Model Choi So-ra debuted her baby bump on a Chanel runway while closing the Métiers d’art fashion show in Seoul on Tuesday.

Choi appeared in a white sleeveless dress during Chanel’s 2026 Métiers d’art show at Centre Pompidou Hanwha in western Seoul, according to footage released by Marie Claire Korea and other outlets.

As she walked, she gently held her stomach with both hands. Choi was also seen standing alongside fellow models after the show, with both hands resting around her stomach in the behind-the-scenes photos released by her agency Gost Agency.

The agency later confirmed that Choi is pregnant, though it did not reveal further details about the pregnancy.

It was not the first time a pregnant model has appeared on a runway.

In 2023, French fashion brand Marine Serre featured a pregnant model dressed in black during a show that was intended to warn about environmental destruction.

Last year, Norwegian American model Kaya Wilkins walked in Chanel’s cruise collection show while six months pregnant.

Choi rose to fame after she won the third season of "Korea’s Next Top Model” in 2012. Following her international debut in 2014, she has since appeared in shows for major luxury brands including Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Prada. She married photographer Kove Lee in 2019.


This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY JANG GU-SEUL [lee.soojung1@joongang.co.kr]