Jessica Seo-byn Ryu (born 17 March 2000) is a South Korean model and beauty pageant titleholder who wears the crown of
Miss Korea
Miss Korea () is a national beauty pageant in South Korea. The reigning Miss Korea is Kim Chae-Won who was crowned on September 24, 2024.
History
The first Miss Korea competition took place in 1957 and was sponsored by the Korean newspaper Ha ...
Earth upon being appointed as Miss Earth Korea 2024 and represented her country at
Miss Earth 2024
Miss Earth 2024 was the 24th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the Okada Manila, in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines, on November 9, 2024.
Drita Ziri of Albania crowned Jessica Lane of Australia as her successor at the end of ...
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Early life
Ryu was born in Busan,
Yeongnam
Yeongnam (, ; literally "south of the ridge") is a region that coincides with the former Gyeongsang Province, one of the ancient Eight Provinces, in what is now South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a countr ...
. As an autobiographical detail, she said that her friends had suggested for her to compete in a pageant since being in middle school.
Pageantry
Ryu debuted as a runner-up in Miss Korea 2020. She won a Miss Korea Sun after the event wherein the judges selected five winners: one Miss Korea Jin (1st place), two Miss Korea Suns and two titleholders of Miss Korea Mi. Returning in 2024, she finished as Miss Korea. She reportedly had a break from NYU Shanghai in the winter of 2023 to allocate time in the pageant.
References
{{Miss Earth 2024 delegates
2000 births
Living people
Miss Earth 2024 contestants
South Korean beauty pageant winners