Miss Universe Korea Representative

Miss Universe Korea
미스 유니버스 코리아

Formation	1954; 71 years ago (1954)
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Seoul
Location	South Korea
Membership	Miss Universe
Official language	Korean
President	Park Jeong-ah
Website	http://www.missuniversekorea.co.kr

Miss Universe Korea licensee

Miss Universe Korea (Korean: 미스 유니버스 코리아) is a national beauty pageant in South Korea.

History

Korea debuted at Miss Universe in 1954. In 1957 the first Miss Korea competition took place in 1957 and was sponsored by the Korean newspaper Hankook Ilbo. In 1957, Hankook Ilbo sent Miss Universe contestant who represents Korea. Since 2016, Korean representatives at Miss Universe have been chosen in a separate pageant, Miss Universe Korea, and the Miss Korea Organization no longer sends South Korea's representative to Miss Universe.[1]

International beauty pageants

Color key

•   Declared as Winner
•   Ended as runner-up
•   Ended as top 5/6 qualification
•   Ended as one of the finalists or semi-finalists
•   Ended as special awards

Miss Universe

Year	Delegate	International Placement & Performance
		Placements	Special award(s)
1953	Kang Gui-hee	Did not compete
1954	Kye Sun-hee	Non-Finalist
1955	Kim Mee-jong	Non-Finalist
1956	Did not compete in 1956.
1957	Park Hyun-ok	Non-Finalist
1958	Oh Geum-sun	Non-Finalist
1959	Oh Hyun-ju[2]	Top 15 (6th Place)	Most popular girl[3] Speech Award Sportsmanship Award 6th Place Award[4] Best Dress Award [5]
1960	Son Mi-hee-ja	Top 15
1961	Seo Yang-hee	Top 15
1962	Seo Bum-ju	Top 15	Best National Costume (Top 5)
1963	Kim Myoung-ja[6]	4th runner up
1964	Shin Jung-hyun	Non-Finalist
1965	Kim Eun-ji	Non-Finalist
1966	Yoon Gui-hyun	Non-Finalist
1967	Hong Joung-ae	Non-Finalist
1968	Kim Yoon-jung	Non-Finalist
1969	Lim Hyun-jung	Non-Finalist
1970	Yoo Young-ae	Non-Finalist
1971	Noh Mi-ae	Non-Finalist
1972	Park Yeon-joo	Non-Finalist
1973	Kim Young-ju	Non-Finalist
1974	Kim Eun-jung	Non-Finalist	Best National Costume
1975	Seo Ji-hye	Non-Finalist
1976	Chung Kwang-hyun	Non-Finalist
1977	Kim Sung-hee	Non-Finalist	Best National Costume
1978	Son Jung-eun	Non-Finalist	Best National Costume (1st)
1979	Seo Jae-hwa	Non-Finalist
1980	Kim Eun-jung[7]	Top 12
1981	Lee Eun-jung	Non-Finalist	Best National Costume (2nd)
1982	Park Sun-hee	Non-Finalist
1983	Kim Jong-jung	Non-Finalist	Best National Costume
1984	Lim Mi-sook	Non-Finalist
1985	Choi Young-ok	Non-Finalist
1986	Bae Young-ran	Non-Finalist
1987	Kim Ji-eun	Non-Finalist
1988	Jang Yoon-jeong[8]	1st Runner-up
1989	Kim Sung-ryung	Non-Finalist
1990	Oh Hyun-kyung	Non-Finalist
1991	Seo Jung-min	Non-Finalist
1992	Lee Young-hyun	Non-Finalist
1993	Yoo Ha-young	Non-Finalist
1994	Goong Sun-young	Non-Finalist	Special Award[9]
1995	Han Sung-ju	Non-Finalist
1996	Kim Yun-jung	Non-Finalist
1997	Lee Eun-hee	Non-Finalist
1998	Kim Ji-yeon	Non-Finalist
1999	Choi Ji-hyun	Non-Finalist
2000	Kim Yeon-ju	Non-Finalist
2001	Kim Sa-rang[10]	Non-Finalist	Best National Costume
2002	Kim Min-kyoung	Non-Finalist
2003	Keum Na-na	Non-Finalist
2004	Choi Yun-young	Non-Finalist
2005	Kim So-young	Non-Finalist
2006	Kim Joo-hee	Non-Finalist	Best National Costume (Top 20)
2007	Lee Ha-nui[11]	3rd Runner-up
2008	Lee Ji-sun	Non-Finalist
2009	Na Ry	Non-Finalist
2010	Kim Joo-ri[12]	Non-Finalist
2011	Chong So-ra	Non-Finalist
2012	Lee Sung-hye	Non-Finalist
2013	Kim Yu-mi	Non-Finalist
2014	Yoo Ye-bin	Non-Finalist
2015	Kim Seo-yeon	Non-Finalist
2016	Jenny Kim[13]	Non-Finalist	Miss Congeniality
2017	Cho Se-whee[14]	Non-Finalist
2018	Baek Ji-hyun	Non-Finalist
2019	Lee Yeon-joo	Non-Finalist
2020	Park Ha-ri	Non-Finalist
2021	Kim Ji-su	Non-Finalist
2022	Kim Hanna	Non-Finalist
2023	Kim So-yun	Non-Finalist
2024	Han Ariel[15]	Non-Finalist
2025	TBA	TBA

See also

• Miss Universe
• Miss Queen Korea
• Miss Korea
• Miss Grand Korea
• Mister World Korea
• Mister International Korea
• Miss and Mister World Korea
• Miss and Mister Supranational Korea

References

1. Herlina, Ratna (14 September 2023). "7 Potret Kim So Yun Miss Universe Korea 2023, Pesonanya Bak Idol!" [7 Portraits of Kim So Yun Miss Universe Korea 2023, Her Charm is Like an Idol!]. IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
2. "Aspirantes a "Miss Universo"" ["Miss Universe" hopefuls]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 20 July 1959. p. 8. Retrieved 13 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
3. "Miss Universe Korea 1959".
4. "Miss Universe Korea1959".
5. "Miss Universe Korea1959".
6. "Miss Universe 1963". YouTube.
7. "Miss Universe 1980". YouTube.
8. Park Chung-a (3 June 2007). "Ex-Miss Korea Tops Internet News". Korea Times. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
9. "Miss Universe 1994- Coronation Toast - YouTube". YouTube.
10. "2000 미스코리아 대회 Miss Korea 2000 – YouTube". YouTube.
11. "Korean Beauty Nearly Nabs Miss Universe Crown". The Chosun Ilbo. 30 May 2007. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
12. [1] Archived 25 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
13. Domingo, Katrina (30 January 2017). "Who won Miss Congeniality, Miss Photogenic in Miss Universe pageant?". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
14. "미스 유니버스·월드 코리아, 국가대표 미녀 탄생 '인하대·이화여대'". Korea Daily. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
15. "[GJ포토] 한아리엘, '2024 미스유니버스코리아 위너(Winner) 수상'". 국제뉴스 (in Korean). 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.

External links

• Miss Korea official website
• Miss Universe Korea official website

Preceded by Miss Korea (Hankook Ilbo) 1957–2015

Miss Universe franchise holder of Korea

Succeeded by Miss Universe Korea (PJP) 2016–present