Miss Grand Korea 2023

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][2][3] Eighteen candidates from different provinces and cities of South Korea competed for the title.^[4] The event featured a live performance by a Korean pop soprano singer, Lee So-ae (이소애), and was hosted by former Jeju MBC announcer, Kim Tae-hwan (김태환), and former 2021 Miss Teen Korea, Im Seon-Yeong (임선영).^[2]

Miss Grand Korea 2023
Park Ji-young, the winner of the contest
Date	June 4, 2023
Presenters	Kim Tae-hwan Im Seon-Yeong
Venue	Grand Walkerhill Seoul Hotel, Seoul
Entrants	18
Placements	5
Winner	Park Ji-young (Seoul)
Congeniality	Lee Hyo-joo (Daegu)
Photogenic	Shin Ye-ji (Sejong)
← 2021

Miss Grand Korea 2023 competition result by province/city Seoul Goyang Incheon Suwon Yongin South Chungcheong Sejong Daejeon North Jeolla Gwangju South Jeolla South Gyeongsang Jeju Busan Ulsan Daegu North Gyeongsang North Chungcheong Gangwon Gyeonggi Colors key   Winner   Special award winner   1st runner-up   Unplaced   2nd runner-up   Withdrew   3rd runner-up

External videos
Miss Grand Korea 2023 Grand Final Competition, on June 4, 2023, YouTube video

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.^[3][5] Her court included Han Da-yeon as the first vice-miss (진), Cho Hye-min as the second vice-miss (선), and Lee Myung-hee and Lee Na-ra as the third vice-misses (미).^[3][5][6]

Park Ji-young later represented South Korea at the international parent stage, Miss Grand International 2023, held in Vietnam on October 25,^[1][7] but was unplaced.^[7][8][9]

Result

Position	Delegate[3][5]
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[5]
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,^[4] but two withdrew, making the finalized total of eighteen contestants.^[5]

No.	Province/City	Candidate		Height
		Romanized name	Korean name
01.	Yongin	Jeong Hye-bin[lower-alpha 1]	정혜빈	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
02.	Daejeon	Lee Myung-hee	이명희	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
03.	Gyeonggi	Han Da-yeon	한다연	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
04.	Seoul	Park Ji-young	박지영	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
05.	Busan	Jeong Myeong-moon	정명문	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
06.	Daegu	Lee Hyo-joo	이효주	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
07.	Jeju	Hyein Kim[lower-alpha 1]	김혜인	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
08.	North Chungcheong	Park Ji-yeon	박지연	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
09.	South Chungcheong	Yang Ji-eun	양지은	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
10.	North Gyeongsang	Hwang Ha-jae	황하제	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
11.	South Gyeongsang	Choi Yun-hee	최윤희	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
12.	North Jeolla	Lee Na-ra	이나라	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
13.	South Jeolla	Kim Seong-yeong	김성령	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
14.	Incheon	Jo Ye-eun	조예은	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
15.	Gwangju	Choi Hae-won	최해원	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
16.	Sejong	Shin Ye-ji	신예지	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
17.	Ulsan	Cho Hye-min	조혜민	1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
18.	Suwon	Jin Ho-jeong	진호정	1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
19.	Goyang	Dahye Park	박다혜	1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
20.	Gangwon	Hong Ji-yoon	홍지윤	1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)

Note

1. Withdrew

References

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6. "2023 미스그랜드코리아 진 한다연 [MK포토]". mksports.co.kr (in Korean). June 4, 2023. Archived from the original on February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
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External links

• Media related to Miss Grand South Korea at Wikimedia Commons