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I want people to look at me and realize that you can live healthier and find joy in life when you find things you want to do and challenge yourself to achieve that dream
There is something very unique about Choi – she has a quality that is different from anyone else (in her generation), and I thought it goes well with the kind of originality that I strive to achieve when making clothes,
designer Kim Hee-jin said in 2019, after she hired Choi for her 2018 Seoul Fashion Week show I was born and raised in a very tough time, and I still have that resilience to fight, to survive my own battles. But the young generation has no idea,
she told The Washington Times I was very desperate, I was fully responsible for my children’s destitution,
I saw a lot of nice models other than Koreans, and I want to explore and have adventures on global stages,
During my years as a single parent of two kids I would wear the same clothes for as long as 20 years,
After seeing that the Miss Universe competition has no age limit, I said I am participating in this. Then my son said, ‘Mother, are you going that far? Okay mother, go for it.’ So, I sent them photos yesterday, and then they said, ‘Our mother is amazing, our grandmother is great.’ So, I feel very good,
Even at this age, I had the courage to grab onto an opportunity and take on a challenge,
Choi told The Associated Press hours before Monday's pageant I am thrilled to be representing this new paradigm in beauty pageants because we are inaugurating a new stage in which women are not only physical beauty but another set of values,
I think the judges saw my confidence and my passion to represent the women of my generation,
I want to stun the world, like, ‘How is an 80-year-old lady so healthy? How did she maintain that body? What’s your diet?
she told CNN on the phone ahead of the Miss Universe Korea grand finale, which is scheduled for September 30 Whether I get through or not, I was determined to try and get this opportunity,
added the granny who started modelling at the age of 72 to pay off debts Now that the age restriction has been lifted, I said, ‘I should give it a try,