Sara Chafak
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Sara Chafak | |
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 Sara Chafak in 2016 | |
| Born | Sara Yasmina Chafak 25 October 1990 Helsinki, Finland |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Finland 2012 |
| Hair color | Black |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Finland 2012 (Winner) Miss Universe 2012 (Unplaced) |
Sara Chafak (born 25 October 1990) is a Finnish beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Finland 2012 and represented Finland in Miss Universe 2012.[1]
Early life[edit]
Chafak was born on 25 October 1990 in Helsinki, Finland, to a Moroccan Berber father from Meknes and a Finnish mother.[2] In 2011, she was crowned the 1st runner-up in the Miss Helsinki pageant.
Pageants[edit]
Miss Finland 2012[edit]
Chafak was crowned Miss Suomi 2012 (Miss Finland 2012) at the Vanajanlinna Castle in Hämeenlinna in southern Finland on 29 January 2012.[3]
Miss Universe 2012[edit]
Chafak participated in the 61st edition of the Miss Universe pageant. She competed to succeed outgoing titleholder Leila Lopes from Angola.
Other[edit]
In autumn 2013 Chafak participated in the Finnish version of Dancing on Ice where ten celebrities (Sauli Koskinen among others) learned to ice skate with a professional partner. She was partnered with ice dancer Sasha Palomäki and they placed third in the final standings.[4] In July 2014 Chafak made her debut as a rap artist on a JVG music video.[5] In late 2014, Chafak competed in a poker tournament, bluffing professional poker pro Ronnie Bardah on the PokerStars-produced show Shark Cage. A clip of the bluff went viral.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sara Chafak is Miss Finland". The Times of Beauty. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
- ^ Sara Chafak, Miss Finland Universe 2012, Interview of Sara Chafak, 2012-12-01
- ^ Miss Finland 2012 crowned in Hämeenlinna – Yle News
- ^ Dancing on Ice -kilpailija: Sara Chafak (in Finnish)
- ^ voice.fi: Sara Chafak yllättää – Räppää JVG:n videolla (in Finnish)
- ^ Interview with Sara Chafak