Nguyen Phuong Mai, a student from the international RMIT University in Hanoi, was voted into the top ten of the Asian Supermodel contest in Nanning, China on July 26.

Three Vietnamese girls attend Asia Supermodel 2009

Mai was one of three Vietnamese contestants at the Asian Supermodel competition, besides Nguyen Hong Nhung and Nguyen Ngoc Oanh.

While Nhung entered the top ten of the Miss Vietnam 2008 pageant and Oanh was one of the top contestants at the Vietnam Supermodel 2008 competition, Mai has never won any title at a local beauty pageant so far.

However, she made a good impression at the Asian Supermodel pageant, her first international event. Mai also won the “Best Traditional Costume” award.

Phuong Mai, first from the left, at the Asian Supermodel Contest.

Mai, 1.73m, 85-62-93, can speak English very well. She has worked as a professional model since 2007. She recently played a role in a movie entitled “13 female death penalty prisoners” by famous film director Luu Trong Ninh.

The Asian Supermodel 2009 gathered 41 supermodels from ten Asian countries, namely China, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia.

Phuong Mai in bikini:

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