Season one The original panel of judges, including Nathan Lee, Elizabeth Thủy Tiên, and Hoàng Ngân, was fired because of conflicts among themselves and with the producers. A new panel was introduced; the head judge position taken up by model Hà Anh, and others judges including designer Huy Võ and actor-model Đức Hải. Đức Hải was primarily known for appearing in made-for-television films, and Huy Võ was reportedly a student at the
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising. Despite signing
non-disclosure agreements, several contestants appeared on other TV shows before their elimination (suggesting they had been eliminated). The first-season finale was reportedly taken from the
fourth-season finale of ''
Germany's Next Topmodel'', and the finale's "live" photo shoot was reportedly staged. One year since the show had concluded, the winner Khiếu Thị Huyền Trang decided to speak up demanding the prize from the VNTM Organizing Committee, as she still had not received any the prizes for the winner including: 1,000,000,000
₫ from CA Models, contract with
Wilhelmina Models in
New York City, and the supplies of
Revlon. The aforementioned 1,000,000,000
₫ prize from CA Models was supposed to be a salary divided equally every month for two years, but the payments would cease if she ended the contract. However she did not receive any money from the work done each month with the agency, therefore she decided to end the contract in November 2011. Before that, in In August 2011, CA Models initiated her plan to go to
New York City under the condition that she lost 5–7 kg. But the trip never happened due to the agency claiming the trip cost too much money and for many times thinking about going and then cancelling continuously until November 2011. Khiếu Thị Huyền Trang was also supposed to get the 2-year supply of
Revlon, but she never received it due to advertising for another cosmetics brand with an interview for a magazine. Concerning the reason why the organizers of Vietnam's Next Top Model have not yet given this award to Huyen Trang, makeup artist Minh Hoang of
Revlon cosmetics frankly said: "The responsibility belongs to Ms. Quynh Trang (production director of Vietnam's Next Top Model - PV) - if you have taken money from people, then fulfill your commitment well before asking for more. Don't blame this on Huyen Trang or Revlon." Even the show's host Hà Anh has confirmed that the production had not yet awarded all the prizes to Huyen Trang.
Season two Although head judge Xuân Lan, Nam Trung, Phạm Hoài Nam and Đỗ Mạnh Cường were chosen for their Vietnamese fashion-industry expertise, their lack of international experience was criticized. In response to questions from
VTC News about qualifications for a top model,
Elite Vietnam director Thúy Nga said that most finalists' body shapes were rough and disproportionate. She said, "Being a top model in three months is unbelievable" and considered the competition as primarily entertainment. During filming, finalists Hoàng Oanh, Thùy Dương and Phương Nghi faced a lawsuit from producers for leaking the elimination order before the final episode. The lawsuit demanded 15 billion
Vietnamese đồng (about US$714,000) for the contract violation. Around the
New York Fashion Week (in which season-one winner Huyền Trang, season-one runner-up Tuyết Lan and season-two winner Hoàng Thùy participated), Tuyết Lan was named season-one winner over actual winner Huyền Trang in an email. According to executive producer Quỳnh Trang, it was a typographical error and Huyền Trang was the winner. Hà Anh said in an interview that based on their invitations, Hoang Thuy and Tuyet Lan might not walking at the New York Fashion Week. This caused antagonism between Quỳnh Trang and fellow judge Đỗ Mạnh Cường and Hà Anh. Hà Anh accused Quỳnh Trang of rigging the show and treating Huyền Trang unfairly, saying that the Vietnamese audience was misled and neither Lan nor Thùy walked at the New York Fashion Week. Huyền Trang later confirmed that she did not receive her billion-dong modelling contract, a trip to New York for training or a VND 200 million contract with
Revlon cosmetics, declaring her intention to dissolve her relationship with the show. A post on the show's Facebook page called the situation a misunderstanding, saying that Trang was in breach of contract.
Season five In its fifth season, ''Vietnam's Next Top Model'' crowned two winners: Quang Hùng and Nguyễn Oanh. Viewer reaction was negative, with the audience considering Oanh's victory undeserved. Xuân Lan later told the press that Oanh was a worthy winner, and the producers had received approval from the format distributor for two winners. According to finale host Tùng Leo, the photos from the live photo shoot were not shown because of the venue's poor lighting.
Season nine - Be Unique After
Vietnam's Next Top Model season 8 ended in 2017. In 2019, MultiMedia JSC will produce ''Vietnam's Next Top Model season 9
was announced with the theme "Be Unique", supermodel Võ Hoàng Yến was announced as host, season 4 winner Mâu Thủy was announced as professional consultant and Nam Trung was announced as creative director. At the same time, the Top Model Online 2019'' contest was also held to find contestants. However, due to the impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic globally and
Vietnam in 2020, the contest was postponed indefinitely. In 2025, that the show will returned as the
Top Model Online 2024 contest was held. And the panel of judges also changed almost entirely, because two judges,
Võ Hoàng Yến and
Mâu Thủy, had children after the contest was postponed for 6 years. == References ==