The Face Vietnam season 3 (Vietnamese: Gương Mặt Người Mẫu) is the third season of a Vietnamese modeling-themed reality television series. It is based on the US television series The Face, and part of the international The Face franchise.
After two seasons of The Face Vietnam produced by Cat Tien Sa, the show was acquired by Multimedia JSC and was modified from the broadcast channel to the panel of mentors and host.[1] Supermodel Võ Hoàng Yến,[2] singer and actress Minh Hằng,[3] and supermodel Thanh Hằng became mentors, while former Vietnam's Next Top Model judge Nam Trung served as host.[4] The third season premiered on 30 September 2018 on VTV9.
Among with the prizes are:
A 2-year modeling contract with BeU Models
A 1-year training course at Image Coach worth 200.000.000 VND
Appeared on the cover of Her World Vietnam
Became the face of 0 Do Macchiato for 1-year
Became the face of Vietnam International Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2019
A VIP membership card at CitiGym worth 200.000.000 VND
A brand-new Master Drive Plus from Ogawa
Male and female contestants competed. Team Thanh Hằng's Mạc Trung Kiên, a 21-year-old male contestant from Hải Dương, won the final round on December 30, 2018.
In this casting episode, "The Face" series extended the range of contestants. Both men and women could become "The Face Vietnam". Contestants face two challenges: a 'Catwalk whilst hiding their faces in a hat' and 'taking a group photo showing their true beauty with two or three models'. The four mentors appear in the introduction video. The judges for Vietnam's Next Top Model: Thanh Hằng and show host Nam Trung with new mentor Võ Hoàng Yến. Minh Hằng (replacing Hồ Ngọc Hà after the controversy surrounding her in season 2). After three months of casting, thirty-five models passed to the pick-team round. The mentors' personalities were revealed in the pick-team ring. Hoàng Yến was cast as an evil girl, in contrast to Minh Hang who was sweet. Thanh Hằng seemed to be a calm and decisive leader. Fifteen models entered the model's house.
Team Thanh Hằng: Mạc Trung Kiên, Bùi Linh Chi, Hồ Thu Anh, Nguyễn Phạm Minh Đức "Mid Nguyễn", Nguyễn Thị Lệ Nam
Team Minh Hằng: Hoàng Như Mỹ, Trương Thanh Long, Lê Thị Trâm Anh, Bella H'Đơk, Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Episode 2
First aired 14 October 2018
In this episode, the 15 models faced a mini-challenge from host Nam Trung, who have to run to dispute the rooms. Later, they meet Minh Hang at the master class about spoken skills inspired by the speech. Thanh Long was a convincing winner.
Mentor master class:Minh Hằng
Winning master class:Trương Thanh Long
The models had to make a video with black-and-white articles of clothing in this challenge's main theme "The Golden Has Returned". Three mentors were in extreme conflict. Mrs. Thiên Hương - who represented Her World magazine, chose team Thanh Hằng. Minh Hằng and Hoàng Yến decided to gamble by putting Thanh Long and Huy Quang, their team's strongest member respectively, up for elimination. This shocked Thanh Hằng because both of them were acquainted with her prior to the show. In the end, Huy Quang had to leave the competition, leading Hoàng Yến to be loud with Thanh Hằng and she declared a war.
Winning coach and team:Thanh Hằng
Bottom two:Nguyễn Huy Quang & Trương Thanh Long
Eliminated:Nguyễn Huy Quang
Special guest: Trấn Thành, Thanh Duy, Trần Nguyễn Thiên Hương
Episode 3
First aired 21 October 2018
14 contestants moved to CITIGYM and they had a lesson in body liberation with music under Hoàng Yến's guidance. They learned 3 dancing styles: Hip-hop, Strong by Zumba, and Sexy dance. Tuyết Như, Xuân Phúc and Mid balanced the score of the teams. Tuấn Kiệt won the final victory for team Hoàng Yến.
Mentor master class:Võ Hoàng Yến
Winning master class:Tôn Thọ Tuấn Kiệt
They took part in a promotion video for CITIGYM. Hoàng Yến was defeated with the weakest performance by her contestants. Thảo Quân chose team Minh Hằng to win, while the other two teams showed a disapproving attitude because Thảo Quân used to be the representative for this brand. In the black room, Brian and Trung Kiên landed in the bottom two. Minh Hằng organized a dancing challenge. In the end, she gave Trung Kiên a chance to change in upcoming challenges and eliminated Brian for being the weakest member of Hoàng Yến's team. Hoàng Yến was not unexpected, she would like to change the show into "The Bè Lũ"!
Winning coach and team:Minh Hằng
Bottom two:Brian Trần Đắc Lộc & Mạc Trung Kiên
Eliminated:Brian Trần Đắc Lộc
Special guest: Jacinda, Nguyễn Thảo Quân
Episode 4
First aired 28 October 2018
13 contestants were taken to Vietnam's shopping center - ROBINS. They wore Mix-and-Match with different outfits by mentor Thanh Hằng. At the challenge, one member of each team had to choose a style such as: Street style, Sporty, Office, Rock and Glamour. Only team Hoàng Yến had fewer contestants among three teams, so Hoàng Yến's models would do more than once. Tuyết Như was criticized for her disrespectful attitude by the judges. Xuân Phúc, Như Mỹ and Trung Kiên, Linh Chi added one point for team Minh Hằng and Thanh Hằng. Lệ Nam received the final victory
Mentor master class: Thanh Hằng
Winning master class: Nguyễn Thị Lệ Nam "Nam Anh"
Three teams had to take part in a video for MAC Cosmetics on a turning table tagged in a sidestep with the camera hung in the air. The video required them to use their dancing skills, without speaking. After two weeks, Hoàng Yến suddenly won the first victory, before saying she would send Tuyết Như into the elimination room in the upcoming episodes due to her poor attitude. Although they were not the worst members of their teams, Xuân Phúc (who volunteered) and Linh Chi (who did not volunteer) went up for elimination. Hoàng Yến then eliminated Xuân Phúc from the competition.
Winning coach and team: Võ Hoàng Yến
Bottom two: Bùi Linh Chi & Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Eliminated: Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Special guest: Hà Đỗ, Abigail Baniqued, Adam Lâm
Episode 5
First aired 4 November 2018
Minh Hằng once again held a master class on acting skills. She taught about eye contact. At this challenge, the models have to pose covering their eyes in an artificial forest. Linh Chi won the challenge.
Mentor master class: Minh Hằng
Winning master class: Bùi Linh Chi
12 contestants had to make a video of a Rohto's "Because The Eyes Are Priceless" poster. Team Hoàng Yến won the challenge for a second time in a row. Minh Hằng nominated Như Mỹ for elimination. However, she immediately left the show's studio after learning that Thanh Hằng discovered Như Mỹ went into the elimination room through a main gate from above. This led to Thanh Hằng nominating Mid, much to Linh Chi's dismay, as she felt Trung Kiên deserved to be nominated rather than Mid. In the elimination room, Hoàng Yến gave Mid a chance to stay by telling him to convince Thanh Hằng to rethink and change her nomination. Since Mid denied to do so, he was automatically eliminated, although Hoàng Yến acknowledged that he had potential. After Mid's elimination, Thanh Hằng warned Trung Kiên that if he did not perform better in the upcoming challenges, he would be sent into the elimination room.
Winning coach and team: Võ Hoàng Yến
Bottom two: Nguyễn Phạm Minh Đức & Hoàng Như Mỹ
Eliminated: Nguyễn Phạm Minh Đức
Episode 6
First aired: 11 November 2018
Mentor master class:Võ Hoàng Yến
Winning master class: Team Minh Hằng
Winning coach and team:Thanh Hằng
Bottom two:Trần Tuyết Như & Bella H'Đơk
Eliminated:Trần Tuyết Như
Special guest: Trần Uyên Phương
Episode 7
First aired 18 November 2018
Mentor master class:Minh Hằng
Winning master class:Nguyễn Quỳnh Anh
Winning coach and team:Minh Hằng
Bottom two:Tôn Thọ Tuấn Kiệt & Mạc Trung Kiên
Eliminated: None
Special guest: Hirofumi Shiramatsu
Episode 8
First aired 25 November 2018
Mentor master class:Thanh Hằng
Winning master class:Hồ Thu Anh
Winning coach and team:Minh Hằng
Bottom two:Tôn Thọ Tuấn Kiệt & Hồ Thu Anh
Eliminated:Hồ Thu Anh
Special guest: Gael Hornebeck
Episode 9
First aired 2 December 2018
Mentor master class:Võ Hoàng Yến
Winning master class:Trương Thanh Long
Winning coach and team:Võ Hoàng Yến
Bottom two:Lê Thị Trâm Anh & Nguyễn Thị Lệ Nam
Eliminated:Nguyễn Thị Lệ Nam
Special guest: Trần Nguyễn Thiên Hương
Episode 10
First aired 9 December 2018
Winning master class: Team Minh Hằng
Winning coach and team: Thanh Hằng
Bottom two: Tôn Thọ Tuấn Kiệt & Hoàng Như Mỹ
Eliminated: Hoàng Như Mỹ
Special guest: Kirk McDonald Park
Episode 11
First aired 16 December 2018
Winning master class: Bùi Linh Chi
Winning coach and team: Võ Hoàng Yến
Bottom two: Mạc Trung Kiên & Bella H'Đơk
Eliminated: Bella H'Đơk
Special guest: Stefan Reicherstorfer, Trần Uyên Phương
The contestant was part of the winning team for the episode.
The contestant was at risk of elimination.
The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
The contestant withdrew from the competition.
The contestant was a runner-up.
The contestant won The Face Vietnam 2018.
In episode 7, team Minh Hằng won the campaign. Võ Hoàng Yến nominated Tuấn Kiệt while Thanh Hằng nominated Trung Kiên for elimination. Minh Hằng did not eliminate either of them.
In episode 12, team Minh Hằng won the campaign but still can choose only one contestant to send to the Final Walk. Team Minh Hằng's win only means that they will be given the middle position on stage in the Final Walk.
Campaigns
Episode 1: Casting.
Episode 2: One Shot Video Theme: "The Golden Age Has Returned".
Episode 3: CITYGYM One Shot Video.
Episode 4: MAC Viral Clip.
Episode 5: Rohto's "Because The Eyes Are Priceless" Poster.
