Sun Lee
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Lee Ji-sun also known as Sun Lee in the Western media, is a South Korean who attended Parsons The New School for Design
. She is the reigning Miss Korea 2007 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2008
pageant held in Nha Trang
, Vietnam
with 79 other delegates.
as a Peace Ambassador for the World Trade Centers Association.
, with the director of Miss Universe Japan Ines Ligron
. Ligron was responsible for the training of former Miss Universe 2007 Riyo Mori
and 1st runner up of 2006 Kurara Chibana
. In spite being favoured by numerous pageant sites as a potential semifinalist, Ligron's claim that Lee had a shot at the crown, and her determination to do well in the pageant, she was ultimately unplaced on the final night.
Parsons The New School for Design
Parsons The New School For Design, known colloquially as Parsons, is the art and design college of The New School university. It is located in New York City's Greenwich Village, and has produced artists and designers such as Marc Jacobs, Dean and Dan Caten, Norman Rockwell, Donna Karan, Jane...
. She is the reigning Miss Korea 2007 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2008
Miss Universe 2008
Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Crown Convention Center in the Diamond Bay Resort, Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008...
pageant held in Nha Trang
Nha Trang
Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khanh Hoa province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bounded on the North by Ninh Hoà district, on the East by the South China Sea, on the South by Cam Ranh town and on the West by Diên Khánh district...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
with 79 other delegates.
Miss Korea 2007
Lee competed in the 51st Miss Korea pageant, which she won. Lee donated 100% of her Miss Korea winnings to a charity fund for the elderly. Lee has also spent 3 days in North KoreaNorth Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
as a Peace Ambassador for the World Trade Centers Association.
Miss Universe 2008
Prior to the pageant, Lee underwent training, alongside Hiroko MimaHiroko Mima
is a fashion model, athlete, beauty queen,and Miss Universe Japan 2008.-Biography:Mima currently attends Nihon University and her major is physical education. Mima suffers from a bone marrow disease that left the right side of her body incapacitated for three months at 13 years old and a nerve...
, with the director of Miss Universe Japan Ines Ligron
Ines Ligron
Ines Ligron, a native of Montpellier, France, is the former director of Miss Universe Japan, an organization that has been described as "Japan's beauty queen factory."-Early life:...
. Ligron was responsible for the training of former Miss Universe 2007 Riyo Mori
Riyo Mori
is a Japanese dance instructor and model who won the Miss Universe 2007 title in May 2007.-Early life:...
and 1st runner up of 2006 Kurara Chibana
Kurara Chibana
, a Japanese model, born on March 27, 1982, is a native of Naha City . She competed in Miss Universe 2006 and ended up as the 1st Runner-up.-Miss Universe 2006:...
. In spite being favoured by numerous pageant sites as a potential semifinalist, Ligron's claim that Lee had a shot at the crown, and her determination to do well in the pageant, she was ultimately unplaced on the final night.