H'Hen Niê

H'Hen Niê was born in 1992 in Đắk Lắk, attended Lê Hữu Trác High School and studied corporate finance at the College of Foreign Economic Relations. In late 2014 she was discovered by designer Đỗ Mạnh Cường, began modelling while still a student and reached the Top 9 of Vietnam's Next Top Model 2015.

In 2017 she was crowned Miss Universe Vietnam along with the Beauty of the Sea award, and in 2018 reached the Top 5 of Miss Universe. In the following years she and her teammate won The Amazing Race Vietnam (Cuộc đua kỳ thú) 2019, coached on The Next Face Vietnam 2021, judged Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 and 2023 and Top Chef Việt Nam 2023, and was a contestant on Chị đẹp đạp gió rẽ sóng season 1.

She appeared in the feature film "578: Phát đạn của kẻ điên" (2022), has been an ambassador for brands such as Vinamilk (2023) and PNJ (2025), and is a mentor on The Face Vietnam season 5 (2026).

Babyface Entertainment, a Vietnam casting agency since 2009, helps brands, agencies and production houses book H'Hen Niê for commercials, TVCs, key-visual shoots, events and KOL campaigns, working through the artist’s management to confirm availability and fees.

H'Hen Niê was crowned Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 along with the Beauty of the Sea award, then made history as the first Vietnamese to reach the Top 5 of Miss Universe 2018. She was further honoured as Inspirational Figure at the WeChoice Awards 2018, named on Forbes Vietnam's list of the 50 most influential women in Vietnam in 2019, and won The Amazing Race Vietnam 2019 with Lệ Hằng.

• Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam 2017 – Hoa hậu, giải Người đẹp Biển VnExpress Ngôi Sao ↗
• Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ 2018 – Top 5 Báo Văn hóa ↗
• WeChoice Awards 2018 – Nhân vật truyền cảm hứng VietnamPlus ↗
• Forbes Việt Nam 2019 – Top 50 phụ nữ có ảnh hưởng Báo Chính phủ ↗
• Cuộc đua kỳ thú 2019 – Đội chiến thắng Người Lao Động ↗

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