13 things about Miss Earth 2022 Mina Sue Choi

Mina Sue Choi (최미나수) competed in the 65th edition of Miss Korea. She represented South Korea in the 22nd edition of Miss Earth.

BIOGRAPHY

Choi is a Korean model and beauty queen from Incheon, South Korea. Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to Korean parents, she is the second South Korean woman to win a grand slam international beauty pageant following Miss Supranational 2017 Jenny Kim.

When Choi was young, she and her family moved from South Korea to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They later moved to the United States, to China and back to South Korea.

On February 22, 2025, Choi turned 26. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois, USA with a bachelor’s degree in communications.
2. She once booked a ticket to Bali, Indonesia without informing her parents, which was her first time traveling alone to an unfamiliar place.
3. She has relatives not only in South Korea but also in Australia, Canada and the U.S.
4. In 1998, she and her family moved from Sydney to South Korea.
5. In 2002, she and her family moved from South Korea to Vancouver.
6. In 2017, she graduated from Seoul Foreign School in Seoul, South Korea.
7. She is Miss Gyeonggi-Incheon 2021.
8. She was Miss Korea 2021 first runner-up.
9. In 2022, she competed in “Battle for Tenancy: Penthouse” and visited the Philippines.
10. She won Miss Earth 2022.
11. In 2023, she visited Thailand, Vietnam, India, Japan and Singapore.
12. She was a Miss Korea 2024 host.
13. She was a Miss Earth 2024 judge.

TIMELINE

Choi is 5’8″ tall. She speaks Korean and English.

2010s

• In November 2019, she traveled to Santa Monica, California, USA.

2020s

• On March 1, 2021, she was at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
• On October 15, 2021, she won Miss Gyeonggi-Incheon 2021.
• On November 16, 2021, she competed at Miss Korea 2021 in Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea. She was runner-up to Min-ji Cho.
• She finished seventh in the survival program “Battle for Tenancy: Penthouse”, which aired on Channel A from July 12, 2022 to September 13, 2022.
• On November 29, 2022, she represented South Korea at Miss Earth 2022 and competed against 85 other candidates at the Okada Manila in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. She won the crown.
• On June 18, 2023, she traveled to Bangkok, Thailand.
• In July 2023, she visited DUYTAN Plastic Recycling Factory in Đức Hòa Hạ, Long An, Vietnam, which marked the first time she was in the country.
• In August 2023, she traveled to Japan and India.
• On September 20, 2023, she attended the Miss Earth Singapore 2023 coronation night at One Farrer Hotel Singapore in Singapore.
• On December 22, 2023, she crowned her successor Miss Earth 2023 Drita Ziri in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• On September 24, 2024, she and hosted Miss Korea 2024 at the COEX Auditorium in Samseong-dong, Seoul, South Korea.
• On November 9, 2024, she served as a judge at Miss Earth 2024 at the Okada Manila in Parañaque.
• On December 9, 2024, she met Miss Earth 2018 Nguyễn Phương Khánh in Vietnam.
• In January 2025, she traveled to Hong Kong, China.
• In October 2025, she traveled to New York City, New York, USA.