Miss Korea (미스코리아 in Korean) is a beauty contest held in South Korea to select South Korea's representatives for the Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth competitions. The first Miss Korea competition took place in 1957 and was sponsored by the Korean newspaper HanKook Daily News.
Each year approximately fifty women compete in Seoul, South Korea and seven are selected by a panel of judges. The 1st place winner is crowned the official Miss Korea and competes in Miss Universe and Miss World. Additionally, there are two "sun"(선) finalists (1st and 2nd runner ups respectively), one which goes to Miss International and the other to Miss Earth. Lastly, four "mi" (미) finalists (equivalent to semi-finalists)are chosen.
[edit] Miss Universe
Korea debuted at Miss Universe in 1954.
| Year | Winner | Awards |
| 1954 | Kae Sun-hae | |
| 1955 | Kim Mee-jong | |
| 1956 | | |
| 1957 | Park Hyun-ok | |
| 1958 | Oh Geum-sun | |
| 1959 | Oh Hyun-ju | Semi-finalist |
| 1960 | Son Mi-hee-ja | Semi-finalist |
| 1961 | Seo Yang-hee | Semi-finalist |
| 1962 | Seo Bun-ju | Semi-finalist |
| 1963 | Kim Myoung-ja | 4th runner-up |
| 1964 | Shin Jung-hyun | |
| 1965 | Kim Eun-ji | |
| 1966 | Yoon Gui-young | |
| 1967 | Hong Joung-ae | |
| 1968 | Kim Yoon-jung |
| 1969 | Lim Hyun-jung | |
| 1970 | Yoo Young-ae | |
| 1971 | Noh Mi-ae |
| 1972 | Park Yeon-joo | |
| 1973 | Kim Young-ju | |
| 1974 | Kim Jae-kyu | Best National Costume |
| 1975 | Seo Young-ok | |
| 1976 | Chung Kwang-Hyun | |
| 1977 | Kim Sung-hee | Best National Costume |
| 1978 | Son Jung-eun | |
| 1979 | Seo Jae-hwa | |
| 1980 | Kim Eun-jung | Top 12 |
| 1981 | Lee Eun-jung | |
| 1982 | Park Sun-hee | |
| 1983 | Kim Jong-Jung | Best National Costume |
| 1984 | Lim Mi-sook | |
| 1985 | Choi Young-ok | |
| 1986 | Bae Young-ran | |
| 1987 | Kim Ji-eun | |
| 1988 | Jang Yoon-jeong | 1st runner-up |
| 1989 | Kim Sung-young | |
| 1990 | Oh Hyun-kyoung | |
| 1991 | Seo Jung-min | |
| 1992 | Lee Young-hyun | |
| 1993 | Yoo Ha-young | |
| 1994 | Gong Sun-young | |
| 1995 | Han Sung-ju | |
| 1996 | Kim Yun-jung | |
| 1997 | Lee Eun-hee | |
| 1998 | Kim Ji-yeon | |
| 1999 | Choi Ji-hyun | |
| 2000 | Kim Young-ju | |
| 2001 | Kim Sa-rang | Best National Costume |
| 2002 | Kim Min-Kyoung | |
| 2003 | Geum Na-na | |
| 2004 | Choi Yun-yong | |
| 2005 | Kim So-young | |
| 2006 | Kim Ju-hee | |
| 2007 | Lee Ha-nui | 3rd runner-up |
| 2008 | Lee Ji-sun | |
| 2009 | Ree Na | |
| 2010 | Kim Joo-ri | TBA |
[edit] Miss World
Korea debuted at Miss World in 1959.
| Year | Winner | Awards |
| 1959 | Seo Jung-ae | |
| 1960 | Lee Young-hee | Semi-finalist |
| 1961 | Hyun Chang-ae | |
| 1962 | Chung Tae-ja | |
| 1963 | Choi Keum-shil | Semi-finalist |
| 1964 | Yoon Mi-hee | |
| 1965 | Lee Eun-ah | Semi-finalist |
| 1966 | Chung Eul-sun | |
| 1967 | Chung Young-hwa | |
| 1968 | Lee Ji-eun | |
| 1969 | Kim Seung-hee | |
| 1970 | Lee Jung-hee | |
| 1971 | Lee Young-eun | |
| 1972 | Chung Keum-ok (DID NOT COMPETE) |
| 1973 | An Soon-young | |
| 1974 | Shim Kyoung-sook | |
| 1975 | Lee Sung-hee | |
| 1976 | Shim Byoung-sook | |
| 1977 | Kim Soon-ae | |
| 1978 | Je Eun-jin | |
| 1979 | Hong Yeo-jin | |
| 1980 | Chang Sun-ja | |
| 1981 | Lee Han-na | |
| 1982 | Choi Sung-yoon | |
| 1983 | Seo Min-sook | |
| 1984 | Lee Joo-hee | |
| 1985 | Park Eun-kyoung | |
| 1986 | An Jung-mi | |
| 1987 | Chung Myoung-sun | |
| 1988 | Choi Yeon-hee | 1st runner-up |
| 1989 | Kim Hye-ree | |
| 1990 | Ko Hyeon-jeong | |
| 1991 | Kim Tae-hwa | |
| 1992 | Lee Mi-young | |
| 1993 | Lee Seung-yeon | Semi-finalist |
| 1994 | Chae Yeon-hee | |
| 1995 | Choi Yoon-young | Finalist |
| 1996 | Seol Soo-jin | |
| 1997 | Kim Jin-ah | |
| 1998 | Kim Kun-woo | |
| 1999 | Han Na-na | |
| 2000 | Shin Jung-sun | |
| 2001 | Seo Hyun-jin | Best Evening Gown |
| 2002 | Chang Yoo-kyoung (WITHDREW FROM THE PAGEANT) |
| 2003 | Park Ji-yea | |
| 2004 | Han Kyoung-jin | |
| 2005 | Oh Eun-young | Top 6 |
| 2006 | Sharon Park | |
| 2007 | Cho Eun-jin | Best Evening Gown |
| 2008 | Choi Bo-in | |
| 2009 | Kim Joo-Ri | Semi-finalist |
[edit] Miss International
Korea debuted at Miss International in 1960.
| Years | Winners | Awards |
| 1960 | Kim Jung-ja | |
| 1968 | Hee Ja-kim | Top 15 |
| 2000 | Son Tae-young | 1st runner-up |
| 2001 | Baek Myoung-hee | Semi-finalist & Best National Costume |
| 2002 | Gi Yun-ju | Top 12 & Best National Costume |
| 2003 | Shin Ji-Su | Top 12 |
| 2004 | Kim In-ha | Top 15 |
| 2005 | Lee Kyoung-eun | |
| 2006 | Jang Yun-seo | 2nd runner-up |
| 2007 | Park Ka-on | Top 15 |
| 2008 | Kim Min-jeong | |
| 2009 | Eun Seo-Mi | 1st Runner-up |
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