After being crowned the 62nd Miss Korea, 23-year-old Soo Min Kim received so much hate from netizens that she was forced to temporarily close her Instagram account.
Kim, who represented Gyeonggi in the annual beauty pageant in Seoul on Wednesday, received a scholarship and cash prize worth $90,000 in total.
“Thank you for the honorable prize. I will continue to work hard,” Kim was quoted as saying during the pageant.
While her victory drove some social media users to her accounts to congratulate her, many netizens flooded her Instagram with criticisms and hateful messages berating her for her looks, Nate reports.
Soo Min Kim, who dreams of becoming an international reporter, studied international business at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania and majored in international management. Her hobbies include dancing, singing and impersonating voices.
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