2026 Miss Korea Winner Woo Seo-yoon's Thoughts Amid Plastic Surgery Rumors: "A Valuable Experience... I Won't Be Hurt"

2026 Miss Korea Jin Woo Seo-yoon shared her thoughts on participating and her future determination through her SNS after the competition. On the 16th, Woo Seo-yoon posted a lengthy message on SNS reflecting on the Miss Korea pageant, saying that this experience remained a valuable memory beyond just a competition. She cited meeting various people and forming new connections during the preparation and competition process as the most meaningful gift. She also sincerely thanked everyone for their interest and support, pledging, ″I will become a person who can repay the kindness sent to me with a positive influence.″ She added her determination to learn and work hard every moment to grow day by day and become worthy of the title of Miss Korea Jin. Woo Seo-yoon is the eldest daughter of former professional basketball player Woo Ji-won and is majoring in art at Tufts University in the United States. She revealed her dream of becoming a global curator who promotes Korean culture and beauty to the world through art. Woo Seo-yoon was selected as Jin at the 70th Miss Korea pageant held in August at the COEX Auditorium in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Meanwhile, after being selected as Miss Korea Jin, Woo Seo-yoon became embroiled in unexpected controversies such as plastic surgery suspicions as her past TV appearances were reexamined through online communities. She appeared on the tvN variety show ″Escape the Nest 3″ in 2018 during her teenage years, and some netizens raised questions about changes in her appearance by comparing footage from that time with recent photos. Opinions linking plastic surgery suspicions to beauty pageant judging criteria also emerged during this process. In a previous interview, Woo Seo-yoon did not directly address whether she had plastic surgery but said, ″Among the stories that come out amid much interest, there are words that hurt, but I try not to get hurt myself,″ and added, ″I hope there will be an opportunity to show my true self in the future.″