These 16 Korean Actresses Are Actually Crowned as Beauty Queens

Most of the time, Korean dramas capture viewers due to their exciting plot as well as heartwarming and unique storylines. However, aside from this, the audiences are also watching the drama because of the praiseworthy visuals and skills of the actress and actors, making a drama more interesting.

Actors and actresses are praised for their excellent acting with real emotions and their flawless appearances. Korean celebrities have a huge number to choose from that catches viewers' attention.

Korean beauty actresses have many talents, they are pretty, good acting skills, and they have the singing ability. The more you will be amazed that few celebrities compete in beauty pageants. Let us get to know them.

Kim Sung Ryung - 1988 Miss Korea

Kim Sung Ryung won as Miss Korea in 1988 and represented South Korea at the Miss Universe 1989 pageant. She worked as a reporter on KBS's showbiz news program before getting into the entertainment industry. Her memorable acting debut in Kang Woo-suk's "Who Saw the Dragon Claws?". She appeared in "Legends of the Blue Sea" in acting scenes with Lee Min Ho.

Oh Hyun Kyung - 1989 Miss Korea

Oh Sang-Ji won as Miss Korea in 1989 and represented South Korea in Miss Universe 1990 pageant. After her reign as a beauty queen, she began her acting career in the stage name Oh Hyun Kyung.

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Her career came into a halt in 1998 after a sex video scandal that circulated and caused a great burden on her. She went to the United States and stayed for 3 years. She returned and started appearing in drama series in 2017 until the present.

Kim Sarang - 2000 Miss Korea

Kim Sarang won as Miss Korea in 2000 and represented South Korea in Miss Universe 2001 pageant. She wore the Best National Costume wearing the Korean "hanbok" dress during the pageant. Her popular role in the television series "Secret Garden" with Hyun Bin. Another good performance in "A Love To Kill" with Rain. Her latest acting project was in 2019 "Abyss".

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Honey Lee (Lee Ha Nui) - 2006 Miss Korea

Lee Won won as Miss Korea in 2006 and represented South Korea in Miss Universe 2007 pageant. She got to join the Top 5 and was placed 3rd runner-up in the said pageant. She received the title as Miss Grand Slam in 2007. She appeared as co-hosted in Real-Time TV entertainment on national TV network SBS. her acting debut in 2008 started her career in the musical "Polaroid" and soon after starred in musical plays. Her last acting project was in drama series "The Fiery Priest" and "Be Melodramatic" 2019.

Go Hyun Jung - 1989 Miss Korea 1st Runner-up

Go Hyun Jung won as 1st Runner-up in Miss Korea 1989. She entered the entertainment industry and starred in "Hourglass", one of the highest-rated and critically acclaimed dramas in Korean TV history. She became a chaebol wife in 1995 but got into a messy divorce in 2003. She returned into acting in 2005 until the present. Her last acting project was in drama series "My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2 - Crime and Punishment" 2019.

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Lee Bo Young - 2000 Miss Korea Daejeon Chungnam

Lee Bo Young won the Miss Korea Daejeon Chungnam in 2000. She became a model as the exclusive advertising for the Asiana Airlines model. Her latest acting project was in the drama series "When My Love Blooms" 2020.

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Park Si Yeon - 2000 Miss Korea Seoul 2nd Runner-up

Park Si Yeon joined the Miss Seoul beauty pageant and won as 2nd Runner-up in 2000. Her acting debut started in 2005 "My Girl". Her latest drama project in an acting role as an antagonist to Lee Bo Young in "When My Love Blooms" 2020.

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Son Tae Young - 2000 Miss Korea 2nd Runner-up

Son Tae Young won as 2nd Runner-up at the Miss Korea pageant in 2000. She represented South Korea in the 2000 Miss International pageant and won 2st Runner-up and Miss Photogenic. She appeared in the films "Sad Movie" and "The Railroad". Her last acting project was in the drama series "You Are Too Much" 2017.

Lee Da Hae - 2001 Miss Chunhyang

Byun Da-Hye won in the 71st Miss Chunhyang 2001 pageant. Her stage name is Lee Da Hae and featured across borders as the first Korean actress to speak her lines in Mandarin, displaying her linguistic skills in Chinese dramas. Her latest acting project was in the drama series "Good Witch" 2018.