Choi Hye-seon (Korean: 최혜선; born 1998) is a South Korean model. She gained attention through her appearance in the series Single's Inferno Season 3 (2023–2024),[2] and took a break from social media following the attention she received as the show aired.[3] As of November 2024, Choi still got along well with the other contestants, and often kept in touch with Yun Ha-jeong.[4]
She later returned to social media, including appearances at events such as a Jujutsu Kaisen and Casetify collaboration in early 2024 where she surprised fans with her British accent.[5] Her second reality show appearance came on Game of Blood, whose production presentation she attended with the rest of the cast in Seoul.[6][7]
Early life and education
Choi lived in the United States until middle school, and was racially discriminated against at that time,[8] before attending an all girls high school.[9] Later, she was a bioinformatics major at the Life Sciences department of Ewha Womans University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science, and previously held internships at Seoul National University as well as a Silicon Valley startup.[1][10]
She attended Durham University and as of November 2024 lived in the UK, after having obtained a master's degree in data science, bioinformatics, and biological modeling in October of 2024.[11][4]
Career
Choi has modeled for Andar and Round Lab,[11][12] Joy Gryson,[13][14] as well as Swarovski, Sulwhasoo and Maybelline.[15] She reunited with fellow Single's Inferno 3 participant Yu Si-eun to model for Alice + Olivia after the show's finale.[16][17] In June 2024, Dentiste selected her as the star of their new brand campaign, launching with two videos on Dentiste's YouTube channel.[18][19] Later in 2024, she modeled for lululemon[20][21] before being selected as ambassador for F&F's Sergio Tacchini brand for the rest of the year.[22][23] She has also modeled for Olay, Fila, and Skin Food.[24]
Philanthropy
Choi participated in a children's charity campaign for World Vision International,[11] later lending her support again for the Stop Ring Challenge to raise funds for a villiage in Zambia.[25][26][27] In May 2024, she contributed to a Green Allure initiative that planted 4,000 jasmine trees in the Ichon area of Hangang Park.[28]
^Choi, Boran (November 16, 2024). "[Y터뷰] 최혜선 "'피의 게임', '솔로지옥'과 정반대" [Choi Hye-seon "The exact opposite of 'Game of Blood' and 'Single's Inferno']. YTN. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
^Kim, Ji-won (November 22, 2024). "최혜선, '솔로지옥3' 후 후회했다…"속눈썹 펌이라도 할 걸"" [Choi Hye-seon regretted it after 'Single's Inferno 3'..."I'm going to perm my eyelashes"]. TenAsia. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
^ abcMcDonough, Jennifer (January 3, 2024). "Meet Choi Hye-seon". The Direct. Archived from the original on September 10, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.