More than 500 aspiring female models aged 18-25 auditioned on August 24 for a TV reality show Vietnam 's Next Top Model at Tan Binh district's White Palace.
The audition will continue on August 25 and 26 until 15 contenders are shortlisted for the semi-final.
This is the show's second audition after a similar event last week in Hanoi , which attracted up to 1,000 contestants from 30 northern and central provinces . Nine were selected for the semi-final.
Twenty-four semi-finalists will stay in HCM City for two months at the beginning of next month during which they will be mentored intensively in professional modelling by leading industry experts.
The contenders then will go through a series of challenges including photo shoots, modelling on the catwalk and make-up sessions, after which they will be eliminated until the last contestant is standing in a finale to be transmitted live on national television VTV3 at the end of the year./.
The audition will continue on August 25 and 26 until 15 contenders are shortlisted for the semi-final.
This is the show's second audition after a similar event last week in Hanoi , which attracted up to 1,000 contestants from 30 northern and central provinces . Nine were selected for the semi-final.
Twenty-four semi-finalists will stay in HCM City for two months at the beginning of next month during which they will be mentored intensively in professional modelling by leading industry experts.
The contenders then will go through a series of challenges including photo shoots, modelling on the catwalk and make-up sessions, after which they will be eliminated until the last contestant is standing in a finale to be transmitted live on national television VTV3 at the end of the year./.
