Woo Seo-yun, right, the grand prize winner of the 70th Miss Korea pageant, poses with her father, former basketball player Woo Ji-won, after the beauty contest at Coex Auditorium in Seoul's Gangnam District, Saturday. Korea Times photo by Yu Su-kyeong
Woo Seo-yun, the 22-year-old daughter of former professional basketball player Woo Ji-won, was crowned Miss Korea 2026 on Saturday at the 70th Miss Korea pageant in Seoul.
The final competition, hosted by Global E&B, an affiliate of the Hankook Ilbo, the sister paper of The Korea Times, took place at the Coex Auditorium in Seoul. Woo, who has advanced to the national contest after winning second place in the Miss Seoul-Gyeonggi-Incheon regional pageant, emerged as the winner among 26 finalists selected through eight regional competitions nationwide.
Oh Su-min, 25, a student of international liberal studies at Waseda University, was named first runner-up, while Lee Min-sol, who studies economics at Yonsei University’s Underwood International College, was named second runner-up.
Visibly emotional after receiving the crown, Woo thanked her fellow contestants, family and supporters.
