Miss Korea

Kyung Jin Han

KyungJin comes from the city of Seongnam which is surrounded by many beautiful mountains, with the River Tan running through the city. At school she won a bronze medal at a model plane competition, and was a cheerleader. She is now attending the Seoul Institute of the Arts majoring in visual design, her ambition is to become a fashion designer and have her own brand of clothing which will harmonize the soft line of the Orient and brilliant colour of the West, her goal being to ‘Paint her daily life like a splendid picture’.KyangJin has a special talent for drawing and painting, she also enjoys listing to music, all kinds of dance, swimming and cooking, her favourite dish is a soup prepared with fermented soybeans.


Where did you grow up? Tell us a little about your home town/city, and family.
I live in Sungnam City Korea and I grew up there. There are lots of mountains and beautiful rivers. Sungnam City is a great place to live. Many cultural events take place too. My family is made up of my grandmother, parents and older brother.My grandmother always takes care of me and always takes my side. My father is very strict, my mother is my best friend and my brother is my advisor. Family made me realise what love is…

What Jobs have you done? What was the most interesting/bizarre?
I am a college student at the moment. Therefore I do not have the time to get a job right now. I had a part time job once when I was in middle school. It was a fast food cashier. From this experience I learned how to manage money and how important saving money is.

What are your career ambitions, how do you plan to realise them?
I want to be a very creative fashion designer. I try to read about fashion trends around the world and do my best to learn the fashion field.

What is the proudest moment of your life? (Not including winning your National Title)
When I participated in ‘Child abuse prevention movement’ I met a child who felt mental pain. After I heard each story from them I can share their sorrow - the true heart. Whenever I have a chance to support them, I will fully support it with all my heart.

What was the funniest/most embarrassing moment of your life?
When I went to a ceramic studio to see an artist who is one of the top 3 ceramic artists in Korea, I felt artisan spirit from him. I made ceramic by myself at the time. From sand I made something and I thought that it was just amazing what I did.

What was the funniest/most embarrassing moment of your life?
Whenever I do something always I always think twice. I want to be a role model to everyone.

Tell us about an interesting event you have attended, or a person that you have met.
I have a best friend. She became a model when she was only 13 years old. I remember that even when she was little she would try hard to every time to be her best. She manages herself well and is caring and concerned to people.

What would you like to do, if you became Miss World 2004?
Compared to China or Japan, Korea is a country, which is not very well known yet. I will fully advertise Korea well in its culture, history etc everywhere in the world. And campaign to help the needy people.

If you had a personal motto what would it be?
Paint every day, little by little, on canvas for an ‘amazing painting’.

Give details of any charitable work undertaken?
A little while ago, I visited one place where disabled people live. There were people who had very clean souls… I can even feel this feeling through them and they wash out all dirty souls from my heart.

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