Sophia Pang

Sophia Pang (born 1972) is a Singaporean adventurer. She is the first woman from Singapore to reach the South Pole.

Biography Pang graduated from Nanyang Business School in 1994. Before Pang left on her Antarctic expedition, she used to teach classes as a freelance fitness instructor.

In August 2008, she found an online application for women to represent their country in Antarctica and she decided to apply. She eventually beat out 70 other applicants to take the spot to travel to the South Pole. Pang was the person who secured the Kaspersky sponsorship for the team by contacting their Singapore distributor.

Pang was inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame in 2014.