
Thanh Hằng
Thanh Hằng is a supermodel, actress and a familiar face of Vietnamese fashion since the early 2000s. She is known as the host of Vietnam's Next Top Model, a coach on The Face Vietnam, and for her roles in Mẹ chồng, Tháng năm rực rỡ and Chị chị em em.
Career story
Thanh Hằng was born in Da Nang and entered modeling after winning Hoa hậu Phụ nữ Việt Nam qua ảnh (Miss Vietnamese Women Through Photos) in 2002. She soon established herself, being named Best Model in 2004 and 2006, and moved into film with Những cô gái chân dài (2004), taking her first leading film role in Nụ hôn thần chết (2008).
From 2011 she appeared at the Cannes Film Festival, Milan Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week, and opened the first season of Vietnam International Fashion Week in 2014. Thanh Hằng hosted Vietnam's Next Top Model seasons 4, 7 and 9, was a coach on The Face Vietnam (2018), starred in Mẹ chồng (2017), Tháng năm rực rỡ (2018) and Chị chị em em (2019), and has sat on the judging panel of Miss Universe Vietnam (Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam) several times.
Babyface Entertainment, a Vietnam casting agency since 2009, helps brands, agencies and production houses book Thanh Hằng for commercials, TVCs, key-visual shoots, events and KOL campaigns, working through the artist’s management to confirm availability and fees.
Awards · titles
Thanh Hằng entered modeling with the crown of the 2002 Người mẫu qua ảnh (Model Through Photos) contest and was soon honored as Best Model in 2004 and 2006. She expanded into acting, winning the 2008 Mai Vàng (Golden Apricot) award for Favorite Actress, and also received Favorite Model at the HTV Awards 2015. Her status as a fashion icon was confirmed by the titles ELLE Fashion Icon 2016 and Vietnam Fashion Icon at the Vietnam Fashion Awards 2019.
- Hoa hậu Phụ nữ Việt Nam qua ảnh (2002) VnExpress ↗
- Người mẫu xuất sắc nhất (2004, 2006) Tuổi Trẻ ↗
- Mai Vàng 2008 – Nữ diễn viên được yêu thích Người Lao Động ↗
- HTV Awards 2015 – Người mẫu được yêu thích nhất ELLE Vietnam ↗
- ELLE Style Awards 2016 – Fashion Icon Tuổi Trẻ ↗
- Vietnam Fashion Awards 2019 – Biểu tượng thời trang Việt Nam Thanh Niên ↗
- Tatler Most Influential 2025 – hạng mục Văn hóa tatlerasia.com ↗
Award names are kept in Vietnamese as officially published. Linked items open the original press report.
Sources · references
Ảnh: Autodaily.vn · CC BY 3.0