Deja vu for 1988 Miss Korea in 2018 pageant
The fourth from the left is Kim Sung-ryung, with 2018 Miss Korea Pageant contestants. Captured from Instagram
Actress Kim Sung-ryung. Yonhap
By Dong Sun-hwa
Miss Korea 1988, actress Kim Sung-ryung, 51, who headed the judging panel for the 2018 Miss Korea Pageant, revealed on Instagram how she felt after the contest ended on Wednesday.
“Congratulations. I cheer you for courage and challenge (of Miss Korea contestants,)” the actress wrote. “I was quivering.”
The actress also unveiled a photo of her with the contestants.
Dubbed one of the most beautiful Miss Koreas, Kim was also selected as the No. 1 wannabe of the 2018 candidates.
”Despite being an actress now, my 'root' is Miss Korea,” Kim said during the contest. “I am proud to see many Miss Korea winners taking active roles in a wide range of fields, and hope candidates for the 2018 contest can show off the power of women too.”
Singer Yura of K-pop girl band Girl's Day, who hosted the competition with comedian Park Soo-hong, said: “It is my honor to join the flagship contest of Korea that seeks out beauty.”
For the 2018 Miss Korea Pageant, Kim Soo-min, 23, was crowned Korea's most beautiful woman.