THIS K-pop trainee-turned-actress is making headlines after winning "Miss Korea Seoul"! Seven years after she joined PD101, the beauty queen was shocked by how her visuals upgraded!

Kim Jisung Crowned 'Miss Korea Seoul' 2023

Kim Jisung, a former "Produce 101" trainee turned actress is now a beauty queen!

On May 21, the once idol aspirant made headlines after she revealed a photo of herself being crowned as one of the winners at the "Miss Korea Seoul" competition!

Wearing her ivory dress, Jisung amassed applause from her Instagram followers after showing off her crown and sash with the title, "Miss Korea Seoul."

In particular, Kim Jisung became the main character of "Beauty" at the "67th Miss Korea Miss Seoul Contest" held at the Centennial Memorial Hall of Dongduk Women's University in Seoul on the 20th.

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Aside from beauty, she also flaunted her dance skills as one of her talents during the pageant, dancing to BLACKPINK's "Kill This Love."

Kim Jisung Past Activities: Die.A, 'Produce 101,' Acting Debut, Almost Debut in Girl's Day

Jisung is a former member of the pre-debut team Die.A under HappyFace Entertainment launched in 2016. Unfortunately, the team wasn't able to debut officially after she and other members left the company.

Ahead of their parting ways, she first joined Mnet's "Produce 101," which created the team I.O.I. At the broadcast, her evaluation changed from a D grade to a B grade, thanks to her splendid dance skills. She made it until Episode 5 and was eventually eliminated, ranking 68th.

Meanwhile, at the time, she also joined the program with her younger sister Kim Hong Eun. Shockingly, both sisters joined the pageant together as well, expressing their desire to become the "ending fairy" of Miss Korea Seoul 2023.

The six candidates then who passed the preliminary round in Seoul will finally be able to represent the city in the 67th Miss Korea Selection Competition to be held in October.

Jisung was born in 1996. She majored in practical dance at the School of Performing Arts School, and majored in theater at Chung-Ang University.

She is known to have been a trainee for seven years and was a candidate for the debut group of the group Girl's Day, but wasn't able to debut.

After "Produce 101," she quit being an idol and pursued an acting career, appearing in various dramas including "School 2017" "Eulachacha Waikiki," "Miss Hammurabi," Anna, Marie" and more.

Attention is focused on whether Kim Jisung will be able to achieve good results in the Miss Korea finals to be held in October.

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Written by Eunice Dawson.