| Chyung Eun-ju | |
| Othername: | Elaine Chyung Jung Eun-ju |
| Birth Date: | 9 August 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Seoul, South Korea |
| Citizenship: | South Korea Brazil |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Alma Mater: | Seoul National University |
Chyung Eun-ju (; born August 9, 1993) is a South Korean TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder. Eun-Ju competed in multiple pageants, the most recent being Miss World Korea, where she was the second runner up. Through her placement in the competition, she served as a model for cosmetics company ISOI and represented Korea as Miss Korea in Miss World 2015.[1]
Jung also studied at Seoul National University double major in Business Administration and Spanish. She speaks four languages: English, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish. She is currently a broadcaster at Arirang TV's Showbiz Korea.
Eun-ju was born in Korea but moved to São Paulo, Brazil when she was one as her father set out to start his own small textile business. In Brazil, she attended Graded School, an American school, for 12 years. She then moved to Korea to study in Seoul National University.[2]
Jung was originally declared the winner of the Miss Korea – Brazil pageant but was allegedly dethroned as Catharina Choi, who was the first runner took her place. There have been multiple rumors surrounding her purported dethronement, including third-party pressure and bribery, but none have emerged with evidence.[3]
Jung competed in the Miss World Korea 2014 pageant and was the second runner up to Song Hwa Young, the winner of the national pageant and delegate for Korea in the Miss World 2014 competition. Jung was also awarded the Miss ISOI title, which included a one-year contract as a model for cosmetics company ISOI.[2] She represented Korea in the Miss World 2015 pageant held in Sanya, Hainan Island, China PR.[3]