Supermodel Ngoc Quyen shows off her beauty at age 34, opens up about 9 years of celebrating Tet away from home
Model and actress Ngoc Quyen confided her homesickness during Tet holidays away from home.
Once a famous model in the Vietnamese modeling industry, after getting married, Ngoc Quyen suddenly left the catwalk and settled down in the US to take care of her family. The model shared that this year is the 9th year she has celebrated Tet away from home. "Living in the US, surely many people like me, rarely get to enjoy the Vietnamese Tet atmosphere," she said. Photo: Character provided
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This year, Ngoc Quyen felt less lonely when she reunited with her mother. It is known that Ngoc Quyen's mother just moved to the US with her daughter and grandchild a few months ago. Photo: Provided by the character |
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Over the years, every time Tet comes, Ngoc Quyen has kept up traditional customs. On Tet, the beauty likes to wear ao dai and cook traditional dishes such as fried spring rolls, braised pork, and pickled onions to treat her family. Photo: Provided by the character |
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In the atmosphere of waiting for Tet Quy Mao, Ngoc Quyen took a colorful photo series in ao dai. Photo: Character provided |
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"For 9 years, I have used the image of the ao dai to remind me of Tet in my hometown, helping me ease my nostalgia for the old spring days when I was close to my family," Ngoc Quyen said. Photo: Character provided |
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The ao dai Ngoc Quyen wears has a simple but flattering design, including colors such as red, yellow, blue, purple... She combines it with accessories such as beads, hairpins, gold necklaces... to highlight the pride and elegance of Vietnamese women. Photo: Provided by the character |
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"Sometimes, I combine the ao dai with some trendy accessories to create a fusion between tradition and modernity," the beauty shared. Photo: Character provided |
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As a model who has performed in many types of costumes, Ngoc Quyen believes that the ao dai is an indispensable cultural feature of Vietnamese people in every holiday, Tet or important event. "It is even more meaningful to Vietnamese people living far away from home because they want to return to their roots," she said. Photo: Provided by the character |
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After many years of struggling to take care of her son alone and welcoming her biological mother from Vietnam to the US to live with her, Ngoc Quyen revealed that her life is now very stable. At the age of 34, she works many jobs at the same time to earn an income. Besides the fashion and cosmetics business, the model also studies the construction field with the help of her boyfriend. Photo: Provided by the character |
