Supermodel proposes to Vietnamese-American boyfriend

Supermodel Vo Hoang Yen. Photo from Yen's Instagram

"I popped the ring out as soon as we got up early in the morning," the 35-year-old supermodel said, adding that she asked her boyfriend the question on Wednesday after having prepared a long time.

The boyfriend gave a jokey response.

"He replied ‘No’ as I asked him ‘Will you be my husband for the rest of my life?’ yet still put the ring on his finger."

Yen said it was the feeling of secure and trust she feels whenever she stays with her boyfriend that motivated her to propose.

She said that she had to "trick" her boyfriend to get his fingerprint, and that she had no plans for a wedding at the moment, despite having proposed, due to her busy schedule.

The supermodel revealed that she had also undergone an egg freezing process in Thailand.

"The older a woman gets, the lower quality her eggs become," she explained. "Egg freezing is the best solution for those that do not have an immediate plan to give birth."

Yen won the highest prize of the 2008 Supermodel Vietnam contest and finished as the runner-up of the 2009 Miss Universe Vietnam pageant. She also represented Vietnam at the 2009 Miss Universe contest.

Various domestic fashion designers have called her their "muse," and she has frequently acted as the model that closes runway fashion shows.