Choi Soon-hwa is one of the 32 finalists who will be competing at this year's Miss Universe Korea pageant which will be held on Monday (Sep 30).

Ms Choi Soon-hwa is not just a pretty face in a sea of hopeful women vying for the chance to be crowned Miss Universe Korea. At 80 years old, the fashion model is also the oldest woman taking part in the beauty contest.

After the Miss Universe pageant lifted its longstanding ban on women aged over 28, grandmother of three, Choi Soon-hwa, decided she wanted to “give it a try.”

She was born almost a decade before the first Miss Universe contest was held in 1952. And now 80-year-old Choi Soon-hwa could now make history as the pageant’s oldest ever participant after she was revealed as a finalist in the annual Miss Universe Korea competition,

When Choi Soon-hwa steps onto the runways of South Korea’s Miss Universe competition on Sept. 30, she will be competing with beauties young enough to be her granddaughters.

If she beats the other 31 finalists on Sept 30, she wins the chance to represent South Korea at the 73rd Miss Universe pageant in Mexico City on Nov 16, making her the oldest contestant in the history of the international pageant.

Many believe that you are never too old to chase your dreams, and that is definitely the truth for Choi Soon-hwa, an 80-year-old South Korean.

CNN International Correspondent Mike Valerio meets Choi Soon-hwa, the 80-year-old woman vying for the Miss Universe Korea crown.