Catharina Choi
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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| Born |
January 24, 1990 São Paulo, Brazil |
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| Hometown | Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Measurements |
Bust: 86 cm (33.9 in) Waist: 63 cm (24.8 in) Hips: 94 cm (37.0 in) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Title(s) |
Miss Earth 2013 - Fire Miss Earth Korea 2013 Miss Korea Brazil 2013 Miss Brazil World 2015 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Korea 2013 (2nd Runner Up - Mi) Miss Earth 2013 (3rd Runner Up) Miss Brazil World 2015 (Winner) Miss World 2015 (Top 20) |
Catharina Choi Nunes, also known by her Korean name Choi Song-ee (Hangul: 최송이; also romanised as Choi Song-yi; born 24 January 1990]), is a Korean-Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Earth Korea 2013 and also Miss Brazil World 2015.
Catharina was able to represent her two countries of nationality in two of the so-called Big Four international beauty pageants. She represented South Korea in Miss Earth 2013 and then her native Brazil in Miss World 2015.
After winning the Miss Earth - Fire title, Catharina was able to help half-Korean ladies in joining beauty pageants in South Korea in spite of the obstacle where Miss Korea prefers full-blooded Korean candidates.
Catharina was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil. Her mother is of Korean descent while her father is half-Spanish and half-Portuguese. Both of her parents were born in Brazil. Her parents separated when she was young, and Catharina lived with her mother in Brazil when she was between 8 and 13 years old.
Catharina joined the Miss Korea Brazil 2013 pageant where she was declared as first runner-up. However, the winner, Jung Eun-ju, was dethroned. Catharina took over the place and becomes Miss Korea Brazil 2013. Catharina got her chance to compete Miss Korea 2013.
Catharina joined the Miss Korea 2013 pageant where she was declared as one of the second runners up winners. She was not originally part of the second runners up but the Miss Korea Organization decided to take another place for the 'overseas' candidates. Catharina, being Miss Korea Brazil 2013, filled that position.
Catharina replaced Kim Hyo-hee to be the Miss Earth Korea 2013 titleholder. She then flew to the Philippines to compete where she was hailed as Miss Earth 2013 - Fire. Catharina becomes the first Korean to get an elemental title and Asian delegate to snatch the Miss Earth - Fire title.
As a Miss Earth delegate, an environmental advocacy is a must. Based from Miss Earth's website, Catharina's platform for the environment is the cleanup of plastic wastes in the ocean. She explained that because of these wastes, not only the marine animals are being affected by plastics but also because of its "microplastics that are blocking the sun from reaching the planktons and algae, hurting the whole marine food web."
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