Miss Grand Korea 2023 Explained

Date:	June 4, 2023
Venue:	Grand Walkerhill Seoul Hotel, Seoul
Entrants:	18
Placements:	5
Photogenic:	Shin Ye-ji (Sejong)
Congeniality:	Lee Hyo-joo (Daegu)
Winner:	Park Ji-young (Seoul)
Before:	2021
Next:	2024



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Miss Grand Korea 2023 (Korean: '''2023 미스 그랜드 코리아''') was the 6th edition of the Miss Grand Korea pageant, held at the Grand Walkerhill Seoul Hotel, Gwangjin, Seoul, on June 4, 2023.^[1] Eighteen candidates from different provinces and cities of South Korea competed for the title.^[2] The event featured a live performance by a Korean pop soprano singer, Lee So-ae (Korean: 이소애), and was hosted by former Jeju MBC announcer, Kim Tae-hwan (Korean: 김태환), and former 2021 Miss Teen Korea, Im Seon-Yeong (Korean: 임선영).^[3]

At the end of the event, a 26-year-old freelance television presenter from Seoul, Park Ji-young, was named the winner and was crowned by the outgoing Miss Grand Korea 2022 Lee Juyeon.^[1] Her court included Han Da-yeon as the first vice-miss (Korean: 진), Cho Hye-min as the second vice-miss (Korean: 선), and Lee Myung-hee and Lee Na-ra as the third vice-misses (Korean: 미).^[1] ^[4]

Park Ji-young later represented South Korea at the international parent stage, Miss Grand International 2023, held in Vietnam on October 25,^[5] ^[6] but was unplaced.^[6] ^[7] ^[8]

Result

Position	Delegate^[9]
Miss Grand Korea 2023	04. Seoul – Park Ji-young
1st runner-up	03. Gyeonggi – Han Da-yeon
2nd runner-up	17. Ulsan – Cho Hye-min
3rd runners-up	02. Daejeon – Lee Myung-hee 12. North Jeolla – Lee Na-ra
Special awards
Miss Talent	11. South Gyeongsang – Choi Yun-hee
Miss Model	08. North Chungcheong – Park Ji-yeon
Miss Photogenic	16. Sejong – Shin Ye-ji
Miss Popularity	15. Gwangju – Choi Hae-won
Miss Congeniality	06. Daegu – Lee Hyo-joo
Miss Exorigen Influencer	04. Seoul – Park Ji-young
Miss Public Choice	11. South Gyeongsang – Choi Yun-hee

Contestants

Originally, twenty candidates were confirmed to participate,^[2] but two withdrew, making the finalized total of eighteen contestants.^[9]

No.	Province/City	Romanized name	Korean name	Height
No.	Province/City	Candidate		Height
01.	Yongin	Jeong Hye-bin	정혜빈
02.	Daejeon	Lee Myung-hee	이명희
03.	Gyeonggi	Han Da-yeon	한다연
04.	Seoul	Park Ji-young	박지영
05.	Busan	Jeong Myeong-moon	정명문
06.	Daegu	Lee Hyo-joo	이효주
07.	Jeju	Hyein Kim	김혜인
08.	North Chungcheong	Park Ji-yeon	박지연
09.	South Chungcheong	Yang Ji-eun	양지은
10.	North Gyeongsang	Hwang Ha-jae	황하제
11.	South Gyeongsang	Choi Yun-hee	최윤희
12.	North Jeolla	Lee Na-ra	이나라
13.	South Jeolla	Kim Seong-yeong	김성령
14.	Incheon	Jo Ye-eun	조예은
15.	Gwangju	Choi Hae-won	최해원
16.	Sejong	Shin Ye-ji	신예지
17.	Ulsan	Cho Hye-min	조혜민
18.	Suwon	Jin Ho-jeong	진호정
19.	Goyang	Dahye Park	박다혜
20.	Gangwon	Hong Ji-yoon	홍지윤

Note:

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Web site: Peru wins Miss Grand International 2023; PH makes early exit. ABS-CBN. 25 October 2023. 25 October 2023. 25 October 2023. https://archive.today/20231025161409/https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/10/25/23/peru-wins-miss-grand-international-2023.
Web site: Luciana Fuster ganó el Miss Grand International 2023: sencillez y glamour en su paso por el concurso de belleza. Chavely Chiroque. Carol Ruiz. Richard Gomero. es. www.infobae.com. 25 October 2023. 25 October 2023. 25 October 2023. https://archive.today/20231025162441/https://www.infobae.com/peru/2023/10/25/miss-grand-international-2023-en-vivo-con-luciana-fuster-minuto-a-minuto-de-la-final-en-vietnam-ver-gratis-la-transmision-via-youtube/.
Web site: 2023 미스 그랜드 코리아 수상자 발표. ko. 6 July 2023. 14 February 2024. Miss Grand Korea. 14 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240214024202/http://www.missgrandkorea.kr/notice_view.php?board=board&board_id=52.