Vũ Hà Anh

Vũ Nguyễn Hà Anh (born 10 April 1982) is a Vietnamese model. She has also competed in some beauty contests at home and abroad, including Miss Universe Vietnam and Miss Earth. She was invited to be the main judge of Vietnam's Next Top Model 2010 season, and in 2011 launched a singing career but achieved very limited success; she has released three singles. In 2022, she was crowned Miss Debate with Navote, when Đoàn Thiên Ân was body shamed by Navote.

Vũ Nguyễn Hà Anh
Born	(1982-04-10) 10 April 1982 (age 40) Hanoi, Vietnam
Occupations	Model singer
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse	Oliver Dowden ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	1
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Debate with Navote 2022
Agency	MOT Models (2006–09)
Hair colour	Sepia
Eye colour	Sepia
Major competition(s)	Miss Vietnam Photogenic 2005 (Top 10) Miss Earth 2006 (Unplaced) Miss Universe Vietnam 2008 (Top 10) Miss Vietnam Global 2008 (2nd Runner-up) Miss Debate with Navote 2022 (Winner)
Website	haanhvu.com

Early life and education

Hà Anh was born on 10 April 1982 by her mother Lệ Hà, a journalist. She has a younger sister Hà Mi born seven years later and a similar-aged cousin named Đốm. When she was nine, her grandmother gave her Michael Jackson's album Dangerous, sparking her a love for music. She studied at Hanoi – Amsterdam High School in Vietnam and abroad at Broomsgrove School in England. During her freshman year at the University of Reading, she was persuaded by her employer and mother to pursue becoming a fashion model.^[1]

In October 2022, she requested to join her anticlub “Vạch Trần Siêu Nổ Ha Anh Vu” but has never got approved.

 

Proof of Ha Anh Vu requesting to join Antifan club

Career

Beauty contests

She represented Vietnam at Miss Earth 2006 in the Philippines.^[2] In May 2008, she participated in the first Miss Universe Vietnam.^[3] She continued to participated in various contests.^[4]

Musical

Her first public appearance as a singer was at Miss Earth 2006.^[5] On 28 November 2011, her first single was released as a DVD at Harper's Bazaar magazine. Her music video, Model (Take My Picture), is criticized for being provocative and low quality.^[6] Three days later, Hà Anh promoted herself in a minishow called It's Me, Hà Anh at the Park Hyatt Hotel.^[7] On 6 April 2012, Hà Anh held a second mini-show in Hanoi entitled From the Very Start, to release her eponymous second single.^[8] Her third single, "Put It on Me", was released in 2014 in a video co-starring the Hollywood actor Robert Parks-Valletta.^[9]

Television

In 2010, Hà Anh, Huy Võ and Đức Hải were invited to replace the judges for the first season of Vietnam's Next Top Model.^[10] After the contest, Huy Võ and Hà Anh, assisted the winner, Huyền Trang, in establishing a business in New York.^[11]

After second season winner, Hoàng Thùy, and the first season runner-up, Tuyết Lan, attended the 2012 New York Fashion Week by invitation, Hà Anh said that while Huyền Trang had multiple appearances in fashion shows, Tuyết Lan and Hoàng Thùy had only performed at Couture Fashion Week, which took place at the same time.^[12] Quỳnh Trang, the production manager of Vietnam's Next Top Model, and designer Đỗ Mạnh Cường responded angrily to her criticism of Vietnam's Next Top Model,^[13] and Tuyết Lan said that Hà Anh had been rude and an unfair judge.^[14][15]

Discography

Year	Song
2011	"Model (Take My Picture)"
2012	"From the Very Start"
2014	"Put It on Me", third single

References

1. "Vũ Nguyễn Hà Anh qua những câu chuyện của mẹ" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 16 May 2008. from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
2. "Hà Anh vào chung kết cuộc thi tài năng tại Miss Earth" (in Vietnamese). VnExpres. 17 November 2006. from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
3. "Ca sĩ Thùy Lâm đăng quang Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ VN" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 31 May 2008. from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
4. "Hà Anh lên ngôi Á hậu vì là chính mình" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 17 November 2008. from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
5. "Vũ Nguyễn Hà Anh luôn chủ động trong cuộc đời" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 8 December 2006. from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
6. "MV mới của Hà Anh: Nóng bỏng nhưng vẫn bị chê" (in Vietnamese). Báo Gia đình & Xã hội. 2 December 2011. from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
7. "Hà Anh quyến rũ trong minishow" (in Vietnamese). Dân Trí. 2 December 2011. from the original on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
8. "Hà Anh ra mắt MV thứ 2, From The Very Start" (in Vietnamese). ANTĐ. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
9. "Hà Anh đóng MV cùng diễn viên Hollywood". Ngôi Sao (in Vietnamese). 28 April 2014. from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
10. "Thay toàn bộ giám khảo VN's Next Top Model" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 8 October 2010. from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
11. (in Vietnamese). Ngôi Sao. 19 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
12. "Top Model dối trá: Sự thật đã hai năm rõ mười" (in Vietnamese). VTC News. 1 March 2012. from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
13. "Hà Anh: 'Tôi mong được ra tòa để đưa mọi việc ra ánh sáng'" (in Vietnamese). Phụ nữ Today. 24 February 2012. from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
14. "Tuyết Lan 'tố' Hà Anh chơi xấu, dìm hàng" (in Vietnamese). Zing News. 24 February 2012. from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
15. "Cực hot: Clip Tuyết Lan "ngậm đắng nuốt cay" cảm ơn Hà Anh" (in Vietnamese). 29 February 2012. from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2018.