Miss Grand Korea (Korean: 미스 그랜드 코리아) is a lower concept of Miss Grand International that is held annually as a national female beauty pageant in Korea since 2020. This pageant is to select the representative for Korea to Miss Grand International, which is a pageant promoting World Peace and is against all violent conflicts.[1][2]
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| Formation | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Seoul |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Grand International |
Official language | Korean |
President | Kim Ho-Seong |
Key people | Kim Hyunjung |
Parent organization | Korea Marriage Bureau & Korea Premium Brand Association (2020 –present)' |
| Website | Official website |
The current Miss Grand Korea titleholder is Lee Ji-ho of Seoul. Lee was crowned Miss Grand Korea on October 22, 2021.
History
From 2013 to 2015, the Korean representatives at Miss Grand International were determined by appointing Korean-Canadians that competed in the Miss Earth Canada contest. Later in 2016, the 1L2H Company chaired by South Korean businessman Hyun Dae-Gon franchised the license for Miss Grand International in Korea. The 2016 titleholder was appointed with the first contest being held the following year 2017.[3] In 2020, the marriage bureau company, Purples, and the Korea Premium Brand Association (KPBA), with Kim Ho-Seong as the president, purchased the Korean license for Miss Grand International and held the contest later that year with it airing on OBS Gyeongin TV.[3][4]
There was a lawsuit between KPBA and the 1L2H Company about the use of the brand name for Miss Grand Korea. Still, the court rejected all the arguments from both sides since the court considered the brand Miss Grand International belongs to the CEO of Miss Grand International, Nawatt. The court arbitrated that the name Miss Grand Korea could confuse participants, so only those with a current license should use the brand name which caused the old organization to change its pageant name to Miss Glorize Korea in late 2020.[3]
Editions
Date and venue
The following list details of the every Miss Grand Korea contest since the first one in 2017.
| Year | Edition | Date | Final venue | Host Province | Entrants | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1st | 6 July | EL Tower (엘타워), Seocho | Seoul | 27 | [5][6] |
| 2018 | 2nd | 30 August | Dinozze Convention, Seongdong | Seoul | 22 | [7][8] |
| 2019 | 3rd | 12 July | Island Castle Hotel Resort, Uijeongbu | Gyeonggi | 22 | [9][10] |
| 2020 | 4th[a] | 15 August | Grand Walkerhill, Gwangjin | Seoul | 36 | [3][4][11] |
| —[b] | 22 October | Dinozze Convention, Art Hall, Seongdong-gu | Seoul | 12 | [12] | |
| 2021 | 5th | 29 October | Daejeon Convention Center, Daedeok | Daejeon | 22 | [13][14] |
| 2023 | 6th | 4 June | Grand Walkerhill, Gwangjin | Seoul | 18 | [15][16] |
| 2024 | 7th | 6 September | TBA | [17] | ||
Competition results
| Year | Miss Grand Korea | Runners-up | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st runner-up | 2nd runner-up | 3rd runner-up | 4th runner-up | |||
| 2017 | Park Ha Young | An Eunsaem | Yoon Mi Kim, Jeong Suji, Kim Sona | No 3rd & 4th runners-up | [18] | |
| 2018 | Choi Min | Park Nae-yeon | Kim Gwang-eun | Jung Yoo-hyun | Kim Hyodang | [19][20] |
| 2019 | Park Serim | Moon Jinhee | Lee Dojeong | Lee Woohyun | Yoon Sumi | [21][22] |
| 2020[b] | Oh Yuna | Lim Hyora | Lim Hayoung | Jeong Yurim | Kim Minji | |
| 2020[a] | Lee Hyun-young | Choi Yuna | Shin Ye-eun, Gabin Lee | No 3rd & 4th runners-up | [23] | |
| 2021 | Lee Jiho | Lim Seon-Yeong, Lim Ga-Yeong, Lee Hyeon-Ah | [24] | |||
| 2023 | Park Ji-young | Han Da-yeon | Jo Hye-min | Lee Myung-hee, Lee Na-ra | No 4th runners-up | [25] |
- Notes
Representatives at Miss Grand International
| Year | Representative | Original national title | International result | National director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placement | Other awards | ||||
| 2013 | Yuri Kim[26] | — | Unplaced[27] | — | Ronaldo Soriano Trono |
| 2014 | Sung Hye-Won[28] | — | Unplaced[29] | — | |
| 2015 | Dasol Lee[30] | — | Unplaced[31] | — | |
| 2016 | Yeseul Cho[32][33] | — | Top 10[34] | Miss Popular Vote[34] | Hyun Dae-Gon |
| 2017 | Park Ha Young[5][6] | Miss Grand Korea 2017[5][6] | Unplaced[35] | — | |
| 2018 | Choi Min[7][8] | Miss Grand Korea 2018[7][8] | Unplaced[36] | — | |
| 2019 | Park Serim[9][10] | Miss Grand Korea 2019[9][10] | Unable to compete[37] | ||
| 2020 | Lee Hyun-young[3][4] | Miss Grand Korea 2020[4][11] | Unplaced[38] | — | Kim Ho-Seong |
| 2021 | Lee Ji-ho[39] | Miss Grand Korea 2021[13][14] | Unplaced[40] | — | |
| 2022 | Lee Juyeon[41] | — | Unplaced[42] | — | |
| 2023 | Park Ji-young[43] | Miss Grand Korea 2023[43] | Unplaced | — | |
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Winner gallery
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See also
References
External links
- Miss Grand Korea Official website
- 2016–2019 Former Licensee Website
- Miss Grand Korea on YouTube
Media related to Miss Grand South Korea at Wikimedia Commons
