Occupation(s)Model, actress, businesswoman
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse
John Tuấn Nguyễn
(m. 2018)
Children1
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title
AgencyElite Model Management Vietnam[1]
Years active2012–present
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBlack
Major
competition(s)
Websiteelitemodel.vn

Early life

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Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê was born on 4 January 1992 in Ho Chi Minh City. She come from a family with a strong academic background, both of her parents are professors in Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogical University. Her grandfather, The late Professor Tran Thanh Dam, was the first chairman of Ho Chi Minh City University of Education.[2]

Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê grew up and proved to be a brilliant student with an outstanding school record. After graduating from high school, Lan Khue got accepted into Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities, major in German language and Literature.[3]

On 30 June 2018, Lan Khuê was proposed by her boyfriend, John Tuan Nguyen, the wedding would be taken place in October.[4][5]

Career

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2011-2013: The premise for a career

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In 2011, with a suggestion from her mom's friend, Lan Khuê started to try out for modeling. Her first attempt was to join the Vietnam Supermodel 2011, however she got fallen on her knee on the casting round which made her unable to continue the contest.[6][7]

In 2012, Lan Khuê came back in Vietnam Supermodel 2012 which was hold in Hanoi and won the most potential model award. She then competed in Asian Supermodel contest 2012 which took place in Nanning, China and reached the rank of second runner-up, she also won the Photogenic Model award.[8] She participated in the New Silk Road Model Look contest in Clark, Philippines. She was placed first runner-up in the final, the winner was from Miss China, and the second runner-up was from Miss Thailand.[9][10]

In 2013, later Khuê once again competed in the Vietnam Supermodel 2013 and became the winner on 20 October.[11]

2014–2015: competing in beauty pageants and other activities

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Early 2014, Film director Trương Quang Thịnh chose her as a singer named Trang Nhi in his new movie Handsome Sơn which was aired in early 2015.[12][13][14]

In September, Khuê participated in Miss Aodai Vietnam 2014 which is a pageant held to find the representative of Vietnam for Miss World 2015, she won the crown on 5 January 2015 with Confidently Shining award.[15]

On November, Lan Khuê flew to Sanya, China and represented Vietnam at Miss World 2015. In the final, Lan Khuê was excellently placed among the top 11 finalists at Miss World pageant by winning People's Choice award. It is known as one of the two best achievements of Vietnam at this beauty pageant.[16][17]

Opportunity for being a MC reached Lan Khue and she was MC for of Vietnam Supermodel 2015.[18][19]

2016-2017: The Face Vietnam and becoming CEO of Elite Vietnam

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In 2016 on 2 April, Mr.Nawat Itsaragrisil - CEO of Miss Grand International - who is the president of Miss Grand International pageant with the newly crowned Miss Grand International 2015 - Claire Elizabeth Parker arrived in Vietnam. They invited Khuê to represent Vietnam at his pageant.[20] However, due to her already-in-progress plans, she gave the opportunity to the first runner-up of Miss Aodai Vietnam 2016 and became the national director of Miss Grand Vietnam (the new national director now is Phạm Thị Kim Dung). On 23 April, Lan Khuê was announced as one of 3 mentors of The Face Vietnam 2016 which is hosted by Mister International 2009 - Vĩnh Thụy, the other mentors were Hồ Ngọc Hà, Phạm Thị Hương.[21] On 15 November, Khuê was selected as CEO of Elite Model Management in Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam.[22][23]

In April 2017, Khuê went to Osaka, Japan in a culture exchange festival.[24] On 17 April, the three mentors of The Face Vietnam (season 2) were official announced including Lan Khuê, Minh Tú and Hoàng Thùy.[25] The official press conference was taken place on 23 May 2017. The official poster also are publicized on the same day.[26] After 12 episodes, the Final Walk was taken place on 27 August and the winner is Tú Hảo who belongs to her team, with 40.75% of audience vote.[27][28][29][30]

2021-now: judge of Miss Charm International 2021

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Miss Charm 2023 is an international beauty contest, founded and organized by Vietnamese people for the first time this year. The event is organized with the mission of promoting culture, tourism and educational activities, creating a separate direction in the journey of spreading the true value of beauty to the community. [31][32] In 2019, Lan Khuê officially returned to showbiz with a new role - judge of Miss Charm contest. In the process of accompanying the contest until the final night, Lan Khue received winged compliments for her increasingly promoted beauty and luxurious and powerful charisma that overwhelmed the contestants. She is also the one who crowned the new Miss Charm.[33]

In 2023, Universe Vietnam Trading Joint Stock Company officially operated from January 16, headquartered in Hanoi. This company is headed by Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thuy Nga and supermodel Lan Khue as the southern regional director of Miss Universe Vietnam.[34]

Judge

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Year Competition/Show Position Note Source
2016 The Face Vietnam (season 1) Mentor Team Chameleon Warriors
2016 Cười Xuyên Việt Guest judge Episode 10 [35]
2016 Dance Your FAT Off season 2 Guest judge Episode 3, 9
2016 So you Think you can dance: Vietnam 2016 Guest judge Show 8 [36]
2016 Người đẹp xứ Dừa 2016 Judge [37]
2017 Elle Beauty award Judge [38]
2017 Sparktacular season 2 Judge Singapore [39]
2017 The Face Vietnam (season 2) Mentor Team LanKhue – winning team
2017 Muscle Contest Judge for catalogue of Model Leep Asia [40]
2017 Miss Ocean Vietnam Judge [41]
2017 The Look Vietnam Guest judge [40]
2018 Vietnam Supermodel 2018 Host [29]
2018 The Bachelor Vietnam Judges Casting round [42]
2018 The Look Vietnam Judges Casting round [30]
2018 Yan Music award Judge [40]
2019 Miss Charm Vietnam Master judges
2023 Miss Charm 2023 Judges
2023 The New Menter Judges
2023 Miss Universe Vietnam 2023 Judges -

Competitions and pageants

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Year Competition/Pageant Placement Note
2012 Vietnam Supermodel 2012 Top 16 Awards: Most Potential Model.
2012 Asian Supermodel 2012 2nd Runner-up The competition took place in China. She won Photogenic Award.
2013 New Silkroad Model Look 1st Runner-up The competition took place in the Philippines.
2013 Vietnam Supermodel 2013 Gold Prize She reached the highest rank in the contest.
2015 Miss Aodai Vietnam 2014 Won She won Confidently Shining Award.
2015 Miss World 2015 Top 11 She won World Designer, People's Choice awards.

Master of Ceremony

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Year Event Channel Note Ref
2015 Thay lời muốn nói HTV9 Lead the event with MC Quỳnh Hương
2015 Sinh viên vì biển đảo Lead the event with Trần Long [43]
2015 Vietnam Super model contest VTV3 Lead the event with Anh Quan and Phuong Mai [44]
2016 Live broadcast on Lunar new year eve ANTV [45]
2016 Dep 360 YanTV partnership between YanTV and L'Oreal [40]

Filmography

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Movies

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Year Title Role Note Ref
2015 Handsome Son (Sơn Đẹp Trai) Trang Nhi (singer) female lead [46][47]
2017 Mother in law (me chong) Tư Thì second female lead [40]

Television series

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Year Title Channel Role Note Ref
2013 Tiệm Bánh Hoàng Tử Bé VTV9 herself Episode 235 – trying to be a model

Short film

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Year Short film Competition Role Note Ref
2018 Đền – một ước mơ 321action big boss gold award-winning short film [48][49]

References

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  1. ^ LAN KHUE lite model management Vietnam. (2016). Elitemodelvn.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016, from http://elitemodelvn.com/lan-khue.html
  2. ^ ZING.VN (6 January 2015). "Gia đình toàn giảng viên đại học của Lan Khuê". Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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  4. ^ John Tuấn Nguyễn: 'Lan Khuê không phụ thuộc tôi về tài chính' – VnExpress Giải trí
  5. ^ Lan Khuê bật khóc khi bạn trai Việt kiều cầu hôn – VnExpress Giải trí
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  7. ^ "Diễn đàn thời trang và làm đẹp cao cấp | ELLE".
  8. ^ Vietnamnet (30 September 2012). "Lan Khue wins bronze at Asian Supermodel Contest 2012". Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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  10. ^ "Lan Khuê 'đăng quang lần nữa' với danh hiệu Người phụ nữ của năm". ngaynay.vn. 21 April 2016.
  11. ^ VOV (19 September 2015). "Lan Khue crowned Vietnam Super Model 2013". Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  12. ^ VnExpress. "Bằng Kiều, Lan Khuê hài hước trong teaser phim Tết – VnExpress Giải Trí". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  13. ^ Trí, Dân (29 April 2016). "Lễ hội áo dài "Nơi huyền thoại bắt đầu" sẽ đậm đặc chất Huế". Báo điện tử Dân Trí.
  14. ^ Lan Khuê diện áo dài gấm duyên dáng ở Festival Huế – Thời trang sao – ZINGNEWS.VN
  15. ^ VnExpress. "Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê đăng quang Hoa khôi Áo dài Việt Nam 2014 – VnExpress Giải Trí" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  16. ^ "Lan Khuê hạnh phúc khi bất ngờ được lọt top 11 – VnExpress iOne". ione.vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  17. ^ UK, IBTimes (19 December 2015). "Miss World 2015: Top 10 semi-finalist contestants announced". Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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  19. ^ "Lan Khuê, Chi Pu kêu gọi sinh viên cùng hướng về biển đảo - Báo VnExpress".
  20. ^ "Lan Khuê được chủ tịch cuộc thi Miss Grand sang Việt Nam mời dự thi". ngoisao.vn. 9 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Bộ ba quyền lực của The Face chính thức lộ diện: Hà Hồ, Phạm Hương, Lan Khuê! - Saostar.vn". Tạp chí điện tử Saostar.vn. 23 April 2016.
  22. ^ "Unknown".[permanent dead link]
  23. ^ Lan Khuê trở thành Đại sứ Thương hiệu L’Oréal Paris tại Việt Nam | Harper's Bazaar Việt Nam
  24. ^ Nhi, Khang (19 April 2017). "Mỹ nhân Việt đổ xô sang Nhật ngắm hoa Anh đào". Báo Kinh tế đô thị - Đọc tin tức thời sự kinh tế 24h mới nhất.
  25. ^ "Chính thức công bố HLV The Face Việt Nam 2017: Lan Khuê - Minh Tú - Hoàng Thùy! - Saostar.vn". Tạp chí điện tử Saostar.vn. 17 April 2017.
  26. ^ "Hé lộ poster chính thức đậm chất Á Đông của The Face Việt Nam 2017! - Saostar.vn". Tạp chí điện tử Saostar.vn. 23 May 2017.
  27. ^ Trí, Dân (27 August 2017). "Tú Hảo trở thành Quán quân "Gương mặt thương hiệu" mùa 2 | Báo Dân trí". Báo điện tử Dân Trí.
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  34. ^ "Unknown".[permanent dead link]
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  36. ^ "Mai Ngô cổ vũ Lan Khuê làm giám khảo Thử thách cùng bước nhảy" [Mai Ngo cheers for Lan Khue to be a judge on Dancing With The Stars] (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 3 May 2017.
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  38. ^ Diễn biến buổi làm việc với Ban cố vấn ELLE Beauty Awards 2016
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  45. ^ Lan Khuê làm MC cầu truyền hình trong đêm Giao thừa Tết Bính Thân | Tin tức mới nhất 24h – Đọc Báo Lao Động online – Laodong.vn
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  49. ^ Online, TTVH (14 July 2018). "Phim ngắn Đền một ước mơ". thethaovanhoa.vn.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss World Vietnam
2015
Succeeded by
Trương Thị Diệu Ngọc
Preceded by
First Edition
Miss Aodai Vietnam
2014
Succeeded by
Trương Thị Diệu Ngọc
Preceded by Miss World - People Choice Award
2015
Succeeded by