Miss Grand Korea

Miss Grand Korea () is an annual national beauty pageant in South Korea that selects the country's representative for Miss Grand International. The pageant has been held annually since 2020.

The current Miss Grand Korea titleholder is Hyeonjin Kim of Seoul, who was crowned on July 16, 2026.

History From 2013 to 2015, South Korea's representatives at Miss Grand International were appointed from among Korean-Canadian contestants who competed in Miss Earth Canada. In 2016, the South Korean company 1L2H, led by businessman Hyun Dae-Gon, acquired the Miss Grand International franchise for South Korea. The inaugural titleholder was appointed that year, while the first national competition was held in 2017.

In 2020, the marriage bureau company Purples, in partnership with the Korea Premium Brand Association (KPBA) under the presidency of Kim Ho-Seong, acquired the South Korean franchise and organized a new national competition, which was broadcast on OBS Gyeongin TV.

Following the transfer of the franchise, a legal dispute arose between KPBA and 1L2H over the use of the Miss Grand Korea brand. The court dismissed the claims of both parties, ruling that the Miss Grand International trademark belonged to Nawat Itsaragrisil, president of Miss Grand International. It further held that only the current franchise holder was entitled to use the Miss Grand Korea name in order to avoid confusion among contestants. As a result, the former organizer rebranded its pageant as Miss Glorize Korea in late 2020.

In 2024, the franchise was transferred to entrepreneur Choo Mi-Jung, president of the Korea Beauty Pageant Organization (KBO). Beginning with the 2026 edition, the competition has been organized by the Miss Grand Korea Organization and managed by AP Communications (Anapeech).

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.20171st6 JulyEL Tower (엘타워), SeochoSeoul2720182nd30 AugustDinozze Convention, Seongdong2220193rd12 JulyIsland Castle Hotel Resort, UijeongbuGyeonggi2220204th15 AugustGrand Walkerhill, GwangjinSeoul36—22 OctoberDinozze Convention, Seongdong1220215th29 OctoberDaejeon Convention Center, DaedeokDaejeon2220236th4 JuneGrand Walkerhill, GwangjinSeoul1820257th20 JuneKonkuk University, Gwangjin2520268th16 JulyFashion Lifestyle Experience Complex, BukDaegu16

Competition results

Year Miss Grand KoreaRunners-up International Representatives 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up 3rd Runner-up 4th-6th Runner-up2017Park Ha YoungAn Eunsaem rowspan="2" colspan="2" Miss Grand International 2017Park Ha Young 2018Choi MinPark Nae-yeon Miss Grand International 2018Choi Min2019Park SerimMoon JinheeLee DojeongLee WoohyunYoon SumiMiss Grand International 2019Park Serim (Unable to compete) Miss Global 2019Lee Dojeong (Top 25) Global Asian Model 2019Park Ji-soo 2020 Oh Yuna Lim Hyora Lim Hayoung Jeong Yurim Kim MinjiMiss Global 2021 Oh Yuna & Miss Polo International 2021 Lim Hayoung (COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant) 2020 Lee Hyun-young Choi Yuna Gabin Lee Shin Ye-eun Miss Grand International 2020Lee Hyun-young Miss Freedom of the World 2021 Gabin Lee (Asia) 2021 Lee Jiho Lim Seon-Yeong rowspan=2 Miss Grand International 2021 Lee Jiho 2023 Park Ji-young Han Da-yeon Jo Hye-min Miss Grand International 2023Park Ji-young The Miss Globe 2023Han Da-yeon 2025 Kim Gyuri Lee Seohyeon colspan=3 Miss Grand International 2025Kim Gyuri Miss Freedom of the world 2025 Lee Seohyeon (Dress) 2026 Hyeonjin Kim colspan=2 Miss Grand International 2026Hyeonjin Kim (Did not compete) The Miss Globe 2026 Yang Su-mi Notes

Representatives at Miss Grand International Year Representative Original national title International result National director Placement 2013Yuri KimUnplacedRonaldo Soriano Trono2014Sung Hye-WonUnplacedTop 19 - Best in National Costume 2015Dasol LeeUnplaced2016 Yeseul ChoTop 10Miss Popular VoteHyun Dae-Gon2017Park Ha YoungMiss Grand Korea 2017UnplacedTop 25 - Best in National Costume2018Choi MinMiss Grand Korea 2018Unplaced2019Park SerimMiss Grand Korea 2019colspan=2 2020Lee Hyun-youngMiss Grand Korea 2020UnplacedKim Ho-Seong2021Lee Ji-hoMiss Grand Korea 2021Unplaced2022Lee JuyeonUnplaced2023Park Ji-youngMiss Grand Korea 2023Unplaced2024Chang Yu-hyun UnplacedTop 22 - Best in National Costume2025 Kim Gyuri Miss Grand Korea 2025Unplaced2026 Lang Sa TBAColor keys for the Placements at Miss Grand International Declared as the winner Ended as a runner-up (1st-5th) Ended as a finalist (Top 10) Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20) Ended as special awards

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National finalists

The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Grand Korea pageant, as well as the competition results.

Color keys Declared as the winner Ended as a runner-up Ended as a semifinalist Ended as a quarterfinalist Ended as special awards winner Did not participate Withdraw during the competition

width=120 2017201820192023UlsanHan Ji-hyeLee YunaCho Hye-min (2nd)BusanKim Ga-eun (2nd)Lee Ji-heunJeong Myeong-moonGwangjuAnsanMo Su-jin MoHwaseongYoo Soo-kyeongUijeongbuKang JisooSiheungLee Hyeon-seoSeoul (2nd)Kim Saeb-yeol (2nd) (4th) (W)SejongKim SujiKim Su-minKang Bo-miGoyang (1st)Lee Do-jeong (2nd)Dahye ParkGangwonJeong Suji (2nd)Lee Mee-hee (3rd)Hong Ji-yoonNamyangjuAhn Eun-saem (1st)Choi DabinYonginMoon Hee-seonJeong Hye-binAnyangKim JooriHwang Jeong-eunDaegu (2nd)Jeong Yu-hyeon (2nd)Yoo Ha-kyungNorth JeollaKoo Bo-naAhn Su-heeLim SujinLee Na-ra (3rd)North GyeongsangHwang Ha-jaeNorth ChungcheongPark Myeong-jiPark Seo-haPark Ji-sooIncheonLee YunaJo Ye-eunBucheonLee Eom-jiSeongnamKim Mi-riChoi Min (W)GyeonggiKim Hyeon-ji (W)Han Da-yeon (1st)JejuJo Hyeon-miHyein KimSuwonPark Ha-yeong (W)Yun JeongKwon Hee-youngJin Ho-jeongDaejeonMun Jin-hee (1st)Lee Myung-hee (3rd)South ChungcheongLee HannaJang Seo-yeonKim Hye-wonYang Ji-eunSouth GyeongsangChoi Hye-jinKim Hyeon-jinKo Eun-chaeSouth JeollaKang Su-binPark Yu-jinKim Seong-yeongTotal27232220 2020202101Lee Ga Bin (2nd)Lee Jiho (W)02Choi Ko YaJi Hyojin03 Lee Hyun Young (W)Lim Seon-Yeong (1st)04Shin Ye Eun (3rd)Ahn Ji-Yeong (3rd)0506 Choi You Na (1st)07Lee Da JeongAhn Min-jeong08 Lee Yang JiLee Seo-na09Kim Seo Hyun10Koo Hyun Jin11Kim Han BitMin Chae-rin12 (4th) (3rd)13Gong Ra YoonLee Ye-jin14Shin Jeong WonLim Ga-Yeong (2nd)15Moon Hye Reen (6th)Kim Tae-rin16Choi Hye Eun17Lee Kyu YeonPark Ji-seon1819Han Hyun HeePark Yeon-seo (3rd)20Son Ji Eun (5th)Jeong Hye-won21Yoon Hye JinPark Su-jin22Kim Ria (2nd)23 rowspan="14" 2425 Shin Yi Won 26Han Na Hee27Bang So Yun28Park Sang Hee2930Jung So Young31Choi Seung Hee32Park Saet Byeol33Seo Sol Bin34Jeon Chae Hyun35Yu Jae Sook36Lee Na RaTotal3622

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