Choi Hye-seon
South Korean model (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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),[4] seeing her Instagram followers rise from 2,000 to 1,600,000,[5] and took a break from social media following the attention she received as the show aired.[6] As of November 2024, Choi still got along well with the other contestants, and often kept in touch with Yun Ha-jeong.[7]
Choi Hye-seon | |
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.png) Choi in 2024 | |
| Born | June 21, 1998[1] South Korea |
| Other names | Hazel Choi |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Model |
| Years active | 2023–present |
| Modeling information | |
| Agency | Mood Brand Consulting[3] |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 최혜선 |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Hye-seon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Hyesŏn |
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.[8] Her second reality show appearance came on Game of Blood, whose production presentation she attended with the rest of the cast in Seoul.[9][10] Her season received the top spot in TV-OTT topicality ratings,[11] ranked first overall in new paid subscriptions,[12] and ranked first in the non-drama topicality category.[13]
Early life and education
Choi lived in the United States until middle school, and was racially discriminated against at that time,[14] before attending an all girls high school.[15] 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 Cipherome, a Silicon Valley startup.[2][16][1]
She attended Durham University and as of November 2024 lived in the UK, after having finished a master's degree in data science, bioinformatics, and biological modeling in October 2024.[17][7] She received her official diploma in January 2025.[18]
Career
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Perspective
Before her appearance on Single's Inferno 3, Choi modeled for Andar and Round Lab,[17][19] Joy Gryson,[20][21] Nature Republic and 29CM,[22] as well as Swarovski, Sulwhasoo and Maybelline.[23] After her rise to fame, a 2021 modeling experience with Enhypen came to light.[24] While on the program, she notably wore a rom&nd's lip tint which later won a 2023 Olive Young Award.[25] She reunited with fellow Single's Inferno 3 participant Yu Si-eun to model for Alice + Olivia after the show's finale.[26][27] In June 2024, Dentiste selected her as the star of their new brand campaign, launching with two videos on Dentiste's YouTube channel.[28][29] Later in 2024, she modeled for lululemon[30][31] before being selected as ambassador for F&F's Sergio Tacchini brand for the rest of the year.[32][33] She also modeled for Olay, Fila, and Skin Food.[34] At the end of 2024, she was featured in volume 33 of Olive Young's My Precious editorial.[35][36]
After Choi's appearance on Game of Blood 3, she was invited to the Ganni Show at Paris Fashion Week in early 2025,[37][38] as well as the EENK show with Single's Inferno 4 participant Chung You-jin.[39] She also shared the alma mater of Ewha Womans University with Chung, and collaborated with her and her castmate Kook Dong-ho on an avatar blind date for Esquire. In the course of the video, Choi revealed that her Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is ENFP.[40]
Philanthropy
Choi participated in a children's charity campaign for World Vision International,[17] later lending her support again for the Stop Ring Challenge to raise funds for a village in Zambia.[41][42][43] The production company that worked with her to promote that challenge also worked with Kook Dong-ho after his collaboration with Choi for Esquire.[44] In May 2024, she contributed to a Green Allure initiative that planted 4,000 jasmine trees in the Ichon area of Hangang Park.[45]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | Single's Inferno | Contestant | Season 3 | [46] |
| 2024 | Game of Blood | Contestant | Season 3 | [47] |
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External links
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