Miss Korea
- This article is not about the Miss World Korea.
| Miss Korea 미스코리아 |
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| Formation | 1957 |
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Location |  South Korea |
| Official languages | Korean |
| Website | misskorea.hankooki.com |
Miss Korea (Korean: 미스코리아) is an annual national beauty pageant responsible for selecting Korea's representative to the Miss Universe pageant.
The current titleholder is Lee Seong-hye. She won the title on August 3, 2011 in Seoul.
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[edit] History
The first Miss Korea competition took place in 1957 and was sponsored by the Korean newspaper HanKook Daily News. Each year, approximately fifty women compete in Seoul, South Korea, and seven are selected by a panel of judges. The 1st place winner "Jin"(진) is crowned the official Miss Korea and competes in Miss Universe. Additionally, there are two "Sun"(선) finalists: first runner up goes to Miss International, and second runner up goes to Miss Earth. Lastly, four "Mi" (미) finalists (equivalent to semi-finalists) are chosen.
On March 16, 2011, the president of Miss World Organization Julia Morley announced the newly launched Miss World Korea pageant. Until 2010, Miss Korea would also select the representative to Miss World. The woman chosen in this new competition will represent Korea at Miss World 2011.[1]
[edit] Representatives to Miss Universe
Korea debuted at Miss Universe in 1954.
| Year | Winner | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Kae Sun-hae | |
| 1955 | Kim Mee-jong | |
| 1957 | Park Hyun-ok | |
| 1958 | Oh Geum-sun | |
| 1959 | Oh Hyun-ju | Semi-finalist |
| 1960 | Son Mi-hee-ja | Semi-finalist |
| 1961 | Seo Yang-hee | Semi-finalist |
| 1962 | Seo Bum-ju | Semi-finalist |
| 1963 | Kim Myoung-ja | 4th runner-up |
| 1964 | Shin Jung-hyun | |
| 1965 | Kim Eun-ji | |
| 1966 | Yoon Gui-hyun | |
| 1967 | Hong Joung-ae | |
| 1968 | Kim Yoon-jung | |
| 1969 | Lim Hyun-jung | |
| 1970 | Yoo Young-ae | |
| 1971 | Noh Mi-ae | |
| 1972 | Park Yeon-joo | |
| 1973 | Kim Young-ju | |
| 1974 | Kim Eun-jung (real name: Kim Jae-kyu) |
Best National Costume |
| 1975 | Seo Ji-hye (real name: Seo Young-ok) |
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| 1976 | Chung Kwang-Hyun | |
| 1977 | Kim Sung-hee | Best National Costume |
| 1978 | Son Jung-eun | |
| 1979 | Seo Jae-hwa | |
| 1980 | Kim Eun-jung | Top 12 |
| 1981 | Lee Eun-jung | |
| 1982 | Park Sun-hee | |
| 1983 | Kim Jong-Jung | Best National Costume |
| 1984 | Lim Mi-sook | |
| 1985 | Choi Young-ok | |
| 1986 | Bae Young-ran | |
| 1987 | Kim Ji-eun | |
| 1988 | Jang Yoon-jeong[2] | 1st runner-up |
| 1989 | Kim Sung-ryoung | |
| 1990 | Oh Hyun-kyoung | |
| 1991 | Seo Jung-min | |
| 1992 | Lee Young-hyun | |
| 1993 | Yoo Ha-young | |
| 1994 | Goong Sun-young | |
| 1995 | Han Sung-ju | |
| 1996 | Kim Yun-jung | |
| 1997 | Lee Eun-hee | |
| 1998 | Kim Ji-yeon | |
| 1999 | Choi Ji-hyun | |
| 2000 | Kim Young-ju | |
| 2001 | Kim Sa-rang | Best National Costume |
| 2002 | Kim Min-Kyoung | |
| 2003 | Geum Na-na | |
| 2004 | Choi Yun-yong | |
| 2005 | Kim So-young | |
| 2006 | Kim Ju-hee | |
| 2007 | Lee Ha-nui[2] | 3rd runner-up |
| 2008 | Lee Ji-sun | |
| 2009 | Rina | |
| 2010 | Kim Joo-ri | |
| 2011 | Jung So-ra[3] | |
| 2012 | Lee Seong-hye |
[edit] Representatives to Miss International
Korea debuted at Miss International in 1960.
| Years | Winners | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Kim Jung-ja | |
| 1961 | Lee Ok-ja | |
| 1962 | Sohn Yang-ja | |
| 1963 | Choi Yoo-mi | 4th Runner-up |
| 1964 | Lee Hye-jin (real name: Lee Kwang-ja) |
Semi-finalist |
| 1965 | Kim Min-jin (real name: Kim Kyoung-sook) |
Semi-finalist |
| 1967 | Jin Hyun-soo | |
| 1968 | Kim Hee-ja | Semi-finalist |
| 1969 | Kim Yoo-kyoung (real name: Kim Sung-ja) |
Semi-finalist |
| 1970 | Kim In-sook | Semi-finalist |
| 1971 | Choi Sook-ae | |
| 1972 | Suh Ae-ja | |
| 1973 | Kim Mae-ja | |
| 1974 | Kang Young-sook | Semi-finalist |
| 1975 | Lee Hyang-mok | Semi-finalist |
| 1976 | Han Young-ae | |
| 1977 | Shin Byoung-ok | |
| 1978 | Chae Jung-sook | |
| 1979 | Kim Jin-sun | |
| 1980 | Chung Na-young | |
| 1981 | Park Hyun-joo | |
| 1982 | Chung Ae-hee | |
| 1983 | Chung Young-soon | Semi-finalist, Best National Costume |
| 1984 | Kim Kyoung-ree | |
| 1985 | Chang Sih-wha | |
| 1986 | Kim Yoon-jung | |
| 1987 | Chung Wha-sun | |
| 1988 | Lee Yoon-hee | Semi-finalist |
| 1989 | Kim Hee-jung | Semi-finalist, Best National Costume |
| 1990 | Shin Soh-young | |
| 1991 | Kwon Jung-joo | Semi-finalist |
| 1992 | Yeom Jeong-ah | 2nd runner-up |
| 1993 | Chang Eun-young | Semi-finalist |
| 1994 | Sung Hyun-ah | Semi-finalist, Miss Photogenic |
| 1995 | Lee Yoo-ree | Semi-finalist |
| 1996 | Kim Jung-hwa | Semi-finalist, Miss Photogenic |
| 1997 | Kim Ryang-hee | Semi-finalist |
| 1998 | Cho Hye-young | Semi-finalist |
| 1999 | Lee Jae-won | |
| 2000 | Son Tae-young | 1st runner-up, Miss Photogenic |
| 2001 | Baek Myoung-hee | Semi-finalist, Best National Costume |
| 2002 | Gi Yun-ju | Semi-finalist, Best National Costume |
| 2003 | Shin Ji-Su | Semi-finalist |
| 2004 | Kim In-ha | Semi-finalist |
| 2005 | Lee Kyoung-eun | |
| 2006 | Jang Yun-seo | 2nd runner-up |
| 2007 | Park Ka-won | Semi-finalist |
| 2008 | Kim Min-jeong | |
| 2009 | Seo Eun-mi | 1st Runner-up |
| 2010 | Ko Hyeon-yeong | Semi-finalist |
| 2011 | Kim Hye-sun |
[edit] Representatives to Miss Earth
Korea debuted at Miss Earth in 2002.
| Years | Winners | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Lee Jin-ah | Best National Costume |
| 2003 | Oh Yoo-mi | |
| 2004 | Cho Hye-jin | |
| 2005 | Yoo Hye-mi | Top 16 & Best National Costume |
| 2006 | Park Hee-jung | |
| 2007 | Yoo Ji-eun | |
| 2008 | Seo Seol-hee | Top 16 |
| 2009 | Park Ye-ju | Top 16 |
| 2010 | Lee Gui-joo | |
| 2011 | Kim E-seul |
[edit] References
- ^ "Korea launched Miss World 2011". mediainnews.com. March 17, 2011. http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=ko&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmediainnews.com%2Fdefault%2Findex_view_page.php%3Fboard_data%3DaWR4JTNENTc3MzklMjZzdGFydFBhZ2UlM0QlMjZsaXN0Tm8lM0QlMjZ0b3RhbExpc3QlM0Q%3D%7C. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Ex-Miss Korea Tops Internet News". The Korea Times. June 3, 2007. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/07/135_4079.html. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ^ "Miss Korea 2010". news.mk.co.kr. July 26, 2010. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ko&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.mk.co.kr%2Fv3%2Fview.php%3Fyear%3D2010%26no%3D393156. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
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| Preceded by Miss Korea (HanKook Daily News) 1959-2010 |
Korea of Miss World franchise holder | Succeeded by Miss World Korea 2011- |
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