Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên is a Vietnamese-American personality and co-host of Thuy Nga

Thuy Nga

Thúy Nga is a Vietnamese-oriented entertainment company that produces Paris By Night, as well as music CDs, musical specials, movies and films, magazines, audio books, posters, and calendars...

's Paris By Night

Paris by Night

Paris By Night is a popular Vietnamese language musical variety show, produced by an Overseas Vietnamese company Thúy Nga and hosted by Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên, featuring musical performances by modern pop stars, traditional folk songs, one-act plays, and sketch comedy...

shows, and is also a law school graduate.
Kỳ Duyên was born in Saigon Capital, South Vietnam

South Vietnam

South Vietnam was a state which governed southern Vietnam until 1975. It received international recognition in 1950 as the "State of Vietnam" and later as the "Republic of Vietnam" . Its capital was Saigon...

, and was just shy of 3 years old during the "Fall of Saigon

Fall of Saigon

The Fall of Saigon was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front on April 30, 1975...

" in 1975 when her family left for the United States. Her parents were anti-communist and worried that they would be persecuted by the North Vietnamese authorities after it succeeded in taking over South Vietnam.