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| Jang Yoon-jeong | |
| Hangul | 장윤정 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 張允貞 |
| Revised Romanization | Jang Yun-jeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang Yunjŏng |
Jang Yoon-jeong (born August 16,1970) is a South Korean actress,tv host and beauty pageant titleholder who was named Miss Korea 1987. She represented South Korea and was the first runner-up of the Miss Universe 1988 beauty contest. Porntip Nakhirunkanok was the winner of the competition. [1]
After the preliminaries,Jang Yoon-jeong was the highest-placed Asian delegate who ranked third behind the US and Dominican Republic. During the actual pageant,she placed 1st runner-up (second place) behind Thailand's Bui Simon. At the time of the Miss Universe 1988 pageant,she was a high school student studying dance. Korea has never won Miss Universe. Jang is the closest a Korean woman has come to winning since debuting in 1954. It would not be until 18 years later that a Korean woman (Lee Hanee) placed as third runner-up. Miss Universe 1988 was historic:4 out of 5 contestants were from Asian countries,only the delegate of Mexico,Amanda Olivares was from the American region.
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Blooming | Park Hae-young | [2] |
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