[1] The first Miss Korea competition took place in 1957 and was sponsored by the Korean newspaper Hankook Ilbo.

Each year, approximately fifty women compete in Seoul, South Korea, and seven are selected by a panel of judges.

The winner "Jin" (진) is crowned as the official Miss Korea.

In 2022, Mina Sue Choi represented Korea at the 22nd Miss Earth pageant, which was held in Parañaque, Philippines on November 29, 2022, and eventually won the crown, making Korea's first ever victory on any of the big four international beauty pageants.

Note that the year designates the time Miss Korea has acquired that particular pageant franchise.