Korea may finally have a winner! The site, Global Beauties, has chosen the stunning Miss Korea, Honey Lee, as its Miss Universe! Ms. Honey Lee (94.58 points) won by a hair - 0.01 -over Miss Venezuela, Ly Jonaitis (94.57 points). And close behind was second runner-up, Miss Japan, Riyo Mori at 93.17 points.
Yah! Korea has finally gotten its act together. A few years ago, a documentary on the making of a beauty queen- namely Miss Venezuela- aired on Korean tv, revealing that almost all the hopefuls trying out for the beauty pagnant have had numerous surgical procedures to enhance their looks - and this was not just their face, but also their bodies. The documentary interviewed all the contestants and found that only 1 did not any surgical procedures. Only 1 natural beauty! The rest were all surgically enhanced. This may not seem new to some of us, but, at the time, the program definitely created a buzz among the populace here in Korea. But I think the program had a larger impact. Perhaps, it helped to inspire Korea to create a beauty contestant worthy of the Miss Universe crown. Again, I think there is nothing wrong with enhancing what you already have. Miss Honey Lee is fortunate in that she already has the gorgeous sex-pot looks and the myriad of beauty resources to make her #1. And if she is chosen as Miss Universe on May 28, then all Koreans will rejoice!
You have our vote, girl.
Miss Universe 2007 will air live on May 28 on NBC (9pm) hosted by Vanessa Minnillo and Mario Lopez
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good luck to her and all the rest
all of the contestants are gorgeous, but im rooting for honey. the best of luck!
well, the competition is not yet finished, we still have the question and answer portion, it will be a disappointment if she wouldn’t won. but she really have the chance! ^-^
no….you are too proud of miss korea(honey lee) she’s pretty…but if i know she had many many surgical procedures done. it’s very obvious…..uhuhuhuhuhuhuh…..
miss philippines go.. go… go… gurl!
Whether she wins or not, the obligation of any Miss Korea is to marry a grandson of a Hyundai, Posco, LG, Samsugn et al founder and then divorce him in her late 30s or early 40s after the grandson is jailed for embezzlement.
i’m not surprised
she’s had my vote all along and i’m not even korean
i love this girl!!
and her dimpled smile
my comment was cut off??! O__o;;
anyways…
i hope the judges aren’t blind to see that she’s the perfect miss universe ;D
i was crushed when last year’s miss japan didn’t win…-__-*
and so what if she had surgeries? she looked like she only had sangkapul to me (you can get double eyelid without surgery but that way it’s faster =P)
she worked hard in losing weight, as we can see from her before/after pics and she actually has the brains and what’s more is that she actually has talents!!! go honey lee!! (and i love her name–mine!! =P)
She deserves to win.
she doesn’t even look korean…
and i dont get the point of a miss universe if they’re all phony and hoping for world peace…
-_____-
I wonder if hot alien women are allowed to participate in the Miss Universe pageant.
Do you know where I can watch Miss Universe online?
I still don’t find her that attractive, and I am not sure why Popseoul and others are going gaga over her.
But then perhaps the fault is in me, or in my standards. I prefer to concentrate on the face, and I prefer the traditional, Gojeonjeok Korean beauty. Someone like Han Seongjoo from ‘94 (I think) has a far more appealing Korean face. Heck, even Kim Sarang has a prettier face than this “honey.”
she doesn’t look THAT Korean to me…her westernization is too obvious! Blah~!
gaek- the fault is in you
Popseoul,
We getting testy today, eh? Ad hominem and pithy!
She’s beautiful but I’m not feeling her swim wear, the Han Bok is way better. There’s so many chance that she’ll win, but I’m silently betting over neighbor country Miss Japan.
Gaek — Just “shhh”.
i’m sorry but i have to agree with Ley. when i first saw her, i was shocked when i was told she’s korean.
nothing about her features shouts korean to me.
but then again in her interview, she really shows her korean side.
to answer your question gaek, koreans just like to brag a lot
sorry if i offend, but its true
i beg your pardon!.. what do u mean koreans like to brag!!! i think u are being shallow!!
im not shallow, its just true
you act like shes the only asian in the competion, when shes not
man, she really is the most beautiful i must admit
dfksdtyiyuouioiup- first of all, weird name lol. but ive seen most of the asian contestants and the only ones that stand out are korea and japan to me..and dont worry we are definetly not the only country that loves to brag..
Honey is definetly the most gorgeous contestant out of all the women in the pictures but I wonder if she changed her name coz she is supposed to be representing KOREA with the name HONEY, LOL!
KOREA MADE TOP 15 ON MISS UNIVERSE!!! ill update news later or popseoul might..
http://img177.imageshack.us/my.php?image=otrc3.jpg
is another link she’s had no plastic surgery, it looks like a completely natural progress to me.
ha-nui means warm wind from the east in pure korean or something like that, all the pure korean words are very pretty, the words that sound chinese are actually chinese-based, but most words have also pure korean origin..
param=wind in korean, but if you were to make it into a complex word (like some complicated words in english having latin roots) then you must use the chinese +” poong” so in chinese characters it might be called “seopoong” but she chose the pretty name hanui..
she explained about her name in some clip i watched, it’s a pretty korean name
KOREA MADE TOP 10!
go jane! you are my only real time source.. hehehe..
MISS USA FELL ON HER BUTT DURING THE EVENING GOWNS!! how embarassing…im still waiting for the cuts..
wow- this is great jane! You are our live feed!
KOREA MADE TOP 5!!! OMGGGGG lol
along with japan, USA, brazil, and venezuela.
oh yeah im just watching the tv not actually live…lol.
5) USA 4) Korea 3) Venezuela 2) Brazi 1) Japan
omg..japan won! im so dissapointed..
ohh no you are watching it live. lol.
the only way i am find out is through the miss universe website. and they release it as they announce it on the show.
wow. korea really surprised me.
if she takes this she will be the first korean to win. =)
ohhhhh
Ahh!! JAPAN WON!! >_
Korea should’ve won but her answer to the final question was stupid..costed her the crown I think but at least an asian girl won for once, usually all the south americans take it and one more thing, USA got booed and she fell hahahaha the crowd was mean
so sad, Ms. Japan won already… although I thought Korea will win
thanks guys- at least Korea was in the top 5…. from nothing to top 5, that’s quite a feat!
anyways, let’s cheer up cause Korea won the National Costume Award
yeah i think her answer to the last question cost her the crown or at least the top 3..she shouldnt have said the wallet full of money thing, the beginning of her answer was fine but she screwed it up at the end. oh well korea fighting!
i think she could’ve won if not for her answer to the final question. i don’t understand the korean language but was her answer translated to english properly? i found the “it’s good to have a wallet that never dries up” bit really strange…
yah- agreed - even if she was into money- that’s baaaahhhd and definitely cost her the crown
Hmmm…she ain’t no. 1…but she qualified for the top 5, and that’s pretty good. Congratulations to her.
i think she said “endless supply of water that never dries up” like for the third world countries. i was really suprised japan won.
oh, and also jane: i think it was japan, venezuala, korea, usa and then brazil, cause they started with fourth runner up. did anyone else think it was rude how the crowd was boo-ing USA?
pinkypoop- no it was definitely endless money in a wallet (for something?) ok this was the order: japan, brazil, venezuela, extremely rude, but i was cracking up myself so i guess im being hypocritical. but if i was there i wouldnt have booed but cheered her on.
woah something happened to my comment…popseoul.com always does this to me.. oh well i hope you get the gist of what im trying to say.
i was hoping that korea would win and that Japan will not get anything. i didnt like Japan because she and her manager were bad-mouthing other contestants before the awards night… gahhh. miss japan. stupid. but oh well.
o, oops sorry my bad, yea brazil was second which jusy baffles me more…
i haven’t watched yet the whole pageant..coz i missed the telecast this morning,but there is still telecast on 8:30..wooo00h!miss japan made it!!!she’s worth of the title and the crown..she got the looks,talents,brain.she’s my bet anyway..and also miss korea..but miss japan is prettier and i’ve read from the miss universe official website thatmiss japan started dancing since she was 4 yrs old and her mother has a dance school in tokyo..wow!!!
i adore Honey Lee for she made it up to top 5, and even 3rd runner up.
the Ms USA’s slip was sort of scripted.. Maybe, she just did that for the judges to be impressed to her. Dream on, loser!
Miss Korea was prettier than Miss Japan, but all in all, I’m just happy that an Asian won. =D Congratulations to Miss Japan. The Japanese must be going wild right now!
sexychikita you are dumb cow. pls go back to whore island from whence you came!
^ that type of rudeness is unnecessary and uncalled for, over
As for the pageant, I’m a bit dissappointed Honey didn’t win, she certianly was was a standout in a field of very beautiful and talented women. A top 3 (or was it 5?) finish is nothing to be ashame about. I also agree with some of the others here that at least the winner is another asian, instead of the usual caucasian and hispanic winners.
For next years contest I nominate lee Hyori as Korea’s representative. A true beauty with proven talent and smarts, you can’t go wrong
what makes honey doesn’t look korean enough is her makeup
but you gotta admit she was the most beautiful asian girl up there on the stage tonight (it just aired her where i live)!!
but seriously she could’ve won it if she didn’t get that question!!!!!!!!
who the hell asks about superpowers at a beauty pageant?!!?!? i know her answer was stupid (i was like wtf when watching–couldn’t have been the interpreter’s mistake, could it?) but the question itself wasn’t the best….arghh X3 i’m so pissed cause miss japan is UGLY seriously and i know for sure she didn’t get her face done but still…she got lucky with her question…(but her dress rocks)
and miss USA!!! i can’t believe she made it to the top 5 i mean like, she FELL!! on her butt!! -___________-
haha ms. korea had a very blunt answer.. isnt all typical high maintainance korean girls love money ….lol
but i am glad japan won too cos everything is NATURAL~ and she has this motivation and goals in life … and smart things to say .. rather than making herself all pretty it up…i routed for japan.. even though i am filipino canadian..
there was a mistranslation. the translator screwed up.
to han:
honey had the perfect question and blew it!
she could have answered to have the power to heal ppl or something like that, but no she asked for money!
wtf
I LOVE U HONEY LEE
she didn’t blow it. The translator was the one who blew it. Honey actually said she wished for a wallet that never ran out of money so she can help others thru missionary work. The translator made it sound like her desire was for more material wealth, which was incorrect. The translators mistake could’ve cost Honey the crown.
christianpete
i think she did blow it, as much as i hate to agree with what dfksdtyiyuouioiup said
having a wallet that never runs out of money so she could help others isn’t really a type of superpower, is it?
damn that james guy for coming up with that question! =P
dfksdtyiyuouioiup
yeah…maybe she was too nervous to think of an answer like that in just a few secs…and i’m pretty sure she never expected a question like that -___-
whitecoco
i know miss japan deserved to win cause i was blown away with her answer to her question too but it’s just that…i think last year’s miss japan was awesome (and gorgeous!) and she only got runner up…=/ everytime i root for someone they just never win…
imagine a superhero named Walletgirl, with a powerful wallet that can fully fund research that finds a cure for AIDS, a solution for global warming, and other ills plaguing the world. All without using tax payer money!! Now thats a superpower to me
….no not even Spiderman or Superman have found a solution to world hunger, that wouldn’t be a problem for our Walletgirl.
it was lucky for ms korea to got into top 15,top 15, and finally into top 5!she deserved it..she’s beautiful..miss japan really desrves it and she’s my bet then before..miss brazil is so hot!!haha!!she’s got the sexyness..and the looks!!LOL!!!she has this very smart answer..that what is important is to follow what you think is right..something like that,i can’t remember what was her exact answer..i thought she could win the title..but since most latinas almost get the crown,give chance to others..specially to asians!!!because we could do much better,with pur natural beauty,talent and charisma!!!go go!!XP
i saw on the news ms japan won. . .TT___TT
christianpete
walletgirl? hahahah that cracks me up XD
but all she said’s making sense now…too bad you weren’t one of the judges that night…or the translator =P
i love honey lee
Now hearing the translation of what she actually said makes sense what a dumb translator, see you should never depend on anyone besides yourself..I love Honey Lee!
i like miss korea. i thought she’d win. she probably would, if only the question had more depth…superpower??? duuuh. it would have been more fair if all of them were asked the same question, like before. this aside, m curious as to whether honey lee is a natural beauty? and if not, it’d be nice to see her before photos.
just curious, why are the spellings different?
i mean how do you discern between using oo or u? or using u or eong? or using y or a? or using yu or ryeo? or using k or g? or using j or z or ch? or ee or ui?
and how do you know which spellings to combine with which spellings?
for ex, joo ji hoon - ju ji hun. KIM JUNG HUN - KIM JEONG HOON. song hye kyo - song hae gyo. JUNG RYU WON - JEONG RYEO WON. jo in sung - zo in sung or cho in sung. KANG HYE JUNG - GANG HYE JEONG. lee ha nee - lee ha nui.
coz sometimes it’s hard to google search.
i love her. she’s so beautiful!
WOW!!
SHE’s so beautiful..
Indeed Korea’s Finest..
i uploaded a .rar file with some nice miss korea pictures, including a few HQ wallpapers. Enjoy!
http://www.mediafire.com/?byam2y1gwzd
i love you Honey!!!
no no no….japan is the very deserving for that crown,not korea,i watch the paegent and miss korea is not very good of her answer in the question in answer portion,,and i saw she is not sexy,….this is my opinion..
Alyssa,
I don’t think anyone will try to argue that the crown should be taken away from Miss Japan and given to Miss Korea. I think she would make a great Miss Universe. BUT when you said “miss korea is not very good of her answer in the question in answer portion,,and i saw she is not sexy” i think you are TOTALLY MISTAKEN. First of all, the translator MADE A MISTAKE in translating Honey’s answer!!!! Just look around on this website to learn about the huge error that he made. Second, how can you say Honey is not sexy? How is having a fit lean 5′9 body, with long legs and beautiful soft flowing hair, an uplifting smile, and a warm friendly glow not sexy? She is probably the most charming, sweet, charismatic contestant of all of them. She has that girl next door feel. She seems to be the very sexy girl who also happens to be your close friend. When i watched her i felt she was very warm and genuine and she had an aura about her where you felt like you could approach her and actually talk to her. How is that not sexy? I LOVE YOU HONEY!!!!
I was sooo cheering for Honey Lee!!! Although Miss Japan is beautiful too…I totally fell in love with Miss Korea’s smile. ^_^ I’d do ANYTHING to have dimples like her!!!
@ Derek88 I totally agree with you! Miss Honey Lee of Korea is all of what you said and more! She is stunningly, blindingly BEAUTIFUL!!!
Kay,
I’m very happy you love Honey too! Let’s continue to support Honey!
you know what i especially liked? I liked how Honey blew kisses to the crowd after she was selected top 15. How’s that for sweet and charming!
does she have an official blog?
i want to marry u MS. Korea
you can’t because she’s my number one honey! I love you Honey!!!
ms.korea deserve to win the pageant to b honest! and thats i find her extraordinary among her fellas! go honey!
go ASIAN BEAUTIES!! we rock!! hell yah!
does honey looks like song hye kyo(autum in my heart and full-house)?????!!!
comments nmn jan frndz!!!???hehe
who cares…… Honey Lee too much surgery. Japan won and she is all natural.
Is Miss Japan really “natural” or are people just saying that? I haven’t seen any before and after pics of her - so all this rattling on about “too much surgery” seems like a lot of bullshit without any comparison pics.
In any case, Miss Korea doesn’t look like she got much done really….she hasn’t changed much.
If there is no ample proof from a credible source that she got plastic surgery then why speculate on the issue? People still chnage from their teens into early 20’s. And make-up can do wonders for your appearance. She is an incredibly beautful girl…and it is pretty much reckless to assume that she already had surgery done…let alone the reason why she went so far in the competiton. She should have went farther I might add if she had a competent translator.Even the parts the translator got right sounded choppy and confusing. Hope to see more of her…Love U Honey Lee
she is really beautiful, i just wish she looked more ASIAN and less western.
shes gorgeous ! but i totally agree with cindy. how can you represent a country but like not look like youre from it
unless theyre naturally born looking like that. 
just a personal opinion ^____^
^ what country does Honey looks like shes from? she looks very asian to me.
I wonder who that 1 person is that confessed that she didn’t have surgery?
wow! at first i really have my cards laid on MS KOREA and MS JaPAN…coz i find her beauty stunning and elegant..
CONGRATS ms JAPAN for winning this year’s MS UNIVERSE..
WAit. For serious? She’s the only one who didn’t have surgery? But I thought Koreans are so picked on for their plastic surgeries…
-sLaVe
she looks 1/2 korean 1/2 caucasian
I wish everybody would stop saying stuffs about honey Lee that she had plastic surgery and so on.. cuz if you look at the pic of her when she was younger, she just looks the same as now.
Honey Lee Is very beautiful among The respective winners Also Miss Philippines,Miss Indonesia,Miss India,Miss Estonia,Miss USA,Miss Japan,Miss Brazil,Miss Venezuela,Miss Spain,Miss Israel,Miss Thailand,Miss Aruba,Miss Albania,Miss Angola.
Honey Lee takes the crown from Jessica Alba and Angelina Jolie as the World’s Most Beautiful Woman!
“it[surgery] helped to inspire Korea to create a beauty contestant worthy of the Miss Universe crown”
that’s disgusting