Chong So-ra

Jung So-ra (Hangul: 정소라; born March 10, 1991), also known as Sora Jung in the Western media, is a Korean-American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Korea 2010 and then represented her Korea in Miss Universe 2011 in Brazil but unplaced.

Jung So-ra
정소라
Born
Jung So-ra

(1991-03-10) March 10, 1991[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Home townSeoul, South Korea
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[1]
TitleMiss Korea 2010
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Miss Korea 2010
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2011
This is a Korean name; the family name is Jung.

Early life

Jung is the daughter of the chairman of the Korean Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai and intends to become a diplomat. She graduated from Shanghai American School in the class of 2009. She had previous attended University of California, Riverside, but now she is currently attending Korea University. She speaks two languages: Korean and English.[2]

Miss Korea 2010

Jung, who stands 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) tall, competed as one of 56 finalists in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Korea, held on July 25, 2010 in Seoul, where she became the eventual winner of the title, gaining the right to represent South Korea in Miss Universe 2011.[3]

After the pageant, Jung donated all her prize money to the International Vaccine Institute, an organization that develops and distributes vaccines in developing countries. "I made this decision to keep my promise to serve society when I was crowned Miss Korea," she said.[4]

Miss Universe 2011

As the official representative of her country to the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, broadcast live from São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011, Jung vied to succeed the then Miss Universe titleholder, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico, she was however unplaced in the title holders.[5]

gollark: Soon, he/she too will fall.
gollark: The last survivor of the proud people, er, dragons, of the flare pygmgy community.
gollark: We can call it Eggo.
gollark: <:dcegg:325264593536679937> <- the lone egg
gollark: iH

References
  1. "Jung So-ra". Miss Korea. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  2. "UC Riverside student crowned 2010 Miss Korea". hanopolis.com. July 27, 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  3. "Miss Korea 2010". news.mk.co.kr. July 26, 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  4. "Miss Korea Donates Winnings to Int'l Vaccine Institute". The Chosun Ilbo. August 18, 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  5. Mail Online Newspaper, UK. 2012.09.14
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Kim Joo-ri		 Miss Korea
2010		 Succeeded by
Lee Seong-hye
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