Vietnam's Next Top Model, Cycle 1 is the first cycle of Top Model franchise to be produced in Vietnam by Vietnam Television and Multimedia JSC. The premiere was on September 30, 2010. In the season finale, the top 3 competed against each other on a stage. The season filmed entirely in Ho Chi Minh City and featured 18 competitors aged between 18 and 25 and whose height was 5'5" and over. The winner was 20-year-old Khiếu Thị Huyền Trang from Bắc Giang. Lại Thị Thanh Hương will compete in the All-Stars cycle where she finished 8th place. Phạm Thị Hương, who finished 8th place, also competed in various beauty pageants until she won Miss Universe Vietnam 2015, and represented Vietnam in Miss Universe 2015, she also served as mentor of The Face Vietnam. Hosts At the beginning of the show, Nathan Lee and Elizabeth Thủy Tiên were criticized for competing to lead the judging panel. Nathan Lee is a former international supermodel who speaks fluent Vietnamese, while female supermodel Elizabeth lived overseas for so long that her Vietnamese deteriorated. They were both replaced after two episodes. The new judging members were model Vũ Nguyễn Hà Anh, designer Huy Võ and former male model Đức Hải. The replacement jury complained that they had no chance to pick contestants, weakening the field. The original jury reported that producers also refused to allow them choose the contestants, leading them to resign. The producers, however, announced that the change was because Nathan Lee and Elizabeth competed against each other for the host position and because there were so many conflicts between judges and producers, etc. Winner The winner was 20-year-old Khiếu Thị Huyền Trang from Bắc Giang. She took all the prizes, including: A two-year contract with CA Model and Talent Management locally, worth $50.000 and with Wilhelmina Models internationally for one year A $15.000 VIP Diamond Membership card at California Fitness & Yoga Center A cover of Her World magazine. A Piaggio Vespa LX 150 A $10.000 diamond ring from Unique Jewelries 2-year supply of Revlon that worths over $10,000. Criticism Throughout the airing process, the show was criticized for unrealistic moments and catfights between contestants and for the judges' emphasis on Khiếu Thị Huyền Trang, who was crowned the winner and was the tallest contestant. First runner-up Tuyết Lan, and other contestants, notably Đàm Thu Trang, Hoàng Oanh, Bảo Trân, Bích Trâm