In the journey to conquer the Victoria's Secret runway, building and submitting online portfolios is considered a decisive starting step. Currently, model Hoang Thuy is in the process of carefully preparing professional image and video materials to send to the selection council.
If the online round profile is approved, Hoang Thuy will have the opportunity to enter the direct casting round in New York. This is a long journey, where all preparations in terms of physique and skills of a model will only have the first 30 seconds to impress the most demanding experts.
The elimination process at this runway is famous for being the most fierce in the fashion industry. According to data from Fashionista, from thousands of applications sent in online, only about 400 to 500 of the most outstanding faces are summoned to conduct direct tests.
In the live round, the competition became tense when the selection council only selected about 40 to 50 models for each show season. Mamamia newspaper also analyzed that the competition ratio in this "final round" always maintained at nearly 1 to 10, turning this into a race of the most elite individuals in the world.
Despite the fierce competition ratio, the rich experience at international catwalks is considered a significant advantage of the Vietnamese representative. Hoang Thuy once made a strong impression when performing at London Fashion Week (2014, 2017) and New York Fashion Week (2015).
Having walked in major fashion capitals not only proves her catwalk skills to international standards but also shows her ability to adapt to the intensity of work and the strict requirements from foreign designers. This is the foundation that helps her maintain calmness and professionalism when facing pressure from the selection council in the US.
The harshness is maximally focused on the moment the model enters the direct casting room. Sharing with Vogue magazine, casting director John Pfeiffer affirmed that he often makes predictions and forms views about a model almost immediately as soon as they step through the door. The first 30 seconds are the "golden time" to create an impression of aura. In that short moment, the council not only verified the actual body measurements but also sought "private light" (spark) – confidence and natural shining ability without any support from stage effects or elaborate costumes.
The journey of preparing for the direct casting round of models like Hoang Thuy is an experiment of professionalization at the highest level.
Hoang Thuy was born in 1992, from Thanh Hoa. She became famous from the champion title of Vietnam's Next Top Model 2011, then became 1st runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 and entered the top 20 of Miss Universe 2019.
Hoang Thuy is a first face, vedette loved by many designers. She is also a coach for model and beauty programs such as The Face Vietnam, Perfect Ambassador.
