South Korea at major beauty pageants

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This is a list of South Korea's representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants. The country has not yet won any crown.

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Hundreds of beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, [1] widely covered and broadcast by media. [2] The Wall Street Journal, [3] BBC News, [4] CNN, [5] Xinhua News Agency, [6] and global news agencies such as Reuters [7] and Agence France-Presse [8] [9] collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth. [10] [11] [12]

The South Korea franchise holders of the four major beauty pageants are the following:

South Korea's Big Four Titleholders

South Korea has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women. [3] [13] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth. [14] [15] [16]

Color Key
YEAR MISS UNIVERSE MISS WORLD MISS INTERNATIONAL MISS EARTH
2021TBAPark Ji-jeong
TBA
TBATBA
2020Park Ha-ri↑ No Pageant Held×
2019Lee Yeon-jooLim Ji-yeon×Woo Hee-jun
2018Baek Ji-hyunBo Ah ChoSeo Ye-jinSong Su-hyun
2017 Cho Se-whee Kim Ha-eun
Top 10
Seung Woo-namLee Hanna
2016 Jenny Kim Wang Hyun
Top 11
Kim Min-jungLee Chae-young
Top 16
2015 Kim Seo-yeon Jung Eun-ju Park Ah-reumHan Ho-jeong
2014 Yoo Ye-bin Song Hwa-youngLee Seo-binShin Su-min
Top 16
2013 Kim Yu-mi Park Min-jiHan Ji-eun Choi Song-yi
3rd Runner-Up
2012 Lee Sung-hye Kim Seong-minLee Jeong-binKim Sa-ra
Top 16
2011 Chong So-ra Doh Kyung-min
Top 7
Kim Hye-sunKim E-seul
2010 Kim Joo-ri Kim Hye-youngKo Hyeon-young
Top 15
Lee Gui-joo
2009 Na Ri Kim Joo-ri
Top 16
Seo Eun-mi
1st Runner-Up
Park Ye-ju
Top 16
2008 Lee Ji-sun Choi Bo-in Kim Min-jeongSeo Seol-hee
Top 16
2007 Lee Ha-nui
3rd Runner-Up
Cho Eun-ju Park Ka-won
Top 15
Yoo Ji-eun
2006 Kim Joo-hee Park SharonJang Yun-seo
2nd Runner-Up
Park Hee-jung
2005Kim So-young Oh Eun-young
Top 6
Lee Kyoung-eunYoo Hye-mi
Top 16
2004Choi Yun-youngHan Kyoung-jinKim In-ha
Top 15
Cho Hye-jin
2003 Keum Na-na Park Ji-yeaShin Ji-su
Top 12
Oh Yoo-mi
2002Kim Min-Kyoung×Gi Yun-ju
Top 12
Lee Jin-ah
2001 Kim Sa-rang Seo Hyun-jinBaek Myoung-hee
Top 12
↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines. South Korea sent the first delegate in 2002.)
2000Kim Yeon-juShin Jung-sun Son Tae-young
1st Runner-Up
1999Choi Ji-hyunHan Na-naLee Jae-won
1998Kim Ji-yeonKim Kun-wooCho Hye-young
Top 12
1997Lee Eun-heeKim Jin-ahKim Ryang-hee
Top 12
1996Kim Yun-jungSeol Soo-jinKim Jung-hwa
Top 10
1995Han Sung-juChoi Yoon-young
Top 6
Lee Yoo-ree
Top 10
1994Goong Sun-youngChae Yeon-hee Sung Hyun-ah
Top 10
1993Yoo Ha-young Lee Seung-yeon
Top 15
Chang Eun-young
Top 10
1992Lee Young-hyunLee Mi-young Yum Jung-ah
2nd Runner-Up
1991Seo Jung-minKim Tae-hwaKwon Jung-joo
Top 10
1990 Oh Hyun-kyung Go Hyun-jung Shin Soh-young
1989 Kim Sung-ryung Kim Hye-ri Kim Hee-jung
Top 10
1988 Jang Yoon-jeong
1st Runner-Up
Choi Yeon-hee
1st Runner-Up
Lee Yoon-hee
Top 10
1987Kim Ji-eunChung Myoung-sunChung Wha-sun
1986Bae Young-ranAn Jung-miKim Yoon-jung
1985Choi Young-okPark Eun-kyoungChang Sih-wha
1984Lim Mi-sookLee Joo-heeKim Kyoung-ree
1983Kim Jong-JungSeo Min-sookChung Young-soon
Top 10
1982Park Sun-heeChoi Sung-yoonChung Ae-hee
1981Lee Eun-jungLee Han-naPark Hyun-joo
1980Kim Eun-jung
Top 12
Chang Sun-jaChung Na-young
1979Seo Jae-hwa Hong Yeo-jin Kim Jin-sun
1978Son Jung-eunJe Eun-jinChae Jung-sook
1977Kim Sung-heeKim Soon-aeShin Byoung-ok
1976Chung Kwang-HyunShim Byoung-sookHan Young-ae
1975Seo Ji-hyeLee Sung-heeLee Hyang-mok
Top 15
1974Kim Eun-jungShim Kyoung-sookKang Young-sook
Top 15
1973Kim Young-juAn Soon-youngKim Mae-ja
1972Park Yeon-joo×Suh Ae-ja
1971Noh Mi-aeLee Young-eunChoi Sook-ae
1970Yoo Young-aeLee Jung-heeKim In-sook
Top 15
1969Lim Hyun-jungKim Seung-heeKim Yoo-kyoung
Top 15
1968Kim Yoon-jungLee Ji-eunKim Hee-ja
Top 15
1967Hong Joung-aeChung Young-hwaJin Hyun-soo
1966Yoon Gui-hyunChung Eul-sun↑ No Pageant Held
1965Kim Eun-jiLee Eun-ah
Top 15
Kim Min-jin
Top 15
1964Shin Jung-hyunYoon Mi-heeLee Hye-jin
Top 15
1963Kim Myoung-ja
4th Runner-Up
Choi Keum-shil
Top 15
Choi Yoo-mi
4th Runner-Up
1962Seo Bum-ju
Top 15
Chung Tae-jaSohn Yang-ja
1961Seo Yang-hee
Top 15
Hyun Chang-aeLee Ok-ja
1960Son Mi-hee-ja
Top 15
Lee Young-hee
Top 15
Kim Jung-ja
1959Oh Hyun-ju
Top 15
Seo Jung-ae↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan.)
1958Oh Geum-sun↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1951 in England, United Kingdom. South Korea sent their first delegate in 1959.)
1957Park Hyun-ok
1956×
1955Kim Mee-jong
1954Kye Sun-hee
1953↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. South Korea sent their first delegate in 1954.)
1952
1951


× Did not compete
No pageant held

PageantPlacementsBest result
Miss Universe81st Runner-Up(1988)
Miss World111st Runner-Up(1988)
Miss International281st Runner-Up(2000, 2009)
Miss Earth73rd Runner-Up(2013)
Total541st Runner-Up(1988)(Miss Universe), (1988)(Miss World), (2000, 2009)(Miss International)

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