Lee Ji-sun
(born April 6, 1983), 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.
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 Korea
as a Peace Ambassador for the World Trade Centers Association.
Prior
to the pageant, Lee underwent training, alongside Hiroko Mima, 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.
