Miss Korea 2009 was a beauty pageant that was held on July 8 , 2009 at the Sejong Center , sponsored by the Korean newspaper HanKook Daily News . Approximately 56 women from around the world competed in Seoul , South Korea and seven , equivalent to semi-finalists were selected by a panel of judges . The 1st-place winner , Kim Joo-ri , was crowned the official Miss Korea and later competed in Miss World 2009 and Miss Universe 2010 . Additionally , there were two sun ( 선 ) finalists , known as the 1st and 2nd runners-up respectively . The 1st Runner Up competed in Miss International 2009 and the 2nd Runner Up competed in Miss Earth 2009
Miss International 2009
Miss International 2009
Miss Korea 2009