Woo Seo-yoon, daughter of Woo Ji-won, crowned Miss Korea... "I didn't expect it," she says

Woo Seo-yoon, daughter of Woo Ji-won, was selected as the Jin (眞) at the 70th Miss Korea pageant. On the 22nd, Woo Seo-yoon received the highest honor on the final stage held at the COEX Auditorium in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Woo Seo-yoon advanced to the finals after being selected as Seon (善) in the Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon region. After being crowned Jin in the finals, Woo Seo-yoon said, ″I did not expect this. My fellow contestants worked so hard,″ and added, ″Through painstaking effort, I was able to complete a wonderful stage.″ She also expressed gratitude, saying, ″I am thankful for the support and encouragement from my family and friends.″ Born in 2003, Woo Seo-yoon is the eldest daughter of Woo Ji-won and is majoring in Fine Arts at Tufts University in the United States. She is known to aspire to become a global art curator and appeared with her father Woo Ji-won on SBS’s ″Star Junior Show Bungeoppang″ during her childhood. Recently, she gained recognition by appearing on tvN STORY and E Channel’s ″My Child’s Romance 2.″ In this competition, Jeon Su-wan, daughter of former basketball player Jeon Hee-chul, also participated and was selected as Mi (美) in the Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon region but did not place in the finals. Jeon Su-wan also appeared in season 1 of ″My Child’s Romance.″ This year’s Seon (善) was awarded to Oh Soo-min, and Mi (美) went to Lee Min-sol. Regarding his daughter’s selection as Miss Korea Jin, Woo Ji-won said, ″The moment Seo-yoon was called Miss Korea Jin, many emotions crossed my mind. I felt great joy and gratitude, but above all, as a father, I was deeply moved.″ He added, ″Knowing how much unseen effort and worry Seo-yoon put in before standing on the glamorous stage, the process came to mind before the result.″ Woo Ji-won told his daughter not to be obsessed with the outcome but to do her best and enjoy the process. Meanwhile, after Woo Seo-yoon was crowned Miss Korea Jin, her past TV appearances were revisited, sparking plastic surgery rumors mainly on online communities. Woo Seo-yoon has not made any statements regarding these rumors.