Ky Duyen from 'scandalous beauty queen' to fashion icon

As soon as she won the highest title of Miss Vietnam 2014, Ky Duyen became the center of attention and received a lot of criticism from the online community about her charisma, beauty and fashion style. "Ky Duyen dresses inappropriately", "Ky Duyen pursues a cheesy style"... are negative comments from readers about the newly crowned beauty queen.

After a period of "making waves", Ky Duyen gradually realized the necessity of fashion for a beauty queen when appearing in public. She began to make significant improvements in both her beauty and dressing style and received positive reactions from the audience.

In 2017, she was named "Vedette Queen of the Year" because she continuously appeared in important positions in shows of famous designers such as Do Manh Cuong, Thuy Nguyen, Adrian Anh Tuan, Le Thanh Hoa... From her mark in the Vietnamese fashion industry, Ky Duyen was also invited to be a coach atThe LookBut to get the results like today, Ky Duyen has had a long way to strive.

Scandals surrounded him when he was just crowned.

From the first moments of her coronation, Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen became the subject of public debate, because the judges themselves considered her a rough gem that needed time to be polished to shine. Ky Duyen's beauty was always compared to the winners of domestic beauty pageants that year such as Pham Huong, Huyen My and Diem Trang. The topic of beauty of Miss Ky Duyen and runner-up Huyen My was discussed heatedly and put a lot of pressure on the new Miss.

During this time of "boiling water, burning fire", her past photos were constantly "hunted" by the public, shared online with unsympathetic comments. In addition, the clip of this foreign language student speaking in French not very fluently also caused a lot of controversy in the online community.

When the story about the beauty and education of the 3 beauties of Miss Vietnam 2014 had just calmed down, Ky Duyen continued to stir up a stir because of her behavior. The beauty queen was often seen at the airport in beautiful clothes but let her parents carry her things behind her. At an event, she let her mother lift her skirt while she posed for the camera.

In 2015, during a television appearance, the beauty queen from Nam Dinh shocked the audience with her strange face. Her swollen face and sharper chin compared to when she was crowned were the characteristics that the public noticed about her. Although she gave the reason for losing weight due to illness and fever, this explanation was not convincing to the public.

Continuing in 2015, the image of her sleeping on the plane became a topic of discussion. Immediately after, Ky Duyen’s mother explained the reason for her daughter’s busy work schedule and apologized to the public.

The peak was in 2016, Ky Duyen was discovered smoking in a coffee shop. When she realized someone was filming, she quickly hid the cigarette. This action caused a strong reaction from the public, many people thought that this was inappropriate for a beauty queen - a representative of the country's beauty.

Then, a series of images and clips recording Ky Duyen being drunk at entertainment venues, smoking stimulants... were continuously recorded. The Miss Vietnam pageant's organizing committee even proposed a plan to handle Ky Duyen's image.

Shake off scandal to become more famous

A series of scandals seemed to be able to drown Ky Duyen. But the beauty from Nam Dinh quickly woke up and found a new direction to build her image and win the public's sympathy. Instead of justifying past mistakes, Ky Duyen strives in the present to have a brighter future. The beauty queen quickly erased the image of a "cheesy beauty queen" to become one of the famous fashion icons in the country.

In the early days of entering Vietnamese showbiz, Miss Vietnam 2014's fashion sense was judged to be lacking in aesthetics and cumbersome, but now she appears neat in carefully crafted outfits. The investment in clothing, minimalist but luxurious, has made Ky Duyen's image more beautiful. In addition, she actively participates in charity activities, improving her lifestyle as well as activities in the entertainment industry.

2017 marked an important turning point in the process of creating a new image of Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen. By paying attention to her dressing style and updating new trends, Ky Duyen transformed herself into a true fashionista.

From street style, Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen affirms that her fashion sense is changing more and more clearly. The beauty shows her ability to "catch trends" as quickly as her seniors such as Ho Ngoc Ha, Yen Trang, Pham Thanh Hang...

Compared to the "branded witches" of Vietnamese showbiz, Ky Duyen is not far behind. The newly launched items of famous brands are all "purchased" by the beauty to take care of her image. They are cleverly mixed and matched to show sophistication, not simply "covering branded goods" to show off class.

Not only is she a leader on the street style track, Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen also dominates the fashion catwalk by continuously taking on the vedette position in grand shows.

It was Ky Duyen's appearance at fashion shows by Do Manh Cuong, Thuy Nguyen, Adrian Anh Tuan... that transformed the image of a scandalous beauty into a model with a professional working attitude and good modeling skills. She was continuously "chosen" by famous domestic designers for prestigious and prominent fashion projects.

Not stopping at being a fashion icon, a trendsetter, a vedette queen, Ky Duyen continues to help herself "level up" when appearing as a judge and coach in competitions and reality TV shows such as The Look, Vietnam Supermodel 2018.

In particular, Ky Duyen sitting in the "hot seat" with two seniors Pham Huong and Minh Tu at The Look 2017 proves the position, talent and professional working attitude of the beauty from Nam Dinh.

With her own efforts and the support of experienced colleagues, Ky Duyen gradually created the image of a modern, dynamic, and trendy beauty queen.