Awards honour inner beauty
VietNamNet Bridge – Model/singer Ho Ngoc Ha was named the Beautiful Woman of the Year 2012 at a Stars of the Year awards ceremony in HCM City on Wednesday.

Acceptance: Ho Ngoc Ha (left) receives the title Beautiful Woman of Year from model Tang Thanh Ha, who won the award last year. — Photos ngoisao.net

The awards, celebrating a number of different categories, were organised by Ngoisao.net based on public votes collected since January 3. Ha came out on top against challengers including model Thanh Hang, actress Ngo Thanh Van, Miss Viet Nam 2008 Mai Phuong Thuy and Miss Viet Nam World 2010 Diem Huong.

The title of Mother of the Year went to former model Thuy Hanh, who works as a director of the modelling agency Elite Viet Nam and is a judge on Viet Nam's Got Talent.

"I'm amazed and excited to receive this prize," Hanh said. "It shows that audiences and colleagues recognised my effort to take care of my family and fulfil my work at the same time."

"I can't deny that the prize is meaningful for me, but without it, I'm still a ‘mother of the year' for my husband and two daughters," she added.

Having it all: Former model Thuy Hanh receives the title Mother of Year with the approval of her two daughters.

Actor Tran Bao Son and actress Truong Ngoc Anh won Couple of the Year and their daughter Bao Tien won the prize for Kid of the Year. Anh declared herself delighted that her family had won two prizes and promised that they would continue to live happily to live up to the audience's support.

The awards were launched for the first time last year to honour Vietnamese celebrities who have influenced the social and entertainment scene in the country.

A council of prestigious journalists, artists, stylists, photographers and designers selected five nominees for each category before announcing the shortlist on ngoisao.net for audiences to vote.

Source: VNS