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In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.
Sora Choi
Sora Choi modeling for Swiss Perfection in 2021
Born
최소라

(1992-09-05) September 5, 1992 (age 32)
Bucheon, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Alma materDongduk Women's University
OccupationModel
Years active2012–present
Spouse
Kove Lee
​
(m. 2019)​
Modeling information
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Agency
Gost (Seoul)[1]

The Lions (New York)

Ford Models (Paris)

Special Management (Milan)
Korean name
Hangul
최소라
Revised RomanizationChoe So-ra
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Sora

Sora Choi (Korean: 최소라; born September 5, 1992) is a South Korean fashion model. She won the third cycle of the reality television show Korea's Next Top Model. She currently ranks on models.com's "Industry Icons" list[1] and is considered a supermodel.[2][3][4] Throughout her whole career Choi has walked 537 fashion shows and appeared on 17 Vogue covers.

Early life

Choi was born and raised in Bucheon, South Korea. Choi studied modeling at Dongduk Women's University, one of the top schools for female fashion in South Korea.[5]

Career

2012-2017: Early work

Choi was scouted as a model when she was a junior in high school while accompanying a nervous friend to a casting at an agency.[6][7] Instead of her friend, she was the one who received an offer to be signed.[7]

She debuted through a fashion college graduation show.[5] She became a prominent young model in Korea's fashion scene as she won the third cycle of the television show Korea's Next Top Model in 2012.[5] Her first editorial and cover was for W Korea in the same year.[8]

Choi's first international runway appearance was opening Christopher Raeburn's spring 2014 fashion show in September 2013.[9] Early on, Choi mostly worked within Korea's fashion industry until she received a callback request from Louis Vuitton.[10] After the callback and casting, she made her official international runway debut at Louis Vuitton's cruise show in May 2014, which took place in Monaco.[11] In the following spring 2015 season, she became the first South Korean model to be chosen as Louis Vuitton's city exclusive for Paris Fashion Week, handpicked by Nicolas Ghesquiere himself.[12][13] In that season, she also walked for Alexander Wang, Fendi, Versace, and became the first asian model to walk the runway for Calvin Klein.[14][15] In October 2014, Models.com selected Choi as a "Top Newcomer."[16]

In the spring 2016 season, Choi became the first asian model to walk for Hedi Slimane’s Saint Laurent fashion show.[17] Choi was introduced in Vogue as “one of the most popular faces on the runways” in the fall 2016 season, walking over 50 different shows in New York, Paris, London, and Milan.[18] From 2016, she went on as Louis Vuitton's city exclusive for two years, starring in their advertising campaign six times.[13] In 2017, she was listed on Models.com's "Top 50 models" list.[1][19]

2018-present: Rise to prominence

Choi has since walked for brands such as Prada, Gucci, Miu Miu, Chanel, Hermès, Alexander McQueen, Givenchy, Lanvin, Dior, Celine, Moschino, Valentino, Proenza Schouler, Loewe, Michael Kors, Paco Rabanne, Marc Jacobs, Burberry, Balenciaga and many others.[1][20] In 2019, walking a total of 89 shows, she became the model that has been on the most shows that year.[21]

Choi has featured in over 100 international advertising campaigns for brands including Alexander McQueen, Louis Vuitton, Saint Laurent, Versace, Dolce and Gabbana, Marc Jacobs, Coach, Prada, Bottega Veneta, Tom Ford, Gucci, Valentino, Burberry, NARS, Dior, Salvatore Ferragamo, Hugo Boss, Fendi, Max Mara, Moschino, Michael kors, Mugler and more.[22]

Choi has appeared in editorials for magazines such as American, British, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, German and Korean editions of Vogue, V magazine, Interview, i-D, Dazed, Elle, New York Times Style Magazine and many others.[23] She has also appeared on the covers of Italian, Korean, Hong Kong, Spanish and Japanese editions of Vogue, American, Korean, and Kazakhstan editions of Harper's Bazaar, American and Korean editions of W, i-D, Dust, Document Journal, Perfect magazine, Numéro China, and more.[24]

In December 2020, Choi won Models.com's "Readers' Choice Model of the Year" award.[25] Since 2021, she has been ranked as an "Industry Icon."[1] In October 2021, she received the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards.[26]

In October 2022, she joined The Business of Fashion’s "The BoF 500," a list of people that are considered most influential in shaping the global fashion industry.[27][28]

Choi at the 2023 Met Gala

In January 2023, Choi appeared in her second Vogue Italia cover as a solo cover.[29] In April, she closed Louis Vuitton's first-ever pre-fall runway show, which took place on the Jamsu Bridge in Seoul.[30] In the following month, she opened Gucci's first-ever cruise collection show in Asia, presented in the Gyeongbokgung palace in Seoul.[31][32] In September, she appeared in Victoria’s Secret’s The Tour ’23 fashion show and advertising campaign.[33][34] In 2023, she featured in advertising campaigns for Fendi, Giorgio Armani, H&M x Mugler, Louis Vuitton, Valentino, Fendi x Marc Jacobs, Gucci, Alexander McQueen, Burberry, Zara x Steven Meisel, Victoria’s Secret, and Swarovski.[22]

Personal life

In August 2019, Choi married Korean photographer Kove Lee in Bali, Indonesia.[35] Her black wedding dress was a gift from Miuccia Prada.[21]

Filmography

Music video appearances
Year Title Artist Role
2013 "Eyekiss" Lovelybut Girl at the cafe
2013 "Gentleman" Psy Yellow bikini girl
Films
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Saint Laurent - Summer of '21[36] Herself Short film

References

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  2. ^ Lai, Gladys (May 2, 2023). "Sora Choi gives tweed a Thom Browne twist at the 2023 Met Gala". Vogue Australia. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Mahanta, Sushmita (January 11, 2024). "Sora Choi and other top South Korean models you should know about". Lifestyle Asia India. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "Cover story with 최소라Sora Choi". The WOW Magazine. October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Asia's top model finds happiness on runway". The Korea Times. July 29, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "Asia's top model finds happiness on runway". The Korea Times. July 29, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
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  8. ^ "Model Sora Choi's action-packed life, from New York Fashion Week to League of Legends". South China Morning Post. September 9, 2018.
  9. ^ Singer, Maya (September 13, 2013). "Raeburn Spring 2014 Ready-to-Wear Collection". Vogue. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  10. ^ "Sora Choi". The Fashionography. January 15, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  11. ^ "Now Casting: Sora Choi". CR Fashion Book. May 2017.
  12. ^ "Louis Vuitton S/S 15 Show (Louis Vuitton)". MODELS.com. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Cover story with 최소라Sora Choi". The WOW Magazine. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "Meet the Manga-Loving Gamer Girl Who Ruled the Fall Shows". Vogue. March 14, 2016.
  15. ^ "지난해 파리와 밀라노의 런웨이 장악한 최소라 |". topclass.chosun.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
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  17. ^ ELLE (December 4, 2015). "에디 슬리먼이 알아본 모델, 최소라". ELLE (in Korean). Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  18. ^ Janelle, Okwodu (March 14, 2016). "Meet the Manga-Loving Gamer Girl Who Ruled the Fall Shows". Vogue. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  19. ^ "Wilhelmina Model Sora Choi Named to Models.com Top List, Hopper Penn Fendi Eyewear". GlobeNewswire. June 30, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  20. ^ FashionModelDirectory.com, The FMD-. "So Ra Choi - Gallery with 360 fashion shows - Fashion Model | Models | The FMD | Page 1". The FMD - FashionModelDirectory.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  21. ^ a b "HoYeon Jung, Sora Choi And Other Asian Models To Have On Your Radar". Vogue Hong Kong. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  22. ^ a b "Model - Sora Choi - advertising". MODELS.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
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  25. ^ "Model of the Year Awards 2020 | models.com MDX". MODELS.com. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  26. ^ Lee, Gyu-lee (October 28, 2021). "Youn Yuh-jung receives Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards' highest order of merit". The Korea Times. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
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  28. ^ "AMERICA TOPS THE BOF 500". cfda.com. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  29. ^ Vighi, Stefano (December 27, 2022). "E tu, che vibe indosserai l'anno prossimo? L'oroscopo 2023 ispirato ai look della storia di copertina di gennaio con protagonista la top model Sora Choi". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved December 30, 2022.
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  31. ^ YIM, SEUNG-HY (May 21, 2023). HONG, JI-YU (ed.). "Gucci's show at palace a testimony to perseverance". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  32. ^ Da-sol, Kim (May 17, 2023). "Gucci holds Asia's first cruise collection show at Seoul royal palace". The Korea Herald. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  33. ^ Hurtado, Alexandra (September 6, 2023). "The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Is Being Reimagined". Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  34. ^ "Victoria's Secret The Tour '23 (Victoria's Secret)". MODELS.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  35. ^ "韓國超模Sora穿全黑婚紗出嫁超型格！辦夢幻海島婚禮、來賓全是超模！ | ELLE HK". ELLE HK. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  36. ^ Walsh, Savannah (December 30, 2020). "Saint Laurent's New Short Film Will Transport You to Summer '21". ELLE. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
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