# Miss Grand Korea

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.
The current Miss Grand Korea titleholder is Park Ji-young of Seoul. Park was crowned Miss Grand Korea on June 4, 2023.

## History

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.
In 2024, the license was transferred to an entrepreneur, Choo Mi-Jung, president of the Korea Beauty Pageant Organization (KBO).

## 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 |
| 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 |
| 2020 | — | 22 October | Dinozze Convention, Seongdong | Seoul | 12 |
| 2021 | 5th | 29 October | Daejeon Convention Center, Daedeok | Daejeon | 22 |
| 2023 | 6th | 4 June | Grand Walkerhill, Gwangjin | Seoul | 18 |
| 2025 | 7th | 20 June | Konkuk University, Gwangjin | Seoul | |

### Competition results

| Year | Miss Grand Korea (Jin) | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up | International Placements | Ref. |
| Year | Miss Grand Korea (Jin) | 1st Runner-up (Seon) | 2nd Runner-up (Mi) | 3rd Runner-up (Soo) | 4th Runner-up (Ryo) | International Placements | Ref. |
| 2017 | Park Ha Young | An Eunsaem | Yoon Mi Kim, Jeong Suji, Kim Sona | Not awarded | Not awarded | Miss Grand International 2017 Park Ha Young (Unplaced) | |
| 2018 | Choi Min | Park Nae-yeon | Kim Gwang-eun, Kim Saeb-yeol, Jung Yoo-hyun | Not awarded | Not awarded | Miss Grand International 2018 Choi Min (Unplaced) | [20] [21] |
| 2019 | Park Serim | Moon Jinhee | Lee Dojeong | Lee Woohyun | Yoon Sumi | Miss Grand International 2019 Park Serim (Unable to compete) Miss Global 2019 Lee Dojeong (Top 25) Global Asian Model 2019 Park Ji-soo (Unplaced) | [22] [23] |
| 2020 | Oh Yuna | Lim Hyora | Lim Hayoung | Jeong Yurim | Kim Minji | Did not compete internationally (Miss Global, Miss Polo International. Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant) | |
| Year | Miss Grand Korea (Queen) | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up | International Placements | Ref. |
| Year | Miss Grand Korea (Queen) | 1st Runner-up (Jin) | Runner-up (Seon) | Runner-up (Mi) | International Placements | Ref. |
| 2020 | Lee Hyun-young | Choi Yuna | Gabin Lee (2nd), Shin Ye-eun (3rd) | Lee Da-yeon (4th), Son Ji-eun (5th), Moon Hye-rin (6th) | Miss Grand International 2020 Lee Hyun-young (Unplaced) Miss Freedom of the World 2021 Gabin Lee (Asia) | |
| 2021 | Lee Jiho | Lim Seon-Yeong | Lim Ga-Yeong (2nd), Lee Hyeon-Ah (2nd) | Yoon Ji-won (3rd), Park Yeon-seo (3rd), Ahn Ji-young (3rd) | Miss Grand International 2021 Lee Jiho (Unplaced) | |
| 2023 | Park Ji-young | Han Da-yeon | Jo Hye-min (2nd) | Lee Myung-hee (3rd), Lee Na-ra (3rd) | Miss Grand International 2023 Park Ji-young (Unplaced) The Miss Globe 2023 Han Da-yeon (Unplaced) | |

#### Notes

* 1 2 Organized by the Korea Marriage Bureau & Korea Premium Brand Association
* 1 2 Organized by the SKPBA and 1L2H Company

## Representatives at Miss Grand International

| Year | Representative | Original national title | International result | International result | National director |
| Year | Representative | Original national title | Placement | Other award(s) | National director |
| 2013 | Yuri Kim | Miss Earth Canada 2013 Participant | Unplaced | — | Ronaldo Soriano Trono |
| 2014 | Sung Hye-Won | Miss Earth Canada 2014 Participant | Unplaced | Top 19 - Best in National Costume | Ronaldo Soriano Trono |
| 2015 | Dasol Lee | Miss Earth Canada 2015 Participant | Unplaced | — | Ronaldo Soriano Trono |
| 2016 | Yeseul Cho | Miss Intercontinental Korea 2015 | Top 10 | Miss Popular Vote | Hyun Dae-Gon |
| 2017 | Park Ha Young | Miss Grand Korea 2017 | Unplaced | Top 25 - Best in National Costume | Hyun Dae-Gon |
| 2018 | Choi Min | Miss Grand Korea 2018 | Unplaced | — | Hyun Dae-Gon |
| 2019 | Park Serim | Miss Grand Korea 2019 | Unable to compete | Unable to compete | | Hyun Dae-Gon |
| 2020 | Lee Hyun-young | Miss Grand Korea 2020 | Unplaced | — | Kim Ho-Seong |
| 2021 | Lee Ji-ho | Miss Grand Korea 2021 | Unplaced | — | Kim Ho-Seong |
| 2022 | Lee Juyeon | Miss Royal Korea 2020 Mi | Unplaced | — | Kim Ho-Seong |
| 2023 | Park Ji-young | Miss Grand Korea 2023 | Unplaced | — | Kim Ho-Seong |
| 2024 | Chang Yu-hyun | Miss Korea Global 2023 Finalist | Unplaced | Top 22 - Best in National Costume | Kim Ho-Seong |
| Color keys for the Placements at Miss Grand International  Declared as the winner  Ended as a runner-up (1st-4th)  Ended as a finalist (Top 10) or (5th runners-up)  Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20)  Ended as special awards ||||||

## Winner gallery

* Park Ha-yeong Miss Grand Korea 2017 (Suwon)
* Choi Min Miss Grand Korea 2018 (Seongnam)
* Park Serim Miss Grand Korea 2019 (Gyeonggi)
* Lee Jiho Miss Grand Korea 2021 (Seoul)
* Lee Ju-yeon Miss Grand Korea 2022 (Seoul)
* Park Ji-young Miss Grand Korea 2023 (Seoul)
* Chang Yu-hyun Miss Grand Korea 2024 (Seoul)

## National finalists

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

### Color keys

    W 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
| YearRegion | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2023 |
| Ulsan | Jin Hye-ryeon | Han Ji-hye | Lee Yuna | Cho Hye-min (2nd) |
| Busan | Lee Na-hyeon | Kim Ga-eun (2nd) | Lee Ji-heun | Jeong Myeong-moon |
| Gwangju | An Seo-la | Kwon Min-ju | Jang So-yeoung | Choi Hae-won |
| Ansan | Mo Su-jin Mo | Hong Ah-li | — | — |
| Hwaseong | Yoo Soo-kyeong | — | — | — |
| Uijeongbu | Kang Jisoo | — | — | — |
| Siheung | Lee Hyeon-seo | — | — | — |
| Seoul | Kim Bitnal Yoonmi (2nd) | Kim Saeb-yeol (2nd) | Yoon Su-mi (4th) | Park Ji-young (W) |
| Sejong | Kim Suji | Kim Su-min | Kang Bo-mi | Shin Ye-ji |
| Goyang | Kim Da-jeong | Park Na-yeon (1st) | Lee Do-jeong (2nd) | Dahye Park |
| Gangwon | Jeong Suji (2nd) | Lee Mee-hee | Lee Woo-hyun (3rd) | Hong Ji-yoon |
| Namyangju | Ahn Eun-saem (1st) | — | Choi Dabin | — |
| Yongin | Moon Hee-seon | Lim Min-ji | — | Jeong Hye-bin |
| Anyang | Kim Joori | Shin Hye-rim | Hwang Jeong-eun | — |
| Daegu | Kim So-na (2nd) | Jeong Yu-hyeon (2nd) | Yoo Ha-kyung | Lee Hyo-joo |
| North Jeolla | Koo Bo-na | Ahn Su-hee | Lim Sujin | Lee Na-ra (3rd) |
| North Gyeongsang | Kim Ja-hyeon | Go Eun-byeol | Shin Soo-in | Hwang Ha-jae |
| North Chungcheong | Park Myeong-ji | Park Seo-ha | Park Ji-soo | Park Ji-yeon |
| Incheon | Lee Yuna | Jeon Seul-ah | Kim Seon-young | Jo Ye-eun |
| Bucheon | Lee Eom-ji | Kang Ha-seul-lin | — | — |
| Seongnam | Kim Mi-ri | Choi Min (W) | Lim Jeong-hwa | — |
| Gyeonggi | Kim Hyeon-ji | Kim Hyeon-ah | Park Se-rim (W) | Han Da-yeon (1st) |
| Jeju | — | Jo Hyeon-mi | Shim Bomi | Hyein Kim |
| Suwon | Park Ha-yeong (W) | Yun Jeong | Kwon Hee-young | Jin Ho-jeong |
| Daejeon | Lee Ji-yeong | — | 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 | Choi Yun-hee |
| South Jeolla | Yang Ji-won | Kang Su-bin | Park Yu-jin | Kim Seong-yeong |
| Total | 27 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
| YearNo. | 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 (3rd) | Ahn Ji-Yeong (3rd) |
| 05 | Lee Ryu Kyung | Lee Ga-On |
| 06 | Choi You Na (1st) | Choi Ji-Hyo |
| 07 | Lee Da Jeong | Ahn Min-jeong |
| 08 | Lee Yang Ji | Lee Seo-na |
| 09 | Kim Seo Hyun | Kim Soo-Hyun |
| 10 | Koo Hyun Jin | Kim Bo-Song |
| 11 | Kim Han Bit | Min Chae-rin |
| 12 | Lee Da Yeon (4th) | Yoon Ji Won (3rd) |
| 13 | Gong Ra Yoon | Lee Ye-jin |
| 14 | Shin Jeong Won | Lim Ga-Yeong (2nd) |
| 15 | Moon Hye Reen (6th) | Kim Tae-rin |
| 16 | Choi Hye Eun | Choi Su-Bi |
| 17 | Lee Kyu Yeon | Park Ji-seon |
| 18 | Shin You Bin | Lee Su-Young |
| 19 | Han Hyun Hee | Park Yeon-seo (3rd) |
| 20 | Son Ji Eun (5th) | Jeong Hye-won |
| 21 | Yoon Hye Jin | Park Su-jin |
| 22 | Kim Ria | Lee Hyun-Ah (2nd) |
| 23 | Yu Ji Yoon | — |
| 24 | Kim Yoon Jin | — |
| 25 | Shin Yi Won | — |
| 26 | Han Na Hee | — |
| 27 | Bang So Yun | — |
| 28 | Park Sang Hee | — |
| 29 | Koo Young Seul | — |
| 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 |