Miss Queen Korea
| Formation | 2018 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Seoul |
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Membership | |
Official language | Korean |
Parent organization | PJP |
| Website | http://missqueenkorea.com http://www.missuniversekorea.co.kr http://www.missworldkorea.com |
Miss Queen Korea (Template:Lang-ko) is a national beauty pageant responsible for selecting South Korea's representative to the Miss Universe and Miss World pageant.[1]
History
- In 1957 the first Miss Korea competition took place in 1957 and was sponsored by the Korean newspaper Hankook Ilbo. In 1959, Hankook Ilbo sent first Miss World contestant who represents Korea. The winner of Miss Korea traditionally competed at the Miss Universe between 1957 and 2015, 1st runner-up of Miss Korea competed Miss World between 1959 and 2010. In 2011 the new pageant comes from Park Jeong-ah pageant and holds a pageant, Miss World Korea competition, later Park launched Miss Universe Korea pageant in 2016, Miss Supranational franchise in 2017.
- The first edition of "Miss Queen Korea", three titles go to Grand slam pageants: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Supranational; the main winner goes to Miss Universe.
- Began 2022 the Miss Queen Korea took over the Miss Universe and Miss World only.
International crowns
- One – Miss Supranational winner: Jenny Kim (2017)
Titleholders
| Year | Miss Queen Korea | Province |
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| 2011 | Do Kyung-min | Daegu |
| 2014 | Song Hwa-young | Gyeonggi |
| 2015 | Wang Hyun | Seoul |
| 2016 | Cho Se-whee | Gyeonggi |
| 2018 | Baek Ji-hyun | Daegu |
| 2019 | Lee Yeon-joo | Incheon |
| 2021 | Jisu Kim | Seoul |
| 2023 | TBD | TBD |
International pageants
Miss Universe Korea
- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
- : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
- : Ended as special awards winner
- The winner of Miss Universe Korea represents her country at the Miss Universe. Between 1954 and 2015 the Miss Korea Organization franchised the Miss Universe license, and the main winner of Miss Korea represented Korea at Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
| Year | Province | Miss Queen Korea | National Title | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Awards | Notes |
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| 2022 | Seoul | Hanna Kim | Miss Queen Korea 2021 (1st Runner-up) |
TBA | Appointed — There was no national competition, a runner-up of last year took over the Miss Universe 2022 competition. | |
| 2021 | Seoul | Jisu Kim | Miss Queen Korea 2021 | Unplaced | ||
| 2020 | Incheon | Park Ha-Ri | Miss Queen Korea 2019 (1st Runner-up) |
Unplaced | Appointed — Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the First Runner-up of 2019 crowned as the Miss Queen Korea 2020. | |
| 2019 | Incheon | Lee Yeon-joo | Miss Queen Korea 2019 | Unplaced | ||
| 2018 | Daegu | Baek Ji-hyun | Miss Queen Korea 2018 | Unplaced | ||
| 2017 | Gyeonggi | Cho Se-whee | Miss Queen Korea 2016 | Unplaced | Cho was competing at the Miss Korea 2014, representing Gyeonggi; she was also first runner-up of Miss Gyeonggi in 2014. | |
| 2016 | Seoul | Jenny Kim | Miss Queen Korea 2015 (1st Runner-up) |
Unplaced |
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Appointed from Miss World Korea by national director Park Jeong-ah; later, she won Miss Supranational 2017 in Poland on December 2, 2017. |
Miss Korea 1957-2015
- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
- : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
- : Ended as special awards winner
- Korea debuted at Miss Universe in 1954, three years before the first Miss Korea pageant. Since 2016, Korean representatives at Miss Universe have been chosen in a separate pageant, Miss Queen Korea national pageant, and the Miss Korea Organization no longer sends South Korea's representative to Miss Universe.
| Year | Province | Miss Korea | National Title | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Awards | Notes |
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| 2015 | Seoul | Kim Seo-yeon | Miss Korea 2014 | Unplaced | ||
| 2014 | Daegu | Yoo Ye-bin | Miss Korea 2013 | Unplaced | ||
| 2013 | Seoul | Kim Yu-mi | Miss Korea 2012 | Unplaced | ||
| 2012 | Seoul | Lee Sung-hye | Miss Korea 2011 | Unplaced | ||
| 2011 | Seoul | Chong So-ra | Miss Korea 2010 | Unplaced | ||
| 2010 | Seoul | Kim Joo-ri | Miss Korea 2009 | Unplaced | ||
| 2009 | Seoul | Na Ry | Miss Korea 2008 | Unplaced | ||
| 2008 | Seoul | Lee Ji-sun | Miss Korea 2007 | Unplaced | ||
| 2007 | Seoul | Lee Ha-nui | Miss Korea 2006 | 3rd Runner-up | ||
| 2006 | Seoul | Kim Joo-hee | Miss Korea 2005 | Unplaced |
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| 2005 | Seoul | Kim So-young | Miss Korea 2004 | Unplaced | ||
| 2004 | Seoul | Choi Yun-young | Miss Korea 2003 | Unplaced | ||
| 2003 | Seoul | Keum Na-na | Miss Korea 2002 | Unplaced | ||
| 2002 | Seoul | Kim Min-kyoung | Miss Korea 2001 | Unplaced | ||
| 2001 | Seoul | Kim Sa-rang | Miss Korea 2000 | Unplaced |
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| 2000 | Seoul | Kim Yeon-ju | Miss Korea 1999 | Unplaced | ||
| 1999 | Seoul | Choi Ji-hyun | Miss Korea 1998 | Unplaced | ||
| 1998 | Seoul | Kim Ji-yeon | Miss Korea 1997 | Unplaced | ||
| 1997 | Seoul | Lee Eun-hee | Miss Korea 1996 | Unplaced | ||
| 1996 | Seoul | Kim Yun-jung | Miss Korea 1995 | Unplaced | ||
| 1995 | Seoul | Han Sung-ju | Miss Korea 1994 | Unplaced | ||
| 1994 | Seoul | Goong Sun-young | Miss Korea 1993 | Unplaced | ||
| 1993 | Seoul | Yoo Ha-young | Miss Korea 1992 | Unplaced | ||
| 1992 | Seoul | Lee Young-hyun | Miss Korea 1991 | Unplaced | ||
| 1991 | Seoul | Seo Jung-min | Miss Korea 1990 | Unplaced | ||
| 1990 | Seoul | Oh Hyun-kyung | Miss Korea 1989 | Unplaced | ||
| 1989 | Seoul | Kim Sung-ryung | Miss Korea 1988 | Unplaced | ||
| 1988 | Seoul | Jang Yoon-jeong | Miss Korea 1987 | 1st Runner-up | ||
| 1987 | Seoul | Kim Ji-eun | Miss Korea 1986 | Unplaced | ||
| 1986 | Seoul | Bae Young-ran | Miss Korea 1985 | Unplaced | ||
| 1985 | Seoul | Choi Young-ok | Miss Korea 1984 | Unplaced | ||
| 1984 | Seoul | Lim Mi-sook | Miss Korea 1983 | Unplaced | ||
| 1983 | Seoul | Kim Jong-jung | Appointed as Miss Universe Korea 1983 | Unplaced |
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| 1982 | Seoul | Park Sun-hee | Miss Korea 1982 | Unplaced | ||
| 1981 | Seoul | Lee Eun-jung | Miss Korea 1981 | Unplaced | ||
| 1980 | Seoul | Kim Eun-jung | Miss Korea 1980 | Top 12 | ||
| 1979 | Seoul | Seo Jae-hwa | Miss Korea 1979 | Unplaced | ||
| 1978 | Seoul | Son Jung-eun | Miss Korea 1978 | Unplaced | ||
| 1977 | Seoul | Kim Sung-hee | Miss Korea 1977 | Unplaced |
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| 1976 | Seoul | Chung Kwang-hyun | Miss Korea 1976 | Unplaced | ||
| 1975 | Seoul | Seo Ji-hye | Miss Korea 1975 | Unplaced | ||
| 1974 | Seoul | Kim Eun-jung | Miss Korea 1974 | Unplaced |
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| 1973 | Seoul | Kim Young-ju | Miss Korea 1973 | Unplaced | ||
| 1972 | Seoul | Park Yeon-joo | Miss Korea 1972 | Unplaced | ||
| 1971 | Seoul | Noh Mi-ae | Miss Korea 1971 | Unplaced | ||
| 1970 | Seoul | Yoo Young-ae | Miss Korea 1970 | Unplaced | ||
| 1969 | Seoul | Lim Hyun-jung | Miss Korea 1969 | Unplaced | ||
| 1968 | Seoul | Kim Yoon-jung | Miss Korea 1968 | Unplaced | ||
| 1967 | Seoul | Hong Joung-ae | Miss Korea 1967 | Unplaced | ||
| 1966 | Seoul | Yoon Gui-hyun | Miss Korea 1966 | Unplaced | ||
| 1965 | Seoul | Kim Eun-ji | Miss Korea 1965 | Unplaced | ||
| 1964 | Seoul | Shin Jung-hyun | Miss Korea 1964 | Unplaced | ||
| 1963 | Seoul | Kim Myoung-ja | Miss Korea 1963 | 4th Runner-up | ||
| 1962 | Seoul | Seo Bum-ju | Miss Korea 1962 | Top 15 | ||
| 1961 | Seoul | Seo Yang-hee | Miss Korea 1961 | Top 15 | ||
| 1960 | Seoul | Son Mi-hee-ja | Miss Korea 1960 | Top 15 | ||
| 1959 | Seoul | Oh Hyun-ju | Miss Korea 1959 | Top 15 |
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| 1958 | Seoul | Oh Geum-sun | Miss Korea 1958 | Unplaced | ||
| 1957 | Seoul | Park Hyun-ok | Miss Korea 1957 | Unplaced | ||
| 1955 | Seoul | Kim Mee-jong | Miss Korea 1955 | Unplaced | ||
| 1954 | Seoul | Kye Sun-hee | Miss Korea 1954 | Unplaced |
Miss World Korea
- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
- : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
- : Ended as special awards winner
- The winner of Miss World Korea represents her country at the Miss World. Between 1959 and 2010 the Miss Korea Organization franchised the Miss World license, and the 1st Runner-up of Miss Korea represented Korea at Miss World.
| Year | Province | Miss Queen Korea World | National Title | Placement at Miss World | Special Awards | Notes |
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| 2023 | Seoul | Jin-hee Park | Miss Queen Korea — World 2021 (1st Runner-up) |
TBA | Appointed — There was no national competition, a runner-up of last year took over the Miss World 2022 competition. | |
| 2022 | Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022 | |||||
| 2021 | Busan | Park Ji-jeong[3] | Miss Queen Korea — World 2021 | Unplaced |
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| 2020 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020 | |||||
| 2019 | Seoul | Lim Ji-yeon | Miss Queen Korea — World 2019 | Unplaced | ||
| 2018 | Seoul | Cho Ah | Miss Queen Korea — World 2018 | Unplaced |
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| 2017 | Seoul | Kim Ha-eun | Miss Queen Korea — World 2016 | Top 10 |
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| 2016 | Seoul | Wang Hyun | Miss Queen Korea 2015 | Top 11 | ||
| 2015 | Seoul | Chyung Eun-ju | Miss Queen Korea 2014 (2nd Runner-up) |
Unplaced | ||
| 2014 | Gyeonggi | Song Hwa-young | Miss Queen Korea 2014 | Unplaced | ||
| 2013 | Busan | Park Min-ji | Miss Queen Korea 2011 (2nd Runner-up) |
Unplaced | ||
| 2012 | Seoul | Kim Sung-min | Miss Queen Korea 2011 (1st Runner-up) |
Unplaced | ||
| 2011 | Daegu | Do Kyung-min[4] | Miss Queen Korea 2011 | Top 7 |
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Miss Supranational Korea
- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
- : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
- : Ended as special awards winner
- Between 2017 and 2021 the Miss Supranational Korea handled by Miss Queen Korea Organization. Since 2022 the Mister International Korea took over the license of Miss Supranational in Korea.
| Year | Province | Miss Supranational Korea | National Title | Placement at Miss Supranational | Special Awards | Notes |
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| 2021 | Seoul | Hyesoo Jeon | Miss Queen Korea — Supranational 2019 (1st Runner-up) |
Unplaced | ||
| 2020 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020 | |||||
| 2019 | Seoul | Kwon Whee | Miss Queen Korea — Supranational 2019 | Unplaced | ||
| 2018 | Incheon | Lee Eun-bi | Miss Queen Korea — Supranational 2018 | Unplaced |
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| 2017 | Seoul | Jenny Kim | Miss Queen Korea 2015 (1st Runner-up) |
Miss Supranational 2017 | ||
See also
References
- ^ "2018 미스퀸코리아 선발대회". Newsis (in Korean). Seoul. August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ Domingo, Katrina (January 30, 2017). "Who won Miss Congeniality, Miss Photogenic in Miss Universe pageant?". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "2021 미스 유니버스 코리아·미스 월드 코리아, 세계 최초 메타버스 공간에서 진행". 뉴스락 (in Korean). October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ "'미스월드코리아' 도경민 "2011 미스월드 입상 노린다"". Kyeongin Ilbo (in Korean). Suwon. November 6, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2015.