Sara Chafak (born 25 October 1990) is a
Finnish
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* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
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beauty pageant
A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, ...
winner of Moroccan origin who was crowned
Miss Finland 2012 and represented Finland in
Miss Universe 2012
Miss Universe 2012 was the 61st Miss Universe pageant, held at the PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on December 19, 2012.
At the end of the event, Leila Lopes of Angola crowned Olivia Culpo of ...
.
Early life
Chafak was born on 25 October 1990 in Helsinki, Finland, to a Moroccan
Berber
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* Berbers, an ethnic group native to Northern Africa
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* Ady Berber (1913–196 ...
father and a Finnish mother. In 2011, she was crowned the 1st runner-up in the Miss Helsinki pageant.
Pageants
Miss Finland 2012
Chafak was crowned Miss Suomi 2012 (Miss Finland 2012) at the Vanajanlinna Castle in
Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna (; sv, Tavastehus; krl, Hämienlinna; la, Tavastum or ''Croneburgum'') is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Tavastia and the modern province of Kanta-Häme in the south of F ...
in southern Finland on 29 January 2012.
Miss Universe 2012
Chafak participated in the 61st edition of the Miss Universe pageant. She competed to succeed outgoing titleholder
Leila Lopes
Leila Luliana da Costa Vieira Lopes Umenyiora (born 26 February 1986) is an Angolan model and beauty queen best known for having been crowned Miss Universe 2011. She had previously won Miss Angola UK 2010 and Miss Angola 2010.
Early life
Lop ...
from Angola.
Other
In autumn 2013 Chafak participated in the Finnish version of ''
Dancing on Ice
''Dancing on Ice'' is a British television series presented by Phillip Schofield alongside Holly Willoughby from 2006 to 2011, who then returned in 2018, and Christine Bleakley from 2012 to 2014. The series features celebrities and their profe ...
'' where ten celebrities (
Sauli Koskinen
Sauli Eerik Koskinen (born 28 March 1985) is a Finnish television host and entertainment reporter from Hyvinkää, Finland.
He was the host of ''Saulin Paras Kaveri'' lifestyle show which aired on Fox Finland.
Career
''Big Brother''
Koskinen ...
among others) learned to ice skate with a professional partner. She was partnered with ice dancer
Sasha Palomäki
Sasha Palomäki (born 4 September 1991) is a Finnish former competitive ice dancer.
Palomäki teamed up with Russian ice dancer Oksana Klimova
Oksana Anatolievna Klimova (russian: Оксана Анатольевна Климова; born May 2 ...
and they placed third in the final standings. In July 2014 Chafak made her debut as a rap artist on a
JVG music video. In late 2014, Chafak competed in a poker tournament, bluffing professional poker pro
Ronnie Bardah
Ronnie Bardah (born August 29, 1982) is a professional poker player who won a World Series of Poker bracelet at the 2012 World Series of Poker and is also notable for holding the record for most consecutive World Series of Poker main event money ...
on the
PokerStars
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-produced show Shark Cage. A clip of the bluff went viral.
Interview with Sara Chafak
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References
External links
Official Miss Suomi website
Slpash Celebrity News
1990 births
Living people
Miss Finland winners
Models from Helsinki
Miss Universe 2012 contestants
Finnish people of Moroccan-Berber descent
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