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.[1][2]

Not to be confused with Miss Korea or Miss Queen Korea.

Miss Grand Korea
미스 그랜드 코리아
Formation2020 (2020)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersSeoul
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
Korean
President
Kim Ho-Seong
Key people
Kim Hyunjung
Parent organization
Korea Marriage Bureau & Korea Premium Brand Association (2020 –present)'
WebsiteOfficial website

The current Miss Grand Korea titleholder is Lee Ji-ho of Seoul. Lee was crowned Miss Grand Korea on October 22, 2021.

History

Background

From 2013 to 2015, the representative for Korea at Miss Grand International was 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.[3] 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.[3][4] There was a lawsuit between KPBA and the 1L2H Company about the use of the brand name for Miss Grand Korea, but 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 be confusing to 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.[3]

Editions

The following list details of the every Miss Grand Korea contest since the first one in 2020.

Year Edition Date Final venue Host Province Entrants Ref.
2020 4th15 AugustGrand Walkerhill, GwangjinSeoul36[3][4][5]
2021 5th29 OctoberDaejeon Convention Center, DaedeokDaejeon22[6][7]

Titleholders
Miss Grand Korea titleholders and the result at the international contest
YearMiss Grand KoreaRunners-upRef.
1st runner-up2nd runner-up3rd runner-up4th runner-up
2013Canada Korean Community in Canada – Yuri KimNo runners-up, the titleholders were appointed to the position.
2014Canada Korean Community in Canada – Sung Hye-Won[8]
2015Canada Korean Community in Canada – Dasol Lee[α]
2020Seoul Seoul – Lee Hyun-youngDaegu Daegu – Choi You-naNorth Gyeongsang Province North Gyeongsang – Lee Ga-BinSouth Chungcheong Province South Chungcheong – Shin Ye-Eun – [3][4][5]
2021Seoul Seoul – Lee Ji-ho[9] – Lim Sun-young – Ahn Ji-young – Lim Ga-young—[6][7]
2022Seoul Seoul – Lee Juyeon
Color keys for the Placements at Miss Grand International
  Declared as the winner
  Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
  Ended as a finalist (Top 10): 2016
  Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)
  Unplaced
  Did not compete
Note
1. ^α Later Miss Supranational Korea 2016

See also

References
  1. Earl D.C. Bracamonte (28 March 2021). "Miss USA is first Black contender to win Miss Grand International crown". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. วรรษมน ไตรยศักดา (28 March 2021). "อัลเบน่า แอพเพีย มิสแกรนด์สหรัฐอเมริกา คว้ามงกุฎ Miss Grand International 2020". The Standard (Thailand) (in Thai). Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. "'미스그랜드코리아' 명칭 두고 분쟁..현 주관사 "전 조직위, 대회 개최 권한 없어..상표사용금지 가처분 신청등 법적 소송"". 데일리경제 (in Korean). 4 September 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  4. "이현영 '2020 미스그랜드코리아 최고의 영예 퀸 수상' [MK포토]". 매일경제 (in Korean). 15 August 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  5. "'2020 미스 그랜드 코리아(Miss Grand Korea)' 본선 대회 개최". 내외통신 (in Korean). 16 August 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  6. "2021 미스 그랜드 코리아 퀸 이지호 [MK포토]". MK스포츠 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  7. "2021 미스 그랜드 코리아 '영광의 얼굴들' [MK포토]". 매일경제 (in Korean). 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  8. "Miss Grand International". www.missgrandinternational.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  9. "[GJ포토] 이지호, '한국미인협회 미스그랜드코리아 2021 조직위원 위촉'". 국제뉴스 (in Korean). 27 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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