Miss Grand Korea 2017 was the first edition of the Miss Grand Korea pageant, held on July 6, 2017, at the EL Tower (), Seocho, Seoul. Twenty-seven contestants from different cities and provinces of South Korea competed for the title. At the end of the event, Park Ha-yeong of Suwon was announced the winner, while Ahn Eun-saem of Namyangju was named the vice-miss. Ha-yeong later represented the country at the international parent stage, Miss Grand International 2017, held in Vietnam on October 25, but was unplaced.
The event was hosted by Moon Yong-hyeon () and Park Ga-hee ().
Background After finishing the Miss Grand International 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Miss Grand Korea committee launched the regional auditions to select the finalists for the first Miss Grand Korea contest in November 2016. The auditions was organized in several provinces throughout South Korea, including Seoul, Incheon, Gangwon, Chungcheong, Daegu, Busan, and Honam.
The finalists who qualified through preliminary screenings then entered the training camp arranged from June 30 to July 5, before competing in the grand final round on July 6.
Result PlacementCandidateMiss Grand Korea 2017 (진)24. Suwon – Park Ha-yeongRunner-up (선)12. Namyangju – Ahn Eun-saemTop 5 (미)08. Seoul – Kim Bitnal Yunmi 11. Gangwon – Jeong Suji 15. Daegu – Kim SonaSpecial awardsBest Talent08. Seoul – Kim Bitnal Yunmi 17. North Gyeongsang – Kim Ja-hyeon 28. South Jeolla – Yang Ji-wonBest Traditional Costume25. Daejeon – Lee Ji-yeongBest in Swimsuit03. Gwangju – An Seo-raBest Evening Gown01. Ulsan – Jin Hye-ryeonBest Social Media02. Busan – Lee Na-hyeonMiss Congeniality15. Daegu – Kim So-naMiss Beauty Face10. Goyang – Kim Da-jeong
Candidates Twenty-seven contestants competed for the title.
No.Province/CityCandidateHeightRomanized nameKorean name01.UlsanJin Hye-ryeon진혜련02.BusanLee Na-hyeon이나현03.GwangjuAn Seo-la안서라04.AnsanMo Su-jin Mo모수진05.HwaseongYoo Soo-kyeong유수경06.UijeongbuKang Jisoo강지수07.SiheungLee Hyeon-seo이현서08.SeoulKim Bitnal Yoonmi김빛날윤미09.SejongKim Suji김수지10.GoyangKim Da-jeong김다정11.GangwonJeong Suji정수지12.NamyangjuAhn Eun-saem안은샘13.YonginMoon Hee-seon문희선14.AnyangKim Joori김주리15.DaeguKim So-na 김소나16.North JeollaKoo Bo-na구보나17.North GyeongsangKim Ja-hyeon김자현18.North ChungcheongPark Myeong-ji박명지19.IncheonLee Yuna이연아20.BucheonLee Eom-ji이엄지21.SeongnamKim Mi-ri김미리22.GyeonggiKim Hyeon-ji김현지23.Jejucolspan=3 24.SuwonPark Ha-yeong박하영25.DaejeonLee Ji-yeong이지영26.South ChungcheongLee Hanna이한나27.South GyeongsangChoi Hye-jin최혜진28.South JeollaYang Ji-won양지원
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