Vietnamese stars nominated for 100 most beautiful faces list
TC Candler, an art critic website, has published the nominations for the annual world-famous 100 most beautiful faces list of 2020, including three Vietnamese nominees.
Heartthrob singer Son Tung M-TP (Screenshot photo)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - TC Candler, an art critic website, has published thenominations for the annual world-famous 100 most beautiful faces list of 2020,including three Vietnamese nominees.
Every year, TC Candler publishes the list of nominees for the top 100 mostbeautiful female faces in the world and top 100 most handsome male faces in theworld, with the final list decided by public vote.
Three Vietnamese stars have been nominated, namely singer Son Tung M-TP,first runner-up at Miss Viet Nam 2014 model Nguyen Tran Huyen My and actress KhaNgan.
Ngan said she was happy and surprised to be on the list.
“Many fans have sent me congratulations. I feel happy and honoured that myphoto appearing next to Jennie of BLACKPINK and Natalie Portman, the world’stop beauties. Being appreciated and loved, I’m deeply touched,” she told ione.net.
The list has been published annually by TC Candler and Independent Criticssince 1990.
Over the past 30 years, the list has been seen by hundreds of millions ofpeople from around the world.
Last year, female singer Tzuyu from the Republic of Korea's girl band Twice toppedthe list of female stars with the most beautiful faces in the world./.
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Heartthrob singer Son Tung M-TP (Screenshot photo) 
