Miss Queen Korea

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Miss Queen Korea Organization
미스 퀸 코리아
Formation2018; 6 years ago (2018)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersSeoul
Location
Membership
Official language
Korean
Parent organization
PJP
Websitehttp://missqueenkorea.com
http://www.missuniversekorea.co.kr
http://www.missworldkorea.com

Miss Queen Korea (Korean: 미스 퀸 코리아) is a national beauty pageant responsible for selecting South Korea's representative to the Miss Universe and Miss World pageant.[1]

History

In 1957 the first Miss Korea competition took place in 1957 and was sponsored by the Korean newspaper Hankook Ilbo. In 1959, Hankook Ilbo sent first Miss World contestant who represents Korea. The winner of Miss Korea traditionally competed at the Miss Universe between 1957 and 2015, 1st runner-up of Miss Korea competed Miss World between 1959 and 2010. In 2011 the new pageant comes from Park Jeong-ah pageant and holds a pageant, Miss World Korea competition, later Park launched Miss Universe Korea pageant in 2016, Miss Supranational franchise in 2017. The first edition of "Miss Queen Korea", three titles go to Grand slam pageants: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Supranational. Began 2022 the Miss Queen Korea took over the Miss Universe and Miss World only.

International crowns

Placements at international pageants

Current licenses

Past licenses

Titles

Number of wins from Miss Queen Korea (past licenses)
Pageant Wins
Female international beauty pageants:
Miss Supranational 1
Number of wins from Miss Queen Korea (current licenses)
Pageant Wins
Female international beauty pageants:
Miss Universe 0
Miss World 0
Queen of International Tourism 0
Male international beauty pageants:
Mister World 0

Note that the year designates the time Miss Queen Korea has acquired that particular pageant franchise.

Current
Past

Titleholders

Year Miss Queen Korea — Universe Runners Up &
Sponsor Award
Special Awards International Placements
2016 Cho Se-whee[4] (1st) Yoo Da-hyeon
(2nd) Jiyu Park, Songyeon Kwon
(3rd) Dahee Park, Kim Daun, Lee Ji-eun
Sein Park, Yang Gyu-won, Park Go-eun
2018 Baek Ji-hyun (1st) Elena Lee
(2nd) Seonyoung Kook, Kwon Whee
(3rd) Harim Goo, Taeyoung Kim, Lee Yeon-joo
Chaerin Jang, Bin Ji-young
2019 Lee Yeon-joo (1st) Park Ha-ri
(2nd) Seunghyun Kim
(3rd) Ha Seo-bin
Yejin Lim, Lee Hwa-young
2021 Jisu Kim (1st) Kim Hanna
(2nd) Seok Yu-jin, Song Yu-jin
(3rd) Noseong Kim, Byun Hyo-jeong
Kim No-seong
2023 Kim So-yun (1st) Kim Seo-young, Yoo Jeong-yeon
(2nd) Choi Eun-gang, Park So-li, Park Se-yeon
(Sponsor Award) Nari Kim, Yang Seon-ah, Choi Yun-hee
Jeong Yun-jeong , Kang So-myeong, Jinah Lee, Song Yeonji, Yeji Kim, Eunji Lee, Jeong Myeong-moon, Kim Hee-kyung
2024 Han Ariel[5] (1st) Park Se-hee, Lee Yu-jeong
(2nd) Lee Eun-bi, Shin Eun-young, Lee Hye-bin
Choi Soon-hwa, Lee Na-kyung, Choi Ji-an, Park Joo-hee, Lee Ji-won, Kim Yu-rim, Hong Jeong-yoon, Jeong So-ra
Year Miss Queen Korea — World Runners Up &
Sponsor Award
Special Awards International Placements
2011 Do Kyung-min (1st) Kim Sung-min
(2nd) Park Min-ji
(3rd) Aeyoung Yoon
(4th) Hyewon Kim
(5th) Park Hye-yoon
(6th) Yoo Ji-hee
Not awarded
2014 Song Hwa-young (1st) Kim Min-ji
(2nd) Chyung Eun-ju, Mina Jeong
(3rd) Tak Hee-jeong, Hong U-ri, Sumin Kim
Yumin Jeong, Park Hong-hee, Hyona Park, Ra ji-young, Soyeon Park
2015 Wang Hyun[6] (1st) Jenny Kim
(2nd) Baek Ye-rim, Lee Do-won
(3rd) Elena Lee, Go Min-jeong, Ahn Jeong-yoon
Jo Eun-ha-neul, Park Chan-ah, Hong Da-in, Go A-ra, Jo Hyeon-jeong, Won Ok, Choi Ah-hyun
2016 Kim Ha-eun (1st) Jeon Se-hwi
(2nd) Chaehyung Lee, Sun Gyeong-i
(3rd) Lee Won-kyung, Jooyoung Choi, Boyoung Choi
Hyein Kang, Kim Ji-won
2018 Cho Ah (1st) Elena Lee
(2nd) Seonyoung Kook, Kwon Whee
(3rd) Harim Goo, Taeyoung Kim, Lee Yeon-joo
Chaerin Jang, Bin Ji-young
2019 Lim Ji-yeon (1st) Jijeong Park
(2nd) Hwajin Lee
(3rd) Noh Gyu-oh
Yejin Lim, Lee Hwa-young
2021 Tara Hong (1st) Jinhee Park,
(2nd) Baek Ga-hyeon, Noh Eun
(3rd) Jeon Ga-eun, Kim Song-i
Kim No-seong
2023 Lijin Kim (1st) Jeong Min, Bae Song-bin
(2nd) Jeon Eul-hye, Sa Ha-hyeon, Hwang Ha-je
Oh Yoo-jeong, Lee Chae-bin
  • Miss World 2023
    Lijin Kim (Unplaced)
  • Queen of International Tourism 2024
    Bae Song-bin (Unplaced)
2024 TBA TBA TBA
Year Miss Queen Korea — Supranational Runners Up &
Sponsor Award
Special Awards International Placements
2018 Lee Eun-bi (1st) Elena Lee
(2nd) Seonyoung Kook, Kwon Whee
(3rd) Harim Goo, Taeyoung Kim, Lee Yeon-joo
Chaerin Jang, Bin Ji-young
2019 Kwon Whee[7] (1st) Hyesoo Jeon
(2nd) Hwang Chae-won
(3rd) Sujeong Yoo
Yejin Lim, Lee Hwa-young
Year Mister World Korea Runners Up Location International Placements Ref.
First Second Third
2015 Im Seung-jun Koo Seung-hwan Jung Koo-young Lee Min-gu Pyeongchang [8]
2014 Seo Young-suk Kim Seong-eon Im Hyun-woo, Kim Dae-young Lee Hwang-hyun, Lee Ji-han, Park Geun-jong Yeongwol [9]

Titleholders under Miss Queen Korea org.

Miss Universe Korea 2016—Present

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up
  •   : Ended as top 5/8 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Since 2016 the Miss Queen Korea took over the license of Miss Universe Organization. The main winner of Miss Queen Korea represents South Korea at the Miss Universe pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
Miss Queen Korea Universe
Year Province Miss Queen Korea Korean Name National Title Placement at MU Special Awards Notes
2024 Seoul Han Ariel[10] 아리엘 한 Miss Queen Korea — Universe 2024 TBA TBA
2023 Gyeongnam Kim So-yun[11] 김소윤 Miss Queen Korea — Universe 2023 Unplaced
2022 Seoul Kim Hanna 김한나 Miss Queen Korea — Universe 2021
(1st Runner-up)
Unplaced Appointed — There was no national competition, a runner-up of last year took over the Miss Universe 2022 competition.
2021 Seoul Kim Jisu 김지수 Miss Queen Korea — Universe 2021 Unplaced
2020 Incheon Park Ha-ri 박하리 Miss Queen Korea — Universe 2019
(1st Runner-up)
Unplaced Appointed — Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the First Runner-up of 2019 crowned as the Miss Queen Korea 2020.
2019 Incheon Lee Yeon-joo 이연주 Miss Queen Korea — Universe 2019 Unplaced
2018 Daegu Baek Ji-hyun 백지현 Miss Queen Korea — Universe 2018 Unplaced Second Runner-up of Miss Korea in 2014.
2017 Gyeonggi Cho Se-whee 조세휘 Miss Queen Korea — Universe 2016 Unplaced Cho was competing at the Miss Korea 2014, representing Gyeonggi; she was also first runner-up of Miss Gyeonggi in 2014.
2016 Seoul Kim Jenny 김제니 Miss Queen Korea — World 2015
(1st Runner-up)
Unplaced
1 Special Awards[12]
    • Miss Congeniality
Appointed from Miss World Korea by national director Park Jeong-ah; later, she won Miss Supranational 2017 in Poland on December 2, 2017.

Miss World Korea 2011—Present

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up
  •   : Ended as top 5/8 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
The second winner of Miss Queen Korea crowned Miss World Korea title. the titleholder will be replaced when annual pageant postponed or suspended. Before 2011 the 1st runner-up of Miss Korea traditionally represented South Korea at Miss World pageant.
Miss Queen Korea World
Year Province Representative Korean Name National Title Placement at MW Special Awards Notes
2025 TBA
2023 Incheon Lijin Kim[13] 김리진 Miss Queen Korea — World 2023 Unplaced
1 Special Awards
2021 Seoul Tara Hong[14] 홍태라 Miss Queen Korea — World 2021 Unplaced
3 Special Awards
2020 Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no competition held
2019 Seoul Lim Ji-yeon 임지연 Miss Queen Korea — World 2019 Unplaced
2018 Seoul Cho Ah[15] 조아 Miss Queen Korea — World 2018 Unplaced
1 Special Awards
2017 Seoul Kim Ha-eun 김하은 Miss Queen Korea — World 2016 Top 10
2 Special Awards
2016 Seoul Wang Hyun 왕현 Miss Queen Korea — World 2015 Top 11
2015 Seoul Chyung Eun-ju 정은주 Miss Queen Korea — World 2014
(2nd Runner-up)
Unplaced
2014 Gyeonggi Song Hwa-young 송화영 Miss Queen Korea — World 2014 Unplaced
2013 Busan Park Min-ji 박민지 Miss Queen Korea — World 2011
(2nd Runner-up)
Unplaced
2012 Seoul Kim Sung-min 김성민 Miss Queen Korea — World 2011
(1st Runner-up)
Unplaced
2011 Daegu Do Kyung-min[16] 도경민 Miss Queen Korea — World 2011 Top 7
(4th Runner-up)
2 Special Awards

Mister World Korea 2014—Present

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up
  •   : Ended as top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
The winner of Mister World Korea represents his country at Mister World. Miss and Mister World Korea Organization sent to Mister World in 2014.
Mister World Korea
Year Province Representative Korean Name National Title Placement Special Awards Notes
2024 Did not compete
2019 Incheon Na Gi-wook[17] 나기욱 Mister World Korea 2019 — Appointed Unplaced
2016 Seoul Seo Young-suk 서영석 Mister World Korea 2014 Unplaced
2014 Seoul Lim Jae-yeon 임재연 Mister World Korea 2013 — Appointed Unplaced

Queen of International Tourism 2024—Present

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up
  •   : Ended as top 5/8 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Debuted at Queen of International Tourism in 2024.
Miss Queen Korea
Year Province Representative Korean Name National Title Placement Special Awards Notes
2024 Seoul Bae Song-bin[18] 배송빈 Miss Queen Korea — World 2023
(1st Runner-up)
Unplaced

Past titleholders under Miss Queen Korea org.

Miss Supranational Korea 2014—2021

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up
  •   : Ended as top 5/8 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
The second winner of Miss Queen Korea crowned Miss Supranational Korea title. Until 2021 the organization sent Korean representatives at Miss Supranational pageant. Began 2022 the license handed to Mister International Korea which also selected Korean representation at Mister Supranational pageant under Miss Supranational Management.
Miss Queen Korea Supranational
Year Province Representative Korean Name National Title Placement at MS Special Awards Notes
2021 Seoul Hyesoo Jeon 전혜수 Miss Queen Korea — Supranational 2019 (1st Runner-up) Unplaced
2020 Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no competition held
2019 Seoul Kwon Whee 권휘 Miss Queen Korea — Supranational 2019 Unplaced
2018 Incheon Lee Eun-bi[19] 이은비 Miss Queen Korea — Supranational 2018 Unplaced
2 Special Awards
    • Best Talent
    • Best National Costume
2017 Seoul Jenny Kim[20] 김제니 Miss Queen Korea — World 2015
(1st Runner-up)
Miss Supranational 2017[21]
2014 Daegu Kim Min-ji 김민지 Miss Queen Korea — World 2014
(1st Runner-up)
Unplaced

See also

References

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