# Ngô Thị Quỳnh Mai

Ngô Thị Quỳnh Mai (born August 1, 1995) known professionally as Mai Ngô, is a Vietnamese model, singer-rapper. She won the Runner Up of The Face Vietnam 2016, then won the title of the 4th runner-up - Miss Grand Vietnam 2022.
Mai Ngo is one of the most influential models in the Vietnamese fashion industry, with many achievements and her singing career. In recent years, along with the runner-up of The Face Vietnam position, she has risen to become a hot search female star in Vietnam.

## Artistry

Ngo Thi Quynh Mai was born on August 1, 1995, in Ho Chi Minh City, when she first attended F-Idol 2012 Fashion Idol and win overall. In 2013, she attended So You Think You Can Dance season 2 and finished in the top 30. She continued to attend Vietnam's Next Top Model season 4 and finished in the top 18. This was also the time when Mai Ngo became the most unique female model in terms of personality in Vietnam, she became the focus of public opinion and press in the Vietnamese fashion industry at that time.
In 2015, she caused a surprise when attending Miss Universe Vietnam 2015, however, because her fashion personality did not match the standards of Vietnamese beauty pageants at that time, she soon stopped in the top 45. This is also It was time for her to create a new look for the beauty industry in Vietnam. With this new look, people recognized and re-evaluated beauty standards in Vietnam, she created the potential for development and growth. the later expansion of beauty pageants in Vietnam. In 2017, she returned to attend Miss Universe Vietnam 2017, however due to a lot of noise surrounding the previous competition, she had to withdraw under pressure from public opinion and the press. However, she continued to conquer her beauty queen dream to prove to the online community, and Vietnamese society at that time, her abilities and personality. And in 2022, she attended Miss Grand Vietnam 2022, with the hope that here she would prove and be recognized for her abilities, but she only stopped at the 4th runner-up position. Continuing to firmly believe in her journey, from now on she is loved by Vietnamese fans more than ever because of her efforts.
Besides conquering her dream of becoming a beauty queen, she also trained herself to become a professional female model. After gaining experience from Vietnam's Next Top Model and despite stopping very early in the competition, due to her talent and the process of creating a stir in Vietnamese public opinion, she was chosen to attend Asia's Next Top Model season 4 but also for negative reasons. Despite her pole position at Miss Universe Vietnam, she also stopped quite early at Asia's Next Top Model with the top 12.
After that, she continued to participate in The Face Vietnam season 1 and was chosen to join the team of coach Lan Khuê - a famous female supermodel and Miss World Vietnam 2016 at that time - and eventually won the runner-up title. This is also her biggest mark in her modeling career. Thanks to this title, she has partly proven her style in the Vietnamese fashion industry, and also at The Face Vietnam, people have seen an extremely unique Mai Ngo, sharp in the competitions, causing a stir in public opinion at that time. And in 2023, she returned to participate in The New Mentor program founded by Nguyễn Hương Giang, this competition has the participation of many famous Vietnamese female supermodels and celebrities such as Hồ Ngọc Hà, Thanh Hằng, Lan Khuê and Metinee Kingpayom. After many challenges, she became a runner-up of team Thanh Hằng.
Besides her journey as a model and beauty queen. She also became an actress and singer. In 2018, she became Mi Ngor in the movie Thạch Thảo directed by Mai The Hiep. In 2020, she participated in the movie Kẻ săn tin produced by Minh Hằng, in the same year she released the album Đoán xem. From here, she became a multi-talented Vietnamese female model.
In the following year, she gradually became Vietnam's new generation female supermodel along with Võ Hoàng Yến (the second runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2008), Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê (Miss Áo dài Vietnam 2014), Nguyễn Minh Tú (Miss Supranational Vietnam), Hoàng Thùy (Vietnam's Next Top Model season 2), Nguyễn Thị Hương Ly (Vietnam's Next Top Model season 6), Phạm Đình Minh Triệu (Vietnam Supermodel 2008, mentor of The Face Vietnam) and Mâu Thị Thanh Thủy (Vietnam's Next Top Model season 4). In May 2024, she once again became a fashion trend when she achieved more than 10 million likes and more than 100 million views in her Mexican fashion transformation video. India, Thailand page.

### Examiner

After many outstanding achievements in her career, in the 2022s she continuously took on new roles as a coach and judge for a number of competitions in Vietnam.
In 2023, she worked as a coach for Miss International Queen Vietnam 2023 with Huỳnh Phạm Thủy Tiên (the second runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2022), Quỳnh Châu (the first runner-up of Miss Grand Vietnam 2022), Quỳnh Hoa (Miss Universe Vietnam 2023), and her contestant Nguyễn Hà Dịu Thảo eventually won. In 2024, she will become a mentor for The Next Gentleman Vietnam along with Mâu Thủy, Hương Ly, Hoàng Thùy,...
After attending Miss Universe Vietnam, she shocked the Vietnamese media, so she received an award that many Vietnamese models desire, such as: Face that caused a social network storm in 2016 voted by WeChoice Awards, Influencer Of The Year - Influence Asia 2017,...

## TV Show

| Year | Program | Role | Broadcast on | With |
| 2012 | F-Idol 2012 Fashion Idol | Candidates | HTV9 | |
| 2013 | So You Think You Can Dance season 2 | Candidates | HTV7 | |
| 2013 | Vietnam's Next Top Model season 4 | Candidates | VTV3 | |
| 2015 | Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 | Candidates | VTV3 | |
| 2016 | Asia's Next Top Model season 4 | Candidates | AXN | |
| 2016 | The Face Vietnam season 1 | Candidates | VTV3 | |
| 2017 | Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 | Candidates | VTV3 | |
| 2017 | Sao nhập ngũ season 4 | Main guest | QPVN | Nguyễn Hương Giang,... |
| 2022 | Miss Grand Vietnam 2022 | Candidates | Grand Channel | |
| 2023 | The New Mentor | Candidates | HTV9 | |
| 2023 | Miss International Queen Vietnam 2023 | Mentor | HTV | Quỳnh Châu, Thủy Tiên, Quỳnh Hoa |
| 2024 | The Next Gentleman | Mentor | TBA | Mâu Thủy, Hoàng Thùy, Hương Ly,... |