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Vietnamese student receives Super Model Asian Talent Award

November 14, 2011 - 11:23 PM

Vietnamese beauty Ninh Hoang Ngan took the Asian Talent Award at the Super Model Asian Beauty Contest 2011.

Hoang Ngan

Vietnamese beauty Ninh Hoang Ngan took the Asian Talent Award at the Super Model Asian Beauty Contest 2011 which ended on Friday in Japan.

Ngan, 21, is studying finance and banking at Ton Duc Thang University in Ho Chi Minh City. She won the Miss Fashion in Miss Viet Nam World 2010.

The contest attracted young women at the age of 16-27 from 11 countries. Beside creating a stage for Asian models to exchange knowledge and experience, it aimed to call for support for Japan earthquake victims.

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CULTURE AND SPORT

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