Miss World Korea
| Formation | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Headquarters | Seoul |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss World |
Official language | Korean |
President | Park Jeong-ah |
Key people | Julia Morley |
| Website | missworldkorea.com |
Miss World Korea (Korean: 미스 월드 코리아) is an annual national beauty pageant responsible for selecting South Korea's representative to the Miss World pageant.
The current titleholder is Wang Hyun, Miss World Korea 2016.[1]
History
In 1959, Hankook Ilbo sent first Miss World contestant who is represent Korea. On March 16, 2011, the president of Miss World Organization Julia Morley announced the newly launched Miss World Korea pageant. The president of Miss World Korea is Park Jeong-ah. Until 2010, Miss Korea would also select the representative to Miss World.[2]
Titleholders
| Year | Winner | 1st runners-up | 2nd runners-up | 3rd runners-up | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Do Kyung-min | Kim Sung-min | Park Min-ji | Youn Ae-young | Kim Hye-won | Park Hye-yoon | Yoo Ji-hui | [3] |
| 2014 | Song Hwa-young | Kim Min-ji | Jung Eun-ju, Jeong Mi-na | Tak Hui-jeong, Hong U-ri, Kim Su-min | [4] | |||
| 2015 | Wang Hyun | Kim Jenny | Baek Ye-rim, Lee Do-won | Lee Elena, Ko Min-jeong, Ahn Jeong-yoon | [5] | |||
Representatives at Miss World
Do Kyung-min.
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
The winner of Miss World Korea represents her country at Miss World. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. Miss World Korea Organization sent Miss World Korea winner to Miss World in 2011.
| Year | Miss World Korea | Placement | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–2010 Miss Korea#Miss World Korea | |||
 2011 |
Do Kyung-min[6] | Top 7 Finalist | Top 20 at Miss World Beach Beauty Top 10 at Miss World Top Model |
 2012 |
Kim Sung-min | Unplaced | |
 2013 |
Park Min-ji | Unplaced | |
| 2014 |
Song Hwa-young | Unplaced | |
| 2015 |
Jung Eun-ju | Unplaced | |
 2016 |
Wang Hyun | TBA | |
See also
References
- ↑ "Former Miss Korea USA wins Miss World Korea 2015". The Korea Times (Los Angeles). 1 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "미스코리아-미스월드코리아, 법적분쟁 휘말려". Yonhap (in Korean) (Seoul). 1 August 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "Miss World Korea 2011 대회결과". missworldkorea.com (in Korean). Miss World and Mr. World Korea. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "2014 미스&미스터월드 코리아 수상자". missworldkorea.com (in Korean). Miss World and Mr. World Korea. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "2015년 미스월드코리아 수상자". missworldkorea.com (in Korean). Miss World and Mr. World Korea. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "'미스월드코리아' 도경민 "2011 미스월드 입상 노린다"". Kyeongin Ilbo (in Korean) (Suwon). 6 November 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Miss World Korea Organization on Facebook
- Miss World Korea on Facebook
- Miss World Korea on Twitter
| Preceded by Miss Korea Hankook Ilbo 1959–2010 |
Miss World Korea Miss World franchise holder of Korea 2011–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |