52nd Miss Korea 2008 was a beauty pageant held on July 8 , 2008 at Sejong Center , sponsored by the Korean newspaper '' Hankook Ilbo '' . Approximately 51 women from around the world competed in Seoul , South Korea and seven were selected by a panel of judges . The first-place winner was Na Ree , crowned by the official last year winner Lee Ji-sun . Na Ree will complete at Miss Universe 2009 in the Bahamas . Additionally , there are two seon ( 선 ) finalists ( first and second runners-up ) , first runner-up Choi Bo-in went to Miss World 2008 and the second runner-up Kim Min-jeong went to Miss International 2008 . Lastly , fourth runner-up Seo Seol-hee represented Korea in Miss Earth 2008 in Manila , Philippines . ( equivalent to semi-finalists ) are chosen
Miss Earth 2008
Miss Earth 2008
Miss Korea 2008