Kim Dung - "Twin" with Pia Wurtzbach: 2 times Vietnam's Next Top Model was succeeded by Ngoc Chau

Model Kim Dung full name is Le Thi Kim Dung was born on June 23, 1993. Kim Dung started trying her hand at modeling since joining Vietnam's Next Top Model 2014.

She was once considered a "raw gem" when she possessed an angular, beautiful face with qualities but lacked many necessary skills of a professional model. It must be said that Kim Dung 8 years ago was just one of countless girls looking for opportunities to shine in the modeling industry.

At Vietnam's Next Top Model 2014, Kim Dung often reached the top of the last top contestants, having to be in danger. The photos of the beauty that year were commented on as soulless, nothing groundbreaking nor too prominent.

Boring photos caused Kim Dung to break up in episode 5 of Vietnam's Next Top Model 2014. The stop in the top 12 made the female model not so much remembered by the audience as other "heavyweight" contestants.

Leaving home, Kim Dung started working on the path of a professional model. She is one of the faces that many brands "choose to send gold" in lookbook pictures and is a very familiar face at major fashion events.

"Raw gem" suddenly shines in the season of stars

After 3 years of training, no one expected Kim Dung to return to the home of Vietnam's Next Top Model again, and this is also the All Stars season - the season of the "big sisters" who are both old and professional in the world. model village. She revealed that the reason for participating in the program was the desire to win over herself, break down self-doubt and barriers to leave an impression on the audience: "This All Star season I will break through, fight to win the main victory. himself, breaking a shy person and making the audience remember who Kim Dung is."

In the early episodes, Kim Dung was quite faint. So much so that the judge Nam Trung once bluntly commented: "If you are always pale, no matter who you are, people will not feel anything from you". But through each broadcast, Kim Dung gradually proved her ability, showing an increasingly impressive performance. Outstanding than many other warriors, Kim Dung's achievements are 2 times leading the week, 3 times in 3rd place.

Kim Dung's determination has created a miracle for herself. Long legs born in 1993 owns a height of 1m78 with three round measurements of 79 - 62 - 91. Not only is she considered an angular model, suitable for the runway, "high fashion" fashion style, Kim Dung It is also commented that it has a pretty face, which is suitable even for the image of an advertising model. In the final night, at the catwalk and photoshoot, she received many compliments from the judges. The outstanding performance of the beauty Nam Dinh helped her to become the Champion of Vietnam's Next Top Model of the All Stars season, surpassing both "heavyweight" competitors, Cha Mi and TyhD.

Like a "copy" of Pia Wurtzbach but refused to compete in Miss

Kim Dung is considered by many to be the "lost sister" of Miss Universe 2015 - Pia Wurtzbach. There was a time when fans were so "heartfelt" that they went through the photos and compared Kim Dung with Pia Wurtzbach, showing that the beauty of these two girls has many similarities. For that reason, fans also suggested that Kim Dung should go to the Miss contest because maybe she could win the same prize as Pia.

In recent years, more and more models from Vietnam's Next Top Model have entered the beauty contest. Among them are many names such as Pham Huong, Hoang Thuy, Huong Ly, Ngoc Chau, Nguyen Oanh, ... so the fans expect Kim Dung to "go out". However, then the beauty implicitly confirmed that she did not participate on her personal page: "These days, there is only one problem that everyone says is full of ears, so full that it overflows from ear to ear. After that, nothing can be left. I can only say one thing: Everyone's wishes do not match my wishes. Thank you very much, but I can't return it."

In an interview in August 2018, Kim Dung also bluntly affirmed that beauty contests are not in the future plan: "I don't want to compete because it doesn't suit my personality".

Retreat in hiding, gradually "disappearing" in the media

Up to the present time, the female model can be considered the girl who holds the title of Vietnam's Next Top Model the longest because the show has not aired the next season for 5 years.

While many other "long legs" take turns competing for Miss, participate as guests or coach reality TV shows, Kim Dung is "quietly silent", not interested in a busy life. On her personal page, Kim Dung still shares photos of traveling, eating with friends and posting moments of appearance on many large and small fashion catwalks.

The hidden corner of fame

"Perhaps due to his own thoughts, Kim Dung does not like being a celebrity." Despite owning 43,000 followers on Facebook and nearly 8,000 on Instagram (@kimdeemodel); Kim Dung seems to be somewhat neglected in taking care of social networks. "There are times when I'm tired, I'm not in the mood to post on social media. People ask why I don't see Dung's post. At that time, I had to update a bit to make everyone feel secure." Understanding her own feelings, Dung often asks herself: "Have you ever felt that there are many contradictions in yourself? Your personality is different inside, but showing it to other relatives and strangers is more other".

Showbiz or vanity models are like that, but Kim Dung understands the pressure of the fashion industry to always exist this confusing real-virtual value. Recalling her career days, Dung confided: "The first time was difficult, many people in the industry defaulted to working only with famous people. Dung felt lucky because during that time, there were people who believed. thought and accompanied, helping Dung practice patience."

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