Top Model Sora Choi Welcomes First Child After 7 Years of Marriage: "Gives Birth to a Healthy Daughter"

Top model Sora Choi has become a mother.

On October 11, Choi shared a photo taken right after childbirth on her social media. A day later, she posted a picture holding her baby, expressing her joy with a bright and healthy smile.

Previously, Choi tied the knot with photographer Lee Kove on the island of Bali in 2019, welcoming her first child 7 years into her marriage.

Back in May, Choi drew the spotlight by walking the runway heavily pregnant for Chanel's 2026 Métiers d'Art collection show. At the time, she wore a white sleeveless dress adorned with sparkling beads and even led the closing stage.

Also, about 10 days prior to giving birth, she released a maternity pictorial and interview with fashion magazine Vogue Korea on October 1.

In the interview, Choi revealed that the baby's gender is a daughter and shared that they named her "Lee Choi," combining the surnames of her husband Lee Kove and herself. She also expressed her thoughts, saying, "When you work as a model for a long time, you notice changes in your body faster than anyone else, but the speed of change during pregnancy is incredible. Even though it's my body, every day it rapidly turns into a body I don't recognize. Then it suddenly hits me—this body of mine is currently creating a person. Even though it's a body I've looked at all my life, it feels profoundly mysterious anew."

After making her overseas debut at the Louis Vuitton Cruise show in Monaco in 2014, Choi became the first Korean model to walk for Saint Laurent and Calvin Klein collections. She has since dominated runways and campaigns for global brands including Chanel, Dior, Gucci, Prada, Fendi, Burberry, and Alexander McQueen. In 2019, she walked in 89 shows in a single year, becoming the model who appeared in the most fashion shows worldwide, and in 2020, she ranked first in the Models.com "Model of the Year" reader's choice poll.



(Photo: Yonhap News / Reported by Kang Kyung-yoon, SBS Entertainment News)
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