She appears on September 27 in Ho Chi Minh City for her first fashion event following her extended hiatus.

Since her last stroll down the catwalk she has filed for a divorce from her husband and is now a single parent raising her five-year old daughter.

Ngoc Diem with designer An Nhien (right). 

They are close friends as well as business associates.

Ngoc Diem also runs a media company.