The 81-year-old Korean model, Choi Soon-Hwa, has been responsible for breaking all barriers in the Miss Universe 2024 pageantsince he has shown that age is no obstacle, not even to succeed in the world of fashion. Choi has measured herself on the catwalk in Korea, her native country, with women much younger than her and has managed to reach the final. The top veteran has become an example of improvement and a role model for all those women who want to fulfill their dreams, regardless of how old they are.
© @soonhwa01Choi Soon-Hwa ultimately failed to win the award. In the final, held on Monday, September 30 in Seoul, Han Ariel, a 22-year-old fashion student; was the winner. However, the model assures that she is not going to throw in the towel and hopes to fulfill her youthful dream of participate in Miss Universe: “I’m not worried about being eliminated. “I will look for another opportunity to enter,” he said recently. Choi, who paraded in a white dress and performed in a singing competition, did take home the “best dressed” title.
© @soonhwa01Divorced, nurse, mother of two children and grandmother of three grandchildren
Choi Soon-hwa was born in 1943 and started in the world of fashion in the 70s. Divorced, a nurse, mother of two children and grandmother of three grandchildren, she dreamed of becoming a model: “I was so envious of the models who wore nice clothes in magazines,” she recalls in an interview in a Korean newspaper. But after her divorce she had He had to face economic difficulties that led him to give up his dream and work as a caregiver to pay for her children’s studies.
© @soonhwa01Cover of various fashion magazines
Choi has been on the cover of various fashion magazine covers and has participated in catwalks in her country, such as the Seoul Fashion Week. “I hope this serves as an opportunity to promote the inner and outer beauty of older Korean women in the world. I hope I can be of some small help in that effort.”
© Miss Universe Korea 202473rd edition of ‘Miss Universe 2024’
Han Ariel, the representative of South Korea, will face 130 other candidates for the title of Miss Universe in its 73rd edition. The contest, which will be held on November 16, 2024 in Mexico Citywill have multiple activities that the contestants will be able to enjoy upon their arrival in the country, starting on October 29. The model who wins the victory will succeed the Nicaraguan Sheynnis Palacios, who won the competition in 2023.
