| Miss Grand Korea 미스 그랜드 코리아 | |
| Type: | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters: | Seoul |
| Location: | South Korea |
| Membership: | Miss Grand International |
| Language: | Korean |
| Parent Organization: | Korea Marriage Bureau & Korea Premium Brand Association (2020 –present) |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Kim Ho-Seong |
| Key People: | Kim Hyunjung |
| Website: | Official website |
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]
The current Miss Grand Korea titleholder is Lee Ji-ho of Seoul. Lee was crowned Miss Grand Korea on October 22, 2021.
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. 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.
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.
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 | ||
| 2018 | 2nd | 30 August | Dinozze Convention, Seongdong | Seoul | 22 | ||
| 2019 | 3rd | 12 July | Island Castle Hotel Resort, Uijeongbu | Gyeonggi | 22 | ||
| 2020 | 4th | 15 August | Grand Walkerhill, Gwangjin | Seoul | 36 | [3] [4] [5] | |
| — | 22 October | Dinozze Convention, Art Hall, Seongdong-gu | Seoul | 12 | [6] | ||
| 2021 | 5th | 29 October | Daejeon Convention Center, Daedeok | Daejeon | 22 | [7] [8] | |
| 2023 | 6th | 4 June | Grand Walkerhill, Gwangjin | Seoul | 18 | [9] [10] |
| Year | Miss Grand Korea | Runners-up | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | [11] | |||
| 2018 | Choi Min | Park Nae-yeon | Kim Gwang-eun | Jung Yoo-hyun | Kim Hyodang | [12] [13] | |
| 2019 | Park Serim | Moon Jinhee | Lee Dojeong | Lee Woohyun | Yoon Sumi | [14] [15] | |
| 2020 | Oh Yuna | Lim Hyora | Lim Hayoung | Jeong Yurim | Kim Minji | ||
| 2020 | Lee Hyun-young | Choi Yuna | Shin Ye-eun, Gabin Lee | colspan="2" | [16] | ||
| 2021 | Lee Jiho | Lim Seon-Yeong, Lim Ga-Yeong, Lee Hyeon-Ah | [17] | ||||
| 2023 | Park Ji-young | Han Da-yeon | Jo Hye-min | Lee Myung-hee, Lee Na-ra | [18] | ||
| Year | Representative | Original national title | International result | National director | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=100px | Placement! | Other awards | |||||
| 2013 | Yuri Kim[19] | Unplaced[20] | Ronaldo Soriano Trono | ||||
| 2014 | Sung Hye-Won[21] | bgcolor=#FADADD align=center | Unplaced[22] | bgcolor=#FADADD align=center | Top 19 - Best in National Costume | ||
| 2015 | Dasol Lee[23] | Unplaced[24] | |||||
| 2016 | Yeseul Cho[25] [26] | bgcolor=#ffff9b align=center | Top 10[27] | bgcolor=#ffff9b align=center | Miss Popular Vote | Hyun Dae-Gon | |
| 2017 | Park Ha Young[28] [29] | Miss Grand Korea 2017 | bgcolor=#FADADD align=center | Unplaced[30] | bgcolor=#FADADD align=center | Top 25 - Best in National Costume | |
| 2018 | Choi Min[31] [32] | Miss Grand Korea 2018 | Unplaced[33] | ||||
| 2019 | Park Serim[34] [35] | Miss Grand Korea 2019 | colspan=2 [36] | ||||
| 2020 | Lee Hyun-young | Miss Grand Korea 2020 | Unplaced[37] | Kim Ho-Seong | |||
| 2021 | Lee Ji-ho[38] | Miss Grand Korea 2021 | Unplaced[39] | ||||
| 2022 | Lee Juyeon[40] | Unplaced[41] | |||||
| 2023 | Park Ji-young[42] | Miss Grand Korea 2023 | Unplaced | ||||
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The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Grand Korea pageant, as well as the competition results.
| width=120 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulsan | Han Ji-hye | Lee Yuna | Cho Hye-min (2nd) | ||
| Busan | Kim Ga-eun (Top 5) | Lee Ji-heun | Jeong Myeong-moon | ||
| Gwangju | |||||
| Ansan | Mo Su-jin Mo | ||||
| Hwaseong | Yoo Soo-kyeong | ||||
| Uijeongbu | Kang Jisoo | ||||
| Siheung | Lee Hyeon-seo | ||||
| Seoul | (Top 5) | Kim Saeb-yeol (Top 5) | (4th) | (W) | |
| Sejong | Kim Suji | Kim Su-min | Kang Bo-mi | ||
| Goyang | (1st) | Lee Do-jeong (2nd) | Dahye Park | ||
| Gangwon | Jeong Suji (Top 5) | Lee Mee-hee | (3rd) | Hong Ji-yoon | |
| Namyangju | Ahn Eun-saem (1st) | Choi Dabin | |||
| Yongin | Moon Hee-seon | Jeong Hye-bin | |||
| Anyang | Kim Joori | Hwang Jeong-eun | |||
| Daegu | (Top 5) | Jeong Yu-hyeon (Top 5) | Yoo Ha-kyung | ||
| North Jeolla | Koo Bo-na | Ahn Su-hee | Lim Sujin | Lee Na-ra (3rd) | |
| North Gyeongsang | Hwang Ha-jae | ||||
| North Chungcheong | Park Myeong-ji | Park Seo-ha | Park Ji-soo | ||
| Incheon | Lee Yuna | Jo Ye-eun | |||
| Bucheon | Lee Eom-ji | ||||
| Seongnam | Kim Mi-ri | Choi Min (W) | |||
| Gyeonggi | Kim Hyeon-ji | (W) | Han Da-yeon (1st) | ||
| Jeju | Jo Hyeon-mi | Hyein Kim | |||
| Suwon | Park Ha-yeong (W) | Yun Jeong | Kwon Hee-young | Jin Ho-jeong | |
| Daejeon | Mun Jin-hee (1st) | Lee Myung-hee (3rd) | |||
| South Chungcheong | Lee Hanna | Jang Seo-yeon | Kim Hye-won | Yang Ji-eun | |
| South Gyeongsang | Choi Hye-jin | Kim Hyeon-jin | Ko Eun-chae | ||
| South Jeolla | Kang Su-bin | Park Yu-jin | Kim Seong-yeong | ||
| Total | 27 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
| 2020 | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lee Ga Bin (2nd) | Lee Jiho (W) | |
| 02 | Choi Ko Ya | Ji Hyojin | |
| 03 | Lee Hyun Young (W) | Lim Seon-Yeong (1st) | |
| 04 | Shin Ye Eun (2nd) | Ahn Ji-Yeong (Top 7) | |
| 05 | |||
| 06 | Choi You Na (1st) | ||
| 07 | Lee Da Jeong | Ahn Min-jeong | |
| 08 | Lee Yang Ji | Lee Seo-na | |
| 09 | Kim Seo Hyun | ||
| 10 | Koo Hyun Jin | ||
| 11 | Kim Han Bit | Min Chae-rin | |
| 12 | (Top 7) | ||
| 13 | Gong Ra Yoon | Lee Ye-jin | |
| 14 | Shin Jeong Won | Lim Ga-Yeong (1st) | |
| 15 | Moon Hye Reen | Kim Tae-rin | |
| 16 | Choi Hye Eun | ||
| 17 | Lee Kyu Yeon | Park Ji-seon | |
| 18 | |||
| 19 | Han Hyun Hee | Park Yeon-seo (Top 7) | |
| 20 | Son Ji Eun | Jeong Hye-won | |
| 21 | Yoon Hye Jin | Park Su-jin | |
| 22 | Kim Ria | (1st) | |
| 23 | rowspan="14" | ||
| 24 | |||
| 25 | Shin Yi Won | ||
| 26 | Han Na Hee | ||
| 27 | Bang So Yun | ||
| 28 | Park Sang Hee | ||
| 29 | |||
| 30 | Jung So Young | ||
| 31 | Choi Seung Hee | ||
| 32 | Park Saet Byeol | ||
| 33 | Seo Sol Bin | ||
| 34 | Jeon Chae Hyun | ||
| 35 | Yu Jae Sook | ||
| 36 | Lee Na Ra | ||
| Total | 36 | 22 |