Mina Sue Choi

Mina Sue Choi (Korean: 최미나수) is a South Korean model and beauty pageant winner who won Miss Earth 2022.[1][2] She is the first Korean to win Miss Earth and one of the Big Four international beauty pageants.[3]

Mina Sue Choi
최미나수
Choi in March 2023
Born
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Alma materUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
OccupationModel
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title
Major
competition(s)
  • Miss Korea 2021 (1st runner-up)
  • Miss Earth 2022 (winner)

Early life and education

Mina Sue Choi was born in Sydney, in 1999[4] and lived there until she was seven years old. Growing up, she lived in South Korea, Canada, the United States, and China.[5] Choi attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she majored in communication studies.[6]

Pageantry

Miss Korea 2021

On October 15, Choi won Miss Gyeonggi Incheon 2021, a Miss Korea regional preliminary.[7] She participated in Miss Korea 2021 on November 16 and finished 1st runner-up.[8][9]

Miss Earth 2022
Main article: Miss Earth 2022

On November 29, Choi represented South Korea in Miss Earth 2022 and won.

During the preliminary events, she won the following awards:

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Swimsuit competition (Asia & Oceania)[10]
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Beach wear competition (Air Group)[11]
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Long gown competition (Air Group)[12]
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Resort wear competition (Air Group)
  • Miss Mexico, Pampanga 2022

Choi became the first Korean to win the Miss Earth title and one of the Big Four international beauty pageants.[13][14]

In her capacity as Miss Earth, Choi visited Belgium, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, several cities and municipalities in the Philippines, and her native country, South Korea.

Filmography

Television show
YearTitleNetworkRoleNotesRef.
2022Battle for Tenancy: PenthouseChannel AContestantRanked as 7th place[15]

References
  1. Adina, Armin (November 29, 2022). "Mina Sue Choi from South Korea is Miss Earth 2022". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  2. Bracamonte, Earl D.C. (December 3, 2022). "Who is Mina Sue Choi, first Korean Miss Earth 2022 winner?". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  3. Choi, Bo-ran (November 30, 2022). "최미나수, '미스 어스' 1위... 韓 최초 세계 미인 대회 우승" [Choi Mina-sue, 1st place in 'Miss Earth'... Korea's first world beauty contest winner]. YTN star (in Korean). Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  4. Moon, Young-jin (December 1, 2022). "미스코리아 최미나수, 한국 최초 세계미인대회 '미스어스' 우승" [Miss Korea Choi Mina-sue won Korea's first world beauty contest 'Miss Earth']. 파이낸셜뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  5. Pagulong, Charmie Joy (December 1, 2022). "Korean beauty named Miss Earth 2022". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  6. Oh, Gi-geum (November 30, 2022). "한국인 최초로 '미스 어스' 우승 차지한 최미나수" [Choi Mina-sue, the first Korean to win 'Miss Earth']. Vogue Korea (in Korean). Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  7. Lee, Beom-gu (October 15, 2021). "'미스코리아 지역 예선' 미스경기·인천 眞에 최미나수씨" ['Miss Korea Regional Preliminary' Miss Gyeonggi · Incheon 眞 Choi Mina-sue]. 한국일보 (in Korean). Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  8. Lariosa, Saab (November 29, 2022). "Get to know Miss Earth 2022, Mina Sue Choi, the first Korean to win the crown". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  9. "Choi Seo-eun crowned 2021 Miss Korea". The Korea Times. November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  10. Abubakar-Jocson, Liza (November 16, 2022). "Miss Earth beauties in Zamboanga City for swimsuit competition". Manila Bulletin.
  11. missearth. "#MissEarth2022 Air Group Best in Beach Wear Gold winner is Mina Sue Choi from Korea". Instagram.
  12. Tarlac PIO (November 24, 2022). "Korea wins long gown competition". Punto Central Luzon.
  13. Jang, Ji-min (November 30, 2022). "韓 최초 세계 1등 된 미스코리아…'미스 어스' 23살 최미나수" [Korea's first Miss Korea to be ranked #1 in the world... 'Miss Earth' 23-year-old Mina-sue Choi]. 한경닷컴 (in Korean). Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  14. "South Korea's Mina Sue Cho is Miss Earth 2022; PH finishes in Top 20". ABS-CBN News. November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  15. Lim, Chaeryeong (August 17, 2022). "'입주쟁탈전 펜트하우스' 최미나수의 등장+서출구, 낸시랭에 분노..."권력을 얻더니"(종합)" [Appearance of Mina-sue Choi + exit from West, anger at Nancy Lang in 'Penthouse before moving in'... "I gained power"]. 헤럴드팝 (in Korean). Retrieved December 4, 2022.


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