Actor Lam Thai: Talking online about morality and stealing Miss Mexico's bag

Through investigation, the authorities confirmed that actor Nguyen Lam Thai was the culprit in the theft of Miss Mexico's handbag that caused a stir in recent days. The online community searching for identity saw that this was a person who liked to talk about morality.

On December 6, the news that a Vietnamese actor stole the handbag of Miss Mexico participating in Miss Cosmo 2025 in Lam Dong made the beauty fan community and social networks "wake up". The case quickly became the focus of discussion because of its sensitivity, when the behavior occurred within the framework of an international competition with more than 70 representatives from many countries participating.

According to initial confirmation from the police, the victim was Leon Yuriar Angela Michelle , Mexico's representative at Miss Cosmo 2025. She went to the Police of Xuan Huong Ward, Da Lat City to report the loss of her handbag while participating in activities on the contest schedule.

The identity of the handbag thief is confirmed

Immediately upon receiving the report, the Xuan Huong Ward Police collected testimonies, reviewed the scene and extracted the camera system in the area where the event took place. From these data, the functional forces identified the person directly involved in the incident as Nguyen Lam Thai (25 years old, residing in Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City). He is an actor who participates in the program within the framework of Miss Cosmo 2025.

In the evening of the same day, Lam Thai was invited to the headquarters by the authorities to work. At the police office, he admitted his behavior and handed over all of Miss Mexico's assets. Currently, the case is continuing to be investigated and verified to be handled in accordance with the law. The Xuan Huong Ward Police said that the final decisions were only made after completing the entire professional process.

Nguyen Lam Thai: Young actor and director but faint name

Before being named in the case in Da Lat, Nguyen Lam Thai had appeared in a number of small-scale entertainment programs and art activities. In her self-introductions, Lam Thai describes herself as an actor, young director, content producer, and artist manager.

According to research, Lam Thai was born in 2000, originally from Ho Chi Minh City. HCM. He used to study at the University of Theater and Cinema in Ho Chi Minh City. HCM. Despite being introduced as an actor, in fact, Lam Thai is quite faint, has almost no outstanding activities, and does not make a mark at any notable film projects.

This person also often appears behind the scenes of a number of small-scale, movement beauty contests such as Student Beauty, Miss University, events of the Saigon Tan Thoi bingo troupe, or some community entertainment programs. In those places, Lam Thai introduced herself as a judge, stage director or image advisor for contestants.

On her personal page, Lam Thai often shares images of accompanying the queen, runner-up, male king or beauties in cultural and artistic projects. Some articles said that he had assisted in building the image of contestants in several beauty contests. After the incident on December 6, these images were reshared online with countless mixed comments.

Going online to show off charity, talking about morality

In addition to artistic work, Nguyen Lam Thai often posts volunteer activities such as cooking for 0 VND, giving gifts to children in remote areas, participating in supporting people in storms and floods. In particular, he once announced that he received the title of Global Vietnamese Student Ambassador 2022 in an international cultural exchange program.

However, after the incident occurred, all of Lam Thai's activities from education, awards, work, to charity trips were "dissected" by the audience, questioning the authenticity level.

After the information about being offered a job by the police spread, Lam Thai's personal page was locked or restricted. Most of the posts and images of art and volunteer activities are no longer displayed publicly.

The incident took place in the context that Miss Cosmo 2025 is attracting great attention from the international media, making the community's reaction even more intense. Many viewers think that Lam Thai's behavior has a bad impact on Vietnam's image in the eyes of international friends.

On beauty forums, many comments expressed anger: "Doing such an embarrassing thing in the name of an actor", "Within the framework of international contests, stealing things from foreign misses is unacceptable", "Foreigners who come to Vietnam always hear that we are hospitable. What do they think now?"

Some accounts also use heavy phrases such as "actors steal", "canvas to steal", "embarrassing showbiz". In addition, many people expressed concern that the image of the Miss Cosmo 2025 contest was affected when the incident involved an individual present in the program.

Suspected of being involved in a previous theft of wedding money because of the same name and hometown

The incident in Da Lat has not subsided, but the online community continues to discover an attention-grabbing information. That is on December 1, 2024, in Bau Bang district (Binh Duong), there was a theft of nearly 200 wedding envelopes, a total of more than 57.8 million VND. It is worth mentioning that the arrested person with the initials "N.L. Thai" coincides with Nguyen Lam Thai.

According to the Lai Uyen Town Police, the suspect that year admitted to taking advantage of the homeowner's loophole to sneak into the bedroom to take all the greeting cards. Although the full identity and the specific level of handling are not confirmed to be an absolute match, the similarity in the name and hometown makes the public question.

In addition, many posts accusing Lam Thai of "living virtually", "collage photos for events", "borrowing artists' names", or "stealing" were also reopened on social networks. The fact that too much negative information appears continuously has made Lam Thai's image worse. From a familiar face at movement stages and entertainment events, he quickly became a name that appeared continuously in... criminal news section on social networks.

Da Lat police broke the case in 10 hours, arrested the suspect of stealing Miss Mexico's property Tuyết Anh16:43:44 07/12/2025At dawn on December 6, Miss Mexico Leon Yuriar Angela Michelle reported the loss of a handbag containing valuable assets at Lam Vien Square. The police of Xuan Huong ward quickly intervened, identified the suspect Nguyen Lam Thai and recovered all of them after only 10 hours.