Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Born |
Sandra Inez Seifert February 1, 1984 Taipei, Taiwan |
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Hometown | Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines |
Education | City University of New York |
Years active | 2009–present |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Brown |
Title(s) | Miss Philippines Earth 2009 |
Major competition(s) |
Elite Model Look Philippines (Winner) Miss Philippines Earth 2009 (Winner) Miss Earth 2009 (Miss Earth Air: 1st Runner-up) |
Sandra Inez Seifert (born February 1, 1984) is a beauty queen and an international fashion model of mixed Filipino and German descent. She is a New York-educated nurse from Bacolod City, Negros Occidental and was crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2009 in San Juan City, Philippines. She represented her country in the Miss Earth 2009, the 9th edition of Miss Earth international pageant, where she was crowned Miss Earth Air (1st Runner-up) on November 22, 2009.
Seifert (also known by the nickname "Schazee") was born on February 1, 1984 in Taipei, Taiwan. She is the daughter of Zenaida Suravilla of Bacolod City and Harald Seifert of Germany, who are now based in Manila.
Seifert attended elementary school at Montessori and St. Scholastica’s Academy in Bacolod City, and returned to Manila to complete middle school at the European International School, Manila (former Eurocampus), where she graduated Valedictorian, the highest rank among the graduating class. After attending Eurocampus, she continued her high school education at Brent International School in Biñan, Laguna. Seifert moved to New York where she excelled as a "straight A" student at the City University of New York and obtained her Nursing Degree. She participated in several extra-curricular activities; Seifert was elected President of the International Honor Society Phi Theta Kappa for the New York Chapter. She also extended her assistance as a tutor for other Nursing students, and as a Note-Taker for Students with Disabilities. She represented her college during the Salzburg Seminar in Austria, and was nominated as an exemplary student by the President of her college, which eventually led to her appearance on the City University of New York print ad in 2008. That same year, Seifert passed the New York Nursing Board Examination (NCLEX).