Jenny Kim
Kim at the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of The Republic of Indonesia and Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata Press Conference.
Born (1994-11-22) November 22, 1994 (age 29)[1]
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Beauty pageant titleholder
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Hair colorDark Brown
Eye colorBrown
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Jenny Kim (Korean: 김제니; born November 22, 1994[1]) is a South Korean model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Supranational 2017. She was previously appointed Miss Universe Korea 2016, and competed in Miss Universe 2016.

Early life and education

Kim (center) together with Karina Nadila Niab (left) and The Royal Highest Family of Surakarta Sunanate - Princess Putri Kuswisnuwardhani (right).

Kim was born on November 22, 1994, in Seoul, South Korea.[1][3] She moved to Indonesia at the age of one with her family, and lived in Jakarta from 1995 until graduating high school in 2013. She was educated in Jakarta Intercultural School and Gandhi Memorial International School in Jakarta for 13 years.[1]

After high school, Kim moved back to Korea to study at Ewha Womans University for a double major in international office administration and English language and literature.[4] She also volunteers to be an interpreter at the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta.[5][6] She speaks Korean, Indonesian, and English.

Beauty pageants

Kim together with Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2017 - Karina Nadila Niab at the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of The Republic of Indonesia and Puteri Indonesia Organization Press Conference.
The finals of Miss Supranational 2017. Left to right: Tica Martinez of Colombia, first runner-up; Srinidhi Shetty, reigning Miss Supranational 2016; Jenny Kim of South Korea, Miss Supranational 2017.

Kim believes her greatest strength in pageant competitions is her multiculturalism.[7] She learned the English language in Indonesia, which allowed her to enter international pageants, and credits her high school teacher for encouraging her to compete, even calling her mother until she agreed.[1] She says she has more fans in Indonesia than in Korea.[1][8] After returning to Korea, she trained for three years in pageant skills such as catwalk, fitness, speech, and makeup.[9]

Miss World Korea 2015

Kim's first beauty pageant was Miss World Korea 2015, in December 2015.[9] She won first runner-up to Miriam Wang Hyun.[10][11]

Miss Universe 2016

Kim was appointed Miss Universe Korea 2016 by Park Jeong-ah, national director of Miss Universe Korea. (Winner Wang Hyun went to compete in Miss World 2016.)[12] Kim competed with 85 other contestants at the 65th Miss Universe 2016, where she was awarded Miss Congeniality on January 30, 2017. It was the first time that Korea had received Miss Congeniality at Miss Universe.[13]

Miss Supranational 2017

Kim competed at Miss Supranational 2017 which was held in Krynica-Zdrój Poland on December 1. Kim was crowned as the winner by the outgoing titleholder Miss Supranational 2016, Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty. She is the first winner from South Korea and the win is the first major title for her country.[14]

During her reign as Miss Supranational 2017, Kim travelled to Vietnam, China, Japan, Myanmar, Malaysia, India, and Indonesia. She attended Miss Diva 2018 in India, and gave interviews and tips to the contestants.[15][16] Kim attended the Puteri Indonesia 2018 beauty contest,[17] and served as an honorary judge at Puteri Indonesia 2019.[18] She helped present the International Emmy Kids Awards at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018.[19] She crowned Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018 in Seoul, South Korea.[20]

In November 2018, at the end of her reign as Miss Supranational, all the Miss Supranational contestants in Poland for the December competition threw Kim a 25th birthday party in Karpacz.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Ratnasari, Elise Dwi (February 20, 2018). "Indonesia di Ingatan Jenny Kim, Miss Supranational 2017". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Miss Universe BIOGRAPHY Jenny Kim". Miss Universe. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "THE NEXT QUEEN: Meet the 65th Miss Universe delegates (Kazakhstan - Puerto Rico)". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Cordoves, Nicole (December 25, 2016). "Meet the Ms. Universe 2016 candidates". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  5. ^ "Jenny Kim". Miss Universe Organization. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  6. ^ "'미스 슈프라내셔널 2017' 1위 김제니, 학교 남학생 마음 흔드는 일상 미모". 화이트페이퍼. December 3, 2017.
  7. ^ Rachel (January 9, 2017). "Interview With Jenny Kim, Korea's Delegate For Miss Universe 2016". hellokpop. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ Barus, Ramadani (February 20, 2018). "10 Fakta Jenny Kim, Miss Supranational 2017 yang Besar di Indonesia". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Mohanty, Anish (August 28, 2018). ""I would love to work in Bollywood" – Jenny Kim". Planet Bollywood. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "고객센터 > 대회공지 & News > 2015년 미스월드코리아 수상자". www.missworldkorea.com (in Korean). Miss World Korea. November 24, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "2015 미스월드 김제니, 2016 미스유니버스 한국대표 확정…사연은". Newsis. October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  12. ^ "Former Miss Korea USA wins Miss World Korea 2015 – The Korea Times". December 1, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ^ Domingo, Katrina (January 30, 2017). "Who won Miss Congeniality, Miss Photogenic in Miss Universe pageant?". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  14. ^ "'김제니, 대한민국을 세계로'···세계 3대 미인대회 '한국인 첫 우승' - 에이티엔뉴스". www.atnnews.co.kr (in Korean). December 4, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  15. ^ "Never forget to smile and always stay positive: Jenny Kim, Miss Supranational 2017". mumbailive.com.
  16. ^ "Miss Universe, Bollywood divas attend beauty pageant in Mumbai". News First. Reuters. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ^ "Pemilihan Puteri Indonesia Angkat Tema Indonesia Inspirasi". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). March 1, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  18. ^ "Catriona Gray to grace Puteri Indonesia 2019 pageant". ABS-CBN News. March 4, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  19. ^ "6TH INTERNATIONAL EMMY® KIDS AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED – International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". International Emmy Awards. April 10, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  20. ^ "Ngọc Châu đăng quang Hoa hậu Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018". www.chatluongvacuocsong.vn (in Vietnamese). August 23, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  21. ^ Cao, Tân (November 24, 2018). "Minh Tú diện váy ngắn đọ sắc vóc với đương kim Hoa hậu Siêu Quốc gia". IONE.NET (in Vietnamese). Retrieved September 8, 2020.
Awards and achievements Preceded by Kim Seo-yeon Miss Universe Korea 2016 Succeeded by Cho Se-whee Preceded by Whitney Shikongo Miss Universe Congeniality 2016 Succeeded by Farah Sedky Laura de Sanctis Preceded by Dasol Lee Miss Supranational Korea 2017 Succeeded by Lee Eun-bi Preceded by Srinidhi Shetty Miss Supranational 2017 Succeeded by Valeria Vázquez
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