Jang Yoon-jeong (born August 16, 1970 in Daegu, South Korea) is a South Korean actress, tv host and beauty pageant titleholder who was named Miss Korea 1987. She represented South Korea and was the first runner-up of the Miss Universe 1988 beauty contest. Porntip Nakhirunkanok was the winner of the competition.[1]
| Jang Yoon-jeong | |
| Hangul | 장윤정 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 張允貞 |
| Revised Romanization | Jang Yun-jeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang Yunjŏng |
Miss Universe 1988
editAfter the preliminaries, Jang Yoon-jeong was the highest-placed Asian delegate who ranked third behind the US and Dominican Republic. During the actual pageant, she placed 1st runner-up (second place) behind Thailand's Bui Simon. At the time of the Miss Universe 1988 pageant, she was a high school student studying dance. Korea has never won Miss Universe. Jang is the closest a Korean woman has come to winning since debuting in 1954. It would not be until 18 years later that a Korean woman (Lee Hanee) placed as third runner-up. Miss Universe 1988 was historic: 4 out of 5 contestants were from Asian countries, only the delegate of Mexico, Amanda Olivares was from the American region.
Filmography
editWeb series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Blooming | Park Hae-young | [2] |
References
edit- ^ Park Chung-a (June 3, 2007). "Ex-Miss Korea Tops Internet News". Korea Times. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ Jeong Hee-yeon (March 31, 2022). "배우 데뷔' 장윤정, BL 드라마 참여 "첫 경험 즐거워" [Actress Debut' Jang Yoon-jung, BL drama participation "I enjoyed my first experience] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Naver.