Miss Grand Korea 2018 was the second edition of the Miss Grand Korea pageant, held on August 30, 2018, at the Dinozze Convention (), Seongdong, Seoul. Twenty-two contestants, who qualified for the national round through the regional preliminaries, competed for the title. Of whom, Choi Min of Seongnam was announced the winner (), while Park Na-yeon of Goyang was elected the vice-miss ().
Choi Min later represented South Korea at the Miss Grand International 2018 pageant in Myanmar but was unplaced. In addition to the pageant title, Choi Min was also assumed ambassador of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to promote peace in the Korean peninsula.
Background On July 2, 2018, the Miss Grand Korea Committee released a document regarding the schedule of the Miss Grand Korea 2018 competition, which was set for August 30, 2018, at the Dinozze Convention, Seongdong, Seoul, with the start date for submitting documents for the regional preliminaries on July 10.
All national finalists for the Miss Grand Korea 2018 competition were determined through the regional preliminary rounds. The regional audition was organized four times in Seoul, Daegu, Gwangju, and Gyeonggi Province from July 10 – August 20; the qualifiers then entered the pageant camp from August 24 – 29 before competing in the grand final on August 30.
The following table provides the data related to the regional preliminaries of the Miss Grand Korea 2018 competition.
Host province/city Date and venue Number of qualifiers Seoul July 20, 2018, at the Youngsan Art Hall, Yeongdeungpo7 Daegu July 28, 2018, at the Kensington Prince Hotel, Nam 4 Gyeonggi August 10, 2018, at the Gunpo Culture and Arts Center 6 Gwangju August 15, 2018 6
Result PlacementCandidateMiss Grand Korea 2018 (진)21. Seongnam – Choi MinRunner-up (선)10. Goyang – Park Na-yeonTop 5 (미)05. Busan – Kim Ga-eun 06. Seoul – Kim Saeb-yeol 19. Daegu – Jeong Yu-hyeon Special awardsBest Talent 12. Anyang – Shin Hye-rim 04. Gwangju – Kwon Min-juBest in Swimsuit02. Bucheon – Kang Ha-seul-linMiss Photogenic22. Ansan – Hong Ah-riMiss Beauty Face 03. North Gyeongsang – Go Eun-byeolMiss Daily Korea 16. Yongin –Lim MinjiMiss Labiotte10. Goyang – Park Na-yeonMiss Pure Model Agency18. Incheon – Jeon Seul-ahMiss Grid Construction08. Gyeonggi – Kim Hyeon-ah
Candidates Initially, 23 contestants were qualified via the regional preliminary rounds, but one withdrew, bringing the total to 22. No.Province/CityCandidateHeightRomanized nameKorean name01.South JeollaKang Su-bin강수빈02.BucheonKang Ha-seul-lin강하슬린03.North GyeongsangGo Eun-byeol고은별04.GwangjuKwon Min-ju권민주05.BusanKim Ga-eun 김가은 06.SeoulKim Saeb-yeol김샛별07.SejongKim Su-min김수민08.GyeonggiKim Hyeon-ah김현아09.South GyeongsangKim Hyeon-jin김현진10.GoyangPark Na-yeon박나연11.North ChungcheongPark Seo-ha박서하12.AnyangShin Hye-rim신혜림13.North JeollaAhn Su-hee안수희14.SuwonYun Jeong윤정15.GangwonLee Mee-hee이미희16.YonginLim Min-ji임민지17.South ChungcheongJang Seo-yeon장서연18.IncheonJeon Seul-ah전슬아19.DaeguJeong Yu-hyeon정유현20.JejuJo Hyeon-mi조현미21.SeongnamChoi Min최민22.AnsanHong Ah-li홍아리23.UlsanHan Ji-hye한지혜 Notes
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