Mina Sue Choi

South Korean beauty pageant titleholder(born 1999)

  • Miss Gyeonggi Incheon 2021
  • Miss Earth 2022
Major
competition(s)
  • Miss Korea 2021
  • (1st runner-up)
  • Miss Earth 2022
  • (winner)
Korean nameHangul
최미나수
Hanja
崔美娜秀
Revised RomanizationChoe Mi-na-suMcCune–ReischauerCh'oe Minasu

Mina Sue Choi (Korean: 최미나수; born February 21, 1999) is a South Korean beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Earth 2022.[2][3] She is the first Korean to win Miss Earth and the first to win one of the Big Four international beauty pageants.[4]

Early life and education

Mina Sue Choi was born in Sydney, on February 21, 1999[5][6] and lived there until she was seven years old. Growing up, she lived in South Korea, Canada, the United States, and China.[7] Choi attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she majored in communication studies.[8]

Pageantry

Miss Korea 2021

On October 15, Choi won Miss Gyeonggi Incheon 2021, a Miss Korea regional preliminary.[9] She participated in Miss Korea 2021 on November 16 and finished 1st runner-up.[10][11]

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)[12]
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Beach wear competition (Air Group)[13]
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Long gown competition (Air Group)[14]

Choi became the first Korean to win the Miss Earth title and one of the Big Four international beauty pageants.[15][16]

Filmography

Television show

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2022 Battle for Tenancy: Penthouse Channel A Contestant Ranked as 7th place [17]

References

  1. ^ "Miss Earth 2022: Mina Sue Choi". www.missearth.tv. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  2. ^ Adina, Armin (November 29, 2022). "Mina Sue Choi from South Korea is Miss Earth 2022". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Happy Earth Queen's Day!". Instagram.com. Miss Earth. February 21, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  6. ^ 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']. The Financial News (in Korean). Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Pagulong, Charmie Joy (December 1, 2022). "Korean beauty named Miss Earth 2022". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Choi Seo-eun crowned 2021 Miss Korea". The Korea Times. November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  12. ^ Abubakar-Jocson, Liza (November 16, 2022). "Miss Earth beauties in Zamboanga City for swimsuit competition". Manila Bulletin.
  13. ^ missearth. "#MissEarth2022 Air Group Best in Beach Wear Gold winner is Mina Sue Choi from Korea". Instagram.
  14. ^ Tarlac PIO (November 24, 2022). "Korea wins long gown competition". Punto Central Luzon.
  15. ^ 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]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ 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.


Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Earth
2022 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Woo Hee-jun
 Miss Earth Korea
2022 		Succeeded by
Jang Da-yeon
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