Jung So-ra
competition(s)
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2011
Jung So-ra (Korean: 정소라; born March 10, 1991), also known as Sora Jung in the Western media, is a South Korean model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Korea 2010 and represented her country in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant.
Early life
Jung is the daughter of the chairman of the Korean Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai and intends to become a diplomat. She graduated from Shanghai American School in the class of 2009. She had previous attended University of California, Riverside, but now she is currently attending Korea University. She speaks two languages: Korean and English.[2]
Miss Korea 2010
Jung, who stands 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) tall, competed as one of 56 finalists in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Korea, held on July 25, 2010 in Seoul, where she became the eventual winner of the title, gaining the right to represent South Korea in Miss Universe 2011.[3]
After the pageant, Jung donated all her prize money to the International Vaccine Institute, an organization that develops and distributes vaccines in developing countries. "I made this decision to keep my promise to serve society when I was crowned Miss Korea," she said.[4]
Miss Universe 2011
As the official representative of her country to the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, broadcast live from São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011, Jung vied to succeed the then Miss Universe titleholder, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico, she was however unplaced in the title holders.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Jung So-ra". Miss Korea. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ a b "UC Riverside student crowned 2010 Miss Korea". hanopolis.com. July 27, 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ "Miss Korea 2010". news.mk.co.kr. July 26, 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ "Miss Korea Donates Winnings to Int'l Vaccine Institute". The Chosun Ilbo. August 18, 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ "Miss Korea Chong leaves for Miss Universe". 15 August 2011.
External links
- Miss Korea 2010 profile
- Miss Universe 2011 profile
- Jung So-ra on Cyworld (in Korean)
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Preceded by | Miss Korea 2010 | Succeeded by |
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- ALB: Xhesika Berberi
- AGO: Leila Lopes
- ARU: Gillain Berry
- AUS: Scherri-Lee Biggs
- BEL: Justine De Jonckheere
- BOL: Olivia Pinheiro
- BRA: Priscila Machado
- BVI: Sheroma Hodge
- CAY: Cristin Alexander
- CHN: Luo Zilin
- COL: Catalina Robayo
- CRC: Johanna Solano
- CUR: Evalina van Putten
- CZE: Jitka Nováčková
- DOM: Dalia Fernández
- EGY: Sara El-Khouly
- FIN: Pia Pakarinen
- FRA: Laury Thilleman
- GEO: Eka Gurtskaia
- GER: Valeria Bystritskaia
- GHN: Erica Nego
- GBR: Chloe-Beth Morgan
- GUY: Kara Lord
- HAI: Anedie Azael
- HON: Keylin Suzette Gómez
- IND: Vasuki Sunkavalli
- IDN: Nadine Ames
- ISR: Kim Edri
- ITA: Elisa Torrini
- JAM: Shakira Martin
- JPN: Maria Kamiyama
- KOR: Jung So-ra
- KOS: Afërdita Dreshaj
- MYS: Deborah Priya Henry
- MTI: Laetitia Darche
- MEX: Karin Ontiveros
- NED: Kelly Weekers
- NZL: Priyani Puketapu
- NIC: Adriana Dorn
- PAN: Sheldry Sáez
- PAR: Alba Riquelme
- PER: Natalie Vértiz
- PHL: Shamcey Supsup
- POL: Rozalia Mancewicz
- POR: Laura Gonçalves
- PUR: Viviana Ortiz
- RUS: Natalia Gantimurova
- SRB: Anja Šaranović
- SVK: Dagmar Kolesárová
- ZAF: Bokang Montjane
- SRI: Stephanie Siriwardhana
- ESP: Paula Guilló
- LCA: Joy-Ann Biscette
- SWE: Ronnia Fornstedt
- SUI: Kerstin Cook
- TAN: Nelly Kamwelu
- THA: Chanyasorn Sakornchan
- TTO: Gabrielle Walcott
- TUR: Melisa Aslı Pamuk
- TCA: Easher Parker
- UKR: Olesya Stefanko
- USA: Alyssa Campanella
- VEN: Vanessa Gonçalves
- VNM: Vũ Hoàng My