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.
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| Born | Jung So-ra March 10, 1991[1] California, United States[2] |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Korea 2010 |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Korea 2010 (Winner) Miss Universe 2011 |
Early life
editJung 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
editJung, 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
editAs 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
edit- ^ 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
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- Miss Korea 2010 profile
- Miss Universe 2011 profile
- Jung So-ra on Cyworld (in Korean)