Sora Choi

Sora Choi (Korean: 최소라; born September 5, 1992) is a South Korean fashion model. She won the third cycle of the reality television show Korea's Next Top Model. She currently ranks on models.com's 'Industry Icons' list and is known as being one of the most in-demand models of her generation. As of 2024, Choi has walked in 537 fashion shows and has appeared on 17 Vogue covers.

Choi was born and raised in Bucheon, South Korea. She studied modeling at Dongduk Women's University.

Choi was scouted as a model while accompanying a friend to a casting at an agency during her junior year of high school. Instead of her friend, she received an offer to sign with the agency.

Choi made her debut in a fashion college graduation show. She gained recognition in the South Korean fashion industry after winning the third cycle of Korea's Next Top Model in 2012. That same year, she appeared in her first editorial and cover for W Korea.

Choi made her first international runway appearance by opening Christopher Raeburn's Spring 2014 show in September 2013. Early on, she worked mostly in the South Korean fashion industry until receiving a callback from Louis Vuitton. After the callback and casting, she made her official international runway debut at Louis Vuitton's cruise show in May 2014, held in Monaco.

During the spring 2015 season, Choi became the first South Korean model to be selected as Louis Vuitton's city exclusive for Paris Fashion Week, chosen by Nicolas Ghesquiere. That season, she also walked for Alexander Wang, Fendi, Versace, and became the first asian model to walk for Calvin Klein. In October 2014, Models.com selected her as a 'Top Newcomer.'

During the spring 2016 season, Choi became the first asian model to walk for Hedi Slimane’s Saint Laurent fashion show. She was described by Vogue as “one of the most popular faces on the runways” in the fall 2016 season, after walking in over 50 shows across New York, Paris, London, and Milan. Starting in 2016, she continued as Louis Vuitton's city exclusive for two years, starring in the brand’s advertising campaigns six times. In 2017, she was listed on Models.com's 'Top 50 models' list.

Choi has since walked for brands such as Prada, Gucci, Miu Miu, Chanel, Hermès, Alexander McQueen, Givenchy, Lanvin, Dior, Celine, Moschino, Valentino, Proenza Schouler, Loewe, Michael Kors, Paco Rabanne, Marc Jacobs, Burberry, Balenciaga and many others. In 2019, after walking a total of 89 shows, she became the model who walked the most shows that year.