Lee Ji-seon (
Hangul
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: 이지선, born April 6, 1983), also known as Sun Lee in the Western media, is a South Korean actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who attended
Parsons The New School for Design
Parsons School of Design, known colloquially as Parsons, is a private art and design college located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Founded in 1896 after a group of progressive artists broke away from established Manhatt ...
. She was crowned Miss Korea 2007 and represented her country at the
Miss Universe 2008 pageant held in
Nha Trang,
Vietnam
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with 79 other delegates.
Miss Korea 2007
Lee competed in the 51st Miss Korea pageant, which she won. Lee donated 100% of her Miss Korea winnings to a charity fund for the elderly. Lee has also spent 3 days in
North Korea
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as a Peace Ambassador for the
World Trade Centers Association.
Miss Universe 2008
Prior to the pageant, Lee underwent training, alongside
Hiroko Mima
is a Japanese fashion model, Sportsperson, athlete and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Japan 2008. she then represented Japan at Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam and placed Top 15. Biography
Mima currently attends Nihon University ...
, with the director of
Miss Universe Japan Ines Ligron
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* Ines (name), a feminine given name, also written as Inés or Inês
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. Ligron was responsible for the training of former Miss Universe 2007
Riyo Mori and 1st-runner up of 2006
Kurara Chibana
is a Japanese humanitarian, actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Japan 2006 and competed at Miss Universe 2006 where she finished as the first runner-up.
Miss Universe 2006
Chibana is known for her par ...
. Despite being favoured by numerous pageant sites as a potential semi-finalist, Ligron's claim that Lee had a shot at the crown, and her determination to do well in the pageant, she was ultimately unplaced on the final night.
Miss Korea Lee Ji-seon to Compete in Miss Universe 2008
References
External links
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Lee Ji-seon's profile in Miss Korea website
1983 births
Living people
Miss Korea winners
Miss Universe 2008 contestants
Models from Seoul
South Korean female models
Parsons School of Design alumni
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