This year’s event, the third of its kind in Vietnam, is expected to continue catching the attention of local audiences through national TV channels.

Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012 organizing board has signed a contract with Cosmopolitan magazine to bring contestants to the US, the world’s biggest kingdom of fashion, for shooting an episode.

Under the contract, the contest winner will also appear on the Cosmopolitan cover and receive a cash prize worth VND200 million from the popular magazine.

The first episode of the program will be broadcast live on VTV3 channel at 20:00 on Sunday, August 19, 2012.

Here are some photos of the contract signing ceremony: