Miss Korea
| Formation | 1957 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Location | |
Official language | 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.
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]
Representatives to Miss Universe
Korea debuted at Miss Universe in 1954.
| Year | Winner | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Kae Sun-hae | |
| 1955 | Kim Mee-jong | |
| 1956 | Dong Kim-mom | |
| 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 Bun-ju | Semi-finalist |
| 1963 | Kim Myoung-ja | 4th runner-up |
| 1964 | Shin Jung-hyun | |
| 1965 | Kim Eun-ji | |
| 1966 | Yoon Gui-young | |
| 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 Jae-kyu | Best National Costume |
| 1975 | Seo Young-ok | |
| 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-young | |
| 1990 | Oh Hyun-kyoung | |
| 1991 | Seo Jung-min | |
| 1992 | Lee Young-hyun | |
| 1993 | Yoo Ha-young | |
| 1994 | Gong 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 |
Representatives to Miss International
Korea debuted at Miss International in 1960.
| Years | Winners | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Kim Jung-ja | |
| 1968 | Hee Ja-kim | Top 15 |
| 2000 | Son Tae-young | 1st runner-up |
| 2001 | Baek Myoung-hee | Semi-finalist & Best National Costume |
| 2002 | Gi Yun-ju | Top 12 & Best National Costume |
| 2003 | Shin Ji-Su | Top 12 |
| 2004 | Kim In-ha | Top 15 |
| 2005 | Lee Kyoung-eun | |
| 2006 | Jang Yun-seo | 2nd runner-up |
| 2007 | Park Ka-on | Top 15 |
| 2008 | Kim Min-jeong | |
| 2009 | Seo Eun-mi | 1st Runner-up |
| 2010 | Ko Hyeon-yeong | Top 15 |
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 |
Representatives to Miss World
Korea debuted at Miss World in 1959.
| Year | Winner | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Seo Jung-ae | |
| 1960 | Lee Young-hee | Semi-finalist |
| 1961 | Hyun Chang-ae | |
| 1962 | Chung Tae-ja | |
| 1963 | Choi Keum-shil | Semi-finalist |
| 1964 | Yoon Mi-hee | |
| 1965 | Lee Eun-ah | Semi-finalist |
| 1966 | Chung Eul-sun | |
| 1967 | Chung Young-hwa | |
| 1968 | Lee Ji-eun | |
| 1969 | Kim Seung-hee | |
| 1970 | Lee Jung-hee | |
| 1971 | Lee Young-eun | |
| 1972 | Chung Keum-ok | (did not compete) |
| 1973 | An Soon-young | |
| 1974 | Shim Kyoung-sook | |
| 1975 | Lee Sung-hee | |
| 1976 | Shim Byoung-sook | |
| 1977 | Kim Soon-ae | |
| 1978 | Je Eun-jin | |
| 1979 | Hong Yeo-jin | |
| 1980 | Chang Sun-ja | |
| 1981 | Lee Han-na | |
| 1982 | Choi Sung-yoon | |
| 1983 | Seo Min-sook | |
| 1984 | Lee Joo-hee | |
| 1985 | Park Eun-kyoung | |
| 1986 | An Jung-mi | |
| 1987 | Chung Myoung-sun | |
| 1988 | Choi Yeon-hee | 1st runner-up |
| 1989 | Kim Hye-ree | |
| 1990 | Ko Hyeon-jeong | |
| 1991 | Kim Tae-hwa | |
| 1992 | Lee Mi-young | |
| 1993 | Lee Seung-yeon | Semi-finalist |
| 1994 | Chae Yeon-hee | |
| 1995 | Choi Yoon-young | Finalist |
| 1996 | Seol Soo-jin | |
| 1997 | Kim Jin-ah | |
| 1998 | Kim Kun-woo | |
| 1999 | Han Na-na | |
| 2000 | Shin Jung-sun | |
| 2001 | Seo Hyun-jin | Best Evening Gown |
| 2002 | Chang Yoo-kyoung | (withdrew) |
| 2003 | Park Ji-yea | |
| 2004 | Han Kyoung-jin | |
| 2005 | Oh Eun-young | Top 6 |
| 2006 | Sharon Park | |
| 2007 | Cho Eun-ju | Best Evening Gown |
| 2008 | Choi Bo-in | |
| 2009 | Kim Joo-ri | Top 16 Beauty Queen of Asia & Oceania |
| 2010 | Kim Hye-young |
Trivia transactions
- Miss Korea pageant says began was joined on the hottest cover girl of the month issue of Maxim Korea.[citation needed]
- Prior to select for Miss Korea pageant was held to select the representative goes bringing to the Miss Universe Pageant promoting the other during the period, North Korea is replacing cancelled Pageant upon the first reactor, will take join us be held against in Around the Countries and to Seoul, there many such as China, Japan, Israel, Australia, Germany and US
- South Korea hosted promote with Seoul and Busan to participate by annual Coronation of Miss Asia Pacific World 2011 starts October 15.
- Relation opposed in South Korea, within a short period meeting members program visit to Washington D.C., Pageant said our important participated Foundation go to report ahead in US
References
- ^ "Korea launched Miss World 2011". mediainnews.com. March 17, 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
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