South Korea at major beauty pageants

This is a list of South Korea's representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world.

'''The criteria for the Big Four inclusion is based on SPECIFIC STANDARDS such as the pageants global prominence and prestige approved by worldwide media, the quality and quantity of crowned delegates recognized by international franchisees and pageant aficionados, the winner's post pageant activities; the pageants longevity, consistency, and history; the pageant's specific purpose, relevance, and advocacy; the overall production quality and global telecast; the enormity of internet traffic; and the popularity amongst pageant fans across the globe.

Year

Miss Universe

Miss World

Miss International

Miss Earth

2015

Kim Seo-yeon
TBD

2014

Yoo Ye-bin

Song Hwa-young

Lee Seo-bin

'Shin Su-min
Top 16''

2013

Kim Yu-mi

Park Min-ji

Han Ji-eun

'Choi Song-ee
3rd Runner-up''

2012

Lee Seong-hye

Kim Seong-min

Lee Jeong-bin

'Kim Sa-ra
Top 16''

2011

Jung So-ra

'Do Kyung-min
Top 7''

Kim Hye-sun

Kim E-seul

2010

Kim Joo-ri

Kim Hye-young

'Ko Hyeon-young
Top 15''

Lee Gui-joo

2009

Na Ree

'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-jeong

'Seo 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 Sharon

'Jang Yun-seo
2nd Runner-up''

Park Hee-jung

2005

Kim So-young

'Oh Eun-young
Top 6''

Lee Kyoung-eun

'Yoo Hye-mi
Top 16''

2004

Choi Yun-young

Han Kyoung-jin

'Kim In-ha
Top 15''

Cho Hye-jin

2003

Keum Na-na

Park Ji-yea

'Shin Ji-Su
Top 12''

Oh Yoo-mi

2002

Kim Min-Kyoung

×

'Gi Yun-ju
Top 12''

Lee Jin-ah

2001

Kim Sa-rang

Seo Hyun-jin

'Baek Myoung-hee
Top 12''

×

2000

Kim Yeon-ju

Shin Jung-sun

'Son Tae-young
1st Runner-up''

↑

1999

Choi Ji-hyun

Han Na-na

Lee Jae-won

1998

Kim Ji-yeon

Kim Kun-woo

'Cho Hye-young
Top 12''

1997

Lee Eun-hee

Kim Jin-ah

'Kim Ryang-hee
Top 12''

1996

Kim Yun-jung

Seol Soo-jin

'Kim Jung-hwa
Top 10''

1995

Han Sung-ju

'Choi Yoon-young
Top 6''

'Lee Yoo-ree
Top 10''

1994

Goong Sun-young

Chae Yeon-hee

'Sung Hyun-ah
Top 10''

1993

Yoo Ha-young

'Lee Seung-yeon
Top 15''

'Chang Eun-young
Top 10''

1992

Lee Young-hyun

Lee Mi-young

'Yum Jung-ah
2nd Runner-up''

1991

Seo Jung-min

Kim Tae-hwa

'Kwon Jung-joo
Top 10''

1990

Oh Hyun-kyung

Go Hyun-jung

Shin Soh-young

1989

Kim Sung-ryung

Kim Hye-ree

'Kim Hee-jung
Top 10''

1988

'Jang Yoon-jeong
1st Runner-up''

'Choi Yeon-hee
1st Runner-up''

Lee Yoon-hee
Top 10

1987

Kim Ji-eun

Chung Myoung-sun

Chung Wha-sun

1986

Bae Young-ran

An Jung-mi

Kim Yoon-jung

1985

Choi Young-ok

Park Eun-kyoung

Chang Sih-wha

1984

Lim Mi-sook

Lee Joo-hee

Kim Kyoung-ree

1983

Kim Jong-Jung

Seo Min-sook

'Chung Young-soon
Top 10''

1982

Park Sun-hee

Choi Sung-yoon

Chung Ae-hee

1981

Lee Eun-jung

Lee Han-na

Park Hyun-joo

1980

'Kim Eun-jung
Top 12''

Chang Sun-ja

Chung Na-young

1979

Seo Jae-hwa

Hong Yeo-jin

Kim Jin-sun

1978

Son Jung-eun

Je Eun-jin

Chae Jung-sook

1977

Kim Sung-hee

Kim Soon-ae

Shin Byoung-ok

1976

Chung Kwang-Hyun

Shim Byoung-sook

Han Young-ae

1975

Seo Ji-hye

Lee Sung-hee

Lee Hyang-mok
Top 15

1974

Kim Eun-jung

Shim Kyoung-sook

'Kang Young-sook
Top 15'''

1973

Kim Young-ju

An Soon-young

Kim Mae-ja

1972

Park Yeon-joo

×

Suh Ae-ja

1971

Noh Mi-ae

Lee Young-eun

Choi Sook-ae

1970

Yoo Young-ae

Lee Jung-hee

'Kim In-sook
Top 15''

1969

Lim Hyun-jung

Kim Seung-hee

'Kim Yoo-kyoung
Top 15''

1968

Kim Yoon-jung

Lee Ji-eun

'Kim Hee-ja
Top 15''

1967

Hong Joung-ae

Chung Young-hwa

Jin Hyun-soo

1966

Yoon Gui-hyun

Chung Eul-sun

↑

1965

Kim Eun-ji

'Lee Eun-ah
Top 15''

'Kim Min-jin
Top 15''

1964

Shin Jung-hyun

Yoon Mi-hee

'Lee Hye-jin
Top 15''

1963

'Kim Myoung-ja
4th Runner-up''

'Choi Keum-shil
Top 15''

'Choi Yoo-mi
4th Runner-up''

1962

'Seo Bum-ju
Top 15''

Chung Tae-ja

Sohn Yang-ja

1961

'Seo Yang-hee
Top 15''

Hyun Chang-ae

Lee Ok-ja

1960

'Son Mi-hee-ja
Top 15''

'Lee Young-hee
Top 15''

Kim Jung-ja

1959

'Oh Hyun-ju
Top 15''

Seo Jung-ae

↑

1958

Oh Geum-sun

×

1957

Park Hyun-ok

×

1956

×

×

1955

Kim Mee-jong

×

1954

Kye Sun-hee

×

1953

×

×

1952

×

×

1951

↑

×


× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held

Pageant

Placements

Best result

Miss Universe

8

1st Runner-up (1988)

Miss World

9

1st Runner-up (1988)

Miss International

28

1st Runner-up (2000, 2009)

Miss Earth

5

3rd Runner-up (2013)

References

See also

  • Miss Korea
  • Miss World Korea