How ‘Vietnamese Kim Kardashian’ Ly Nha Ky spends her millions – the actress lives in a lavish 25-storey mansion in Ho Chi Minh City and has an epic Hermès Birkin collection
- The 39-year-old millionaire and actress is one of the first people in Vietnam to own a yacht – a US$4.4 360 Ferretti, no less – and drives around in a Rolls-Royce Ghost
- She has an epic Hermès Birkin collection and once wore a US$100,000 Chanel dress to the Cannes Film Festival topped off with US$600,000 of diamonds
Vietnamese actress Ly Nha Ky’s red carpet appearances have kept her in the public eye since she took a break from the screen almost decade ago, but she is back in showbiz after having built a multimillion dollar real estate, investment, jewellery and fashion empire over the years.
The country’s first tourism ambassador in 2011 returned to the screen with the film Secret of Paradise (2020), a Vietnamese-Korea partnered project in which she starred alongside Korean actor Han Jae-suk, and launched her own talk show Tra Chieu Cung mo Chanh (Afternoon Tea with Posh Lady Ly Nha Ky) last month.
But most of all, the 39-year-old single millionaire catches attention for really knowing how to enjoy her fabulous life with her reported US$17 million net worth.
She has a “white house” and a gilded mansion
On an episode of her new show, Ly revealed her mansion in Ho Chi Minh City, which was built from a 25-storey apartment building. Its theme colour is white, from the walls to the furniture, and it can host some 100 people, Kenh14 reports. There is a studio with high-end equipment for filming, a karaoke box and an entertainment room with a claw machine arcade game and pool table. She also has a cook and a florist who prepares fine dining meals for her and beautifies her house daily.
Before this house, Ly lived in another villa with European royal architecture, also in Ho Chi Minh City. It featured a gold theme, with luxurious furniture imported from Europe and gilded trim, per Kenh14.
But Ly doesn’t keep all her riches for herself. She generously built another 108,000 sq ft villa in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, and gave it to her mother. It features typical Vietnamese architecture of red tiles and wooden furniture, and includes a large worship room and a garden with a lotus pond, according to Ngoi Sao.