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Sara Chafak

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Sara Chafak
Sara Chafak in 2016
Born
Sara Yasmina Chafak

(1990-10-25) 25 October 1990 (age 34)
Helsinki, Finland
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Finland 2012
Hair colorDark Brown
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

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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

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Miss Finland 2012

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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

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Chafak participated in the 61st edition of the Miss Universe pageant. She competed to succeed outgoing titleholder Leila Lopes from Angola.

Other

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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

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  1. ^ "Sara Chafak is Miss Finland". The Times of Beauty. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  2. ^ Sara Chafak, Miss Finland Universe 2012, Interview of Sara Chafak, 2012-12-01
  3. ^ Miss Finland 2012 crowned in HämeenlinnaYle News
  4. ^ Dancing on Ice -kilpailija: Sara Chafak (in Finnish)
  5. ^ voice.fi: Sara Chafak yllättää – Räppää JVG:n videolla (in Finnish)
  6. ^ Interview with Sara Chafak
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Finland
2012
Succeeded by