Miss Korea winner

Lee Min-ji, 24, winner of this year’s Miss Korea beauty pageant, waves to the crowd during an award ceremony at the Universal Arts Center in Seoul, Friday. Lee, majoring in vocal music at Sungshin Women’s University, said she wants to promote Korea internationally through music. The annual contest was jointly hosted by the Hankook Ilbo, a sister paper of The Korea Times, and Hanju Media Network. / Korea Times