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Kang Ho Sun beat over 30 other competitors to win Mister International Korea 2023 in a national competition held on Monday, August 28 Sky Art Hall in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. The 33-year-old semiconductor engineer succeeds last year's winner Kim Hee Won and will now represent Korea at Mister International 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand on September 17. Talking about his upcoming stint on the international stage, shortly after the national final, he shared that there is a bit of pressure but he sees it as a great opportunity. Alongside the new Mister International Korea, eight more winners have been declared consisting of Mister Supranational Korea 2024 Jang Tae Hyeon, Mister Global Korea 2023 Lim Jeong Yun, and Man of the World Korea 2024 Jung Hae Won. Seok Bo Geun, Hwang Jun Sung, Jo Seong Hyeon, Lee Ji Hoon, and Ko Jun Hyeok were respectively awarded the titles Man of the Year Korea, Mister Grand Korea, Man Hot Star Korea, Mister Cosmopolitan Korea, and Mister Friendship International Korea

Jim Wok Kim of Korea was proclaimed Man of the World 2023 on Friday, June 16 at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater in Makati, Philippines. The 28-year-old fashion and fitness enthusiast from Seoul bested 23 other competitors to win the international title. He succeeds last year's winner Aditya Khurana of India. Hong Kong's Henry Wong was named first runner-up while James Reggie Vidal of the Philippines, Robert Alexander Espaillat of Puerto Rico, and Kim Khanh Lam of Vietnam were declared the second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. Rounding out the Top 10 were Jeremias Toco (Angola), Honza Balšán (Czech Republic), Jonathan Liaw (Malaysia), Henry San (Myanmar), and Bishal Katwal of Nepal. The rest of the Top 20 were the representatives from Cape Verde, Cuba, Nigeria, Singapore, Spain, the United States, and Venezuela. Prior to winning the second Man of the World title for his country, Jim participated in Mister International Korea 2022 where he placed second runner-u

Mister International Korea 2022 Kim Hee Won will be Korea's representative in the upcoming Mister Global 2022 competition in Chiang Mai, Thailand. In a post on social media, the model and former K League professional football player who won Mister International Korea in August last year shared a photo carrying the Korean flag during his departure at Incheon International Airport. "I have already arrived in Chiang Mai and I will show you a good performance during the competition. Please show a lot of support," he wrote in his caption. The 8th Mister Global final will be held this February 11 at the Royal Park Rajapruek in the mountainous northern Thai city of Chiang Mai. Over 40 handsome men from around the world are currently vying for the coveted title. Korea previously won the international pageant once with Kim Jongwoo in 2019. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mister Global (@officialmisterglobal) Photos: Kim Hee Won / Instagram RELATED

Kim Hee Won was named Mister International Korea 2022 in a national competition held on Monday, August 29 in Seoul. The 28-year-old model and former football player from Jinju bested 33 other contestants to win the national title. Lee Yong Woo and Kim You Soo were the first runners-up; Kim Jon Wook, Yoo Byeong Eun, and Hong Seok Jin were the second runners-up; and Kim Sang Hun and Lee Won Young were the third runners-up. The new Mister International Korea and the runners-up are expected to represent their country at various international male pageants such as Mister International, Mister Supranational, Mister Global, Man of the World, Mister National Universe and Man of the Year. This year's competition was the 10th anniversary of the Mister International Korea pageant. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 김희원 (@knan_4703) Photos: Studio AAVEC / Mister International Korea, Kim Hee Won / Instagram