Three billion-dollar, thousand-square-meter properties of beauty queen Ngo My Uyen and her Western husband
Miss Ngo My Uyen - affectionately called "Vietnam's richest Miss" by the public - owns many valuable real estates.
Ngo My Uyen was crowned Miss International Fashion Egypt in 1999. She is a famous model, magician, and businesswoman in Vietnamese showbiz at one time.
Ngo My Uyen received the most attention as the owner of a thousand-square-meter gold-plated villa in Han Thuyen (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) and was called "Vietnam's richest beauty queen" by the media at that time. Later, Ngo My Uyen left Vietnam to settle in Italy with her husband, Professor Marco Casini. She once shared exclusively with VietNamNet about her "homes" in Italy and Vietnam.
1. Villa in Thao Dien, District 2, HCMC
When Ngo My Uyen left Vietnam and sold her famous gold-plated villa, her family moved to a villa in Thao Dien area (District 2, Ho Chi Minh City). The villa is mainly white, located on an estimated land area of thousands of square meters.
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The house has a semi-detached structure, surrounded by green gardens. Behind the house is a swimming pool and a children's play area; in front is a large yard that can park 2-3 cars; below is a basement for parking.
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The villa’s interior is in a neoclassical style. Most of the decorations have their origins and were brought back by Ngo My Uyen herself from abroad. The ceiling is gilded like her previous famous villa.
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Although Ngo My Uyen rarely comes here, the villa's owner's furniture is still intact, especially the reading room and the fashion room. She said these are the two most "valuable" spaces, reflecting her true personality when she was still active in showbiz.
2. 250 m2 apartment2in Rome, Italy
Ngo My Uyen and her husband currently live in an apartment on the 4th floor of a 6-story building in Rome, Italy. Because the building was built in 1930, the beauty queen couple is not allowed to change the structure of the apartment.
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Ngo My Uyen's apartment includes 1 living room, 1 dining room, kitchen, 4 bathrooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 studio and 2 balconies. The main colors of the house are white and neutral.
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Most of the furniture such as tables, chairs, lamps,... in the apartment were designed by the family's engineers and architects, all registered for intellectual property and appeared in magazines. The remaining furniture was purchased by Ngo My Uyen from international brands.
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“If my villa in Vietnam is modern on the outside and full of antiques on the inside, on the contrary, my house in Italy is modern and full of designer furniture,” said Ngo My Uyen.
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The apartment has two green areas on the balcony and indoor plants. Ngo My Uyen and the gardener choose to plant flowers, bonsai, lemons, pomelos, etc. The beauty herself takes care of them and changes the flowers according to the four seasons of the year.
3. Villa 10,000 m2in Tuscany, Italy
If the apartment in Rome is where Ngo My Uyen's small family settles, the villa in Tuscany is where they will stay during the summer or on weekends. 1.5 hours drive from Rome, the total area of the villa is estimated at 10,000 m2, mainly gardens.
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The house is built in the center of the ancient Italian style with 5 bedrooms upstairs, on the side are two small houses connected to the main house including a house for the maid and a house for entertainment. The house was built a long time ago, bought by Ngo My Uyen's husband's family 40 years ago.
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The beauty queen said that families in Rome always own a second home by the sea for vacation purposes. Her family often comes here every weekend and summer vacation. They swim together, drive a private boat to visit the islands and have BBQ parties every night. In addition, the whole family can ride horses, play tennis or harvest fruit.
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Over a total of 10,000 m2The land area and olive groves occupy about 2,000 m2Every October and November, Ngo My Uyen's family comes here to harvest olives and grind them to get oil for the whole year.