Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê

Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê
Born	January 4, 1992 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam,
Modeling information
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Black
Manager	Elite Model Management[1]

Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê (born 04 January 1992) is a Vietnamese actress, supermodel and beauty queen.^[2]

Early life

Lan Khue was born and raised in a Confucianism family which has a traditional academic background. Her parents are both professors in Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogical University. Her grandfather, The late Professor Tran Thanh Dam, was the first principle of Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogical University.^[3]

Lan Khue grew up and proved to be a brilliant student with outstanding school record. After graduating from high school, Lan Khue got accepted into Department of Germanic Languages & Literature of Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities. However, she always had a desire to pursue a career as a professional model. She had to put much effort to get the permission from her family to follow her dream due to their strict academic family background. Her mother only gave her a year to challenge for modeling to see if she had the ability to follow the modeling path. and after one year, her effort was paid off with the winner award of Vietnam supermodel contest 2013 and she has gained the support from her family since then...^[4]

Career

Modeling and Beauty Queen

2011

• Lan Khue first public appearance and established herself by participating the Vietnam Supermodel contest in 2011. Unfortunately, she was disqualified and couldn’t engage in others official cycle.

2012

• Came back in Vietnam Supermodel 2012 and won the title of the most Promising Supermodel.
• Represented Vietnam to appear in Asian Supermodel contest and placed second runner-up.^[5]

2013

• Participated in Vietnam Supermodel 2013 and became an eventual winner - Gold Award.^[6]
• Represented Vietnam in New Silk Road Model Look contest and placed first runner-up.^[7]
• The first Vietnamese supermodel who is declared as top 5 of the award known as Oscar of fashion industry in Asia.^[8]

2014

• Participated in Miss Ao Dai 2014. Lan Khue competed and won the title of Ao Dai Beauty Queen in the very first season.^[2]

2015

• Lan Khue later represented Vietnam in Miss World 2015 - the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant.
• After a month, Lan Khue was excellent placed among the top 11 finalists at Miss World pageant.^[9] It knows as the best achievement of Vietnam in this international beauty pageant. And appointed as People’s Choice Award by audiences’ votes.^[10]
• According to Global Beauties website, Tran Ngoc Lan Khue is the first and only representative of Vietnam in the top 50 most beautiful women in the world (2016).^[11]

2016

• National Director of Miss Grand Vietnam 2016.^[12]
• Mentor of The Face Vietnam season 1 (2016).
• Lan Khuê walked the runways for “ Thoi trang va cuoc song” and "Duyen Dang Viet Nam"^[13] fashion show, international cultural exchange programs in Korea, The U.S.A, Canada, Germany, etc. She also the first face of Vietnam Fashion Week 2015 and 2016 for many collections as well as being a vedette to present many collections of Vietnam top designers like Nguyen Cong Tri, Do Manh Cuong, Ao Dai ABC, Lam Gia Khang,^[14] Tung Vu,^[15] Quang Nhat, etc.

Other Ventures

Actress

• Lan Khuê starred her first role in ‘Son dep trai’ movie as Trang Nhi singer, partner of Bang Kieu singer.^[16]

Master Ceremony

• MC for Tet Binh Than live broadcast.^[17]
• MC for Vietnam Supermodel contest final round (2015).^[18]
• MC for TV show “Thay loi muon noi”.^[19]
• MC for “Sinh vien vi bien dao”.^[20]
• Hosted the “ Dep 360” TV program co-produced by YanTV and L'oreal Paris.^[21]

Ambassador

• Ambassador for Vietnam’s Ao Dai 2015.^[22]
• International ambassador for Ao Dai 2016.^[23][24]
• Vietnamese Ambassador for Earth Hour 2016 campaign.^[25]
• Ambassador for Hue Festival 2016.^[26]
• Local Brand Ambassador of L'oreal Paris.^[27]

Awards

• The most Promising supermodel in Vietnam Supermodel 2012
• Second Runner-up of Asian Supermodel 2012 in China.^[28]
• Golden Award of the Vietnam Supermodel 2013.^[6]
• First Runner-up of New Silk Road Model Look in the Philippines in 2013.^[7]
• Top 5 in Asian Fashion Awards 2013.^[8]
• Miss Ao Dai Vietnam 2014.^[2]
• Top 11 Miss World 2015 in China.^[9]
• Women of the Year Award 2016 honored by Women Today Magazine.^[29]
• Herworld Award 2016 – Honoring Young Talent awarded by judge's choice of Herworld magazine.^[30]

References

1. References LAN KHUEElite modelmanagement Vietnam. (2016). Elitemodelvn.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016, from http://elitemodelvn.com/lan-khue.html
2. VnExpress. "Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê đăng quang Hoa khôi Áo dài Việt Nam 2014 - VnExpress Giải Trí" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2016-09-29.
3. ZING.VN (2015-01-06). "Gia đình toàn giảng viên đại học của Lan Khuê". Retrieved 2016-09-29.
4. VnExpress. "Lan Khuê đoạt giải vàng Siêu mẫu Việt Nam - VnExpress Giải Trí" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2016-09-29.
5. Vietnamnet (2012-09-30). "Lan Khue wins bronze at Asian Supermodel Contest 2012". Retrieved 2016-09-29.
6. VOV. "Lan Khue crowned Vietnam Super Model 2013". Retrieved 2016-09-29.
7. 24h.com.vn. "Lan Khuê lại ẵm giải thưởng quốc tế" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2016-09-29.
8. "Siêu mẫu Lan Khuê lọt vào top 5 Giải thưởng châu Á". Retrieved 2016-09-29.
9. http://vnexpress.net. "Lan Khuê hạnh phúc khi bất ngờ được lọt top 11 - VnExpress iOne". ione.vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2016-09-29.
10. UK, IBTimes (2015-12-19). "Miss World 2015: Top 10 semi-finalist contestants announced". Retrieved 2016-09-29.
11. VTV, BAO DIEN TU (2016-03-09). "Lan Khuê lọt top 50 người đẹp nhất thế giới" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2016-09-29.
12. "Lan Khuê nhường cơ hội dự thi Hoa hậu hòa bình quốc tế cho thí sinh Hoa khôi Áo dài". Retrieved 2016-09-29.
13. "Lan Khuê, Phạm Hương rạng rỡ bên dàn mỹ nhân Việt các thời kỳ". Retrieved 2016-09-29.
14. VnExpress. "Lan Khuê trình diễn mốt váy ngủ - VnExpress Giải Trí" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2016-09-29.
15. ZING.VN (2016-03-24). "Lan Khuê lạnh lùng catwalk". Retrieved 2016-09-29.
16. VnExpress. "Lan Khuê thoải mái trong cảnh nóng với Bằng Kiều - VnExpress Giải Trí" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2016-09-29.
17. "Lan Khuê làm MC cầu truyền hình trong đêm Giao thừa Tết Bính Thân". Retrieved 2016-09-29.
18. ZING.VN (2015-12-27). "Lan Khuê gợi cảm làm MC chung kết Siêu mẫu Việt Nam". Retrieved 2016-09-29.
19. ZING.VN (2015-06-12). "Lan Khuê thử sức làm người dẫn chương trình". Retrieved 2016-09-29.
20. "Lan Khuê thử sức làm MC". Retrieved 2016-09-29.
21. "Lan Khuê tự tin khoe vẻ đẹp "không góc chết" trong chương trình làm đẹp kiểu Paris". Retrieved 2016-09-29.
22. "Lễ hội Áo dài TP.HCM lần 2 - 2015". Saigon Giải Trí.
23. VnExpress. "Lan Khuê cùng Kỳ Duyên làm đại sứ áo dài - VnExpress Giải Trí" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2016-09-29.
24. 24h.com.vn. "Lan Khuê diện áo dài kết hoa tươi duyên dáng" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2016-09-29.
25. VnExpress. "Lan Khuê là đại sứ 'Tắt đèn bật ý tưởng' - VnExpress" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2016-09-29.
26. ZING.VN (2016-05-01). "Lan Khuê diện áo dài gấm duyên dáng ở Festival Huế". Retrieved 2016-09-29.
27. "Lan Khuê trở thành Đại sứ Thương hiệu L'Oréal Paris tại Việt Nam - Harper's Bazaar Việt Nam". 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
28. ZING.VN (2012-09-30). "Lan Khuê đoạt top 3 'Siêu mẫu châu Á'". Retrieved 2016-09-29.
29. ngaynay.vn. "Lan Khuê 'đăng quang lần nữa' với danh hiệu Người phụ nữ của năm". Retrieved 2016-09-29.
30. "Tin mới nhất liên quan đến Phạm Hương, Lan Khuê". VietNamNet. Retrieved 2016-09-29.

External links

• Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê on Facebook