Navia Nguyen

American actress and model

Navia Nguyen is a Vietnamese American model and entrepreneur. She founded AMO World Bali encompassing AMO Baths, AMO Skin, AMO Spa, AMO Cafe & AMO Clinic. She was born on Phu Quoc, South Vietnam and raised in New York City.

Rise to Prominence

At the age of 14, photographer Stephan Lupino discovered her, capturing an image that would be featured on the cover of Zoom (magazine). She was quickly signed to Elite Model Management. Nguyen appeared in the 1996 Pirelli Calendar and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1997. Selected by People Magazine' as being among the "50 Most Beautiful People", she has modeled for fashion houses like Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, John Galliano, Fendi, and Christian Dior, as well as American firms such as: GAP and Tommy Hilfiger. She is considered to be the first Asian supermodel.

Personal Life

Nguyen is a mother to her 16-year-old daughter. She splits her time between Dumbo, Brooklyn and Canggu, Bali.

Entrepreneurial Ventures

By 2008, Nguyen had left acting and modeling to create AMO World in Bali.

Film


Year	Title	Role
2002	The Quiet American	House of 500 Girls' Woman
2005	Hitch	Mika
2005	Memoirs of a Geisha	Izuko
2006	The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down	June
2008	Remarkable Power	Reporter