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Song Haena

South Korean model

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ16179667
Source-derived summary

Song Haena (Korean: 송해나; born January 7, 1987) is a South Korean fashion model and television personality.

Biography

She began her broadcasting career by appearing as a contestant on Korea's Next Top Model Season 2. At the time of the show's airing, she was already working as a model and showcased a strong presence from the very first shoot. However, she was eliminated in the semifinals, finishing in a tie for third place. After appearing on Korea's Next Top Model Season 2, she signed an exclusive contract with Esteem. In addition to her broadcasting activities, she has also made cameo appearances in dramas and films.

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The public source identifies “Song Haena” as south Korean model. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Song, Haena and South.

Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1987—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1987-01-07. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Song, Haena and South providing the first useful test.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16179667. VIAF identifies the subject as 115153061239319200591. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1987.

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This entry incorporates text from Song Haena” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.