Honey Lee
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| Honey Lee Beauty pageant titleholder |
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| Birth name: | Lee Ha-Nui |
| Birthdate: | March 2, 1983 |
| Birth location: | Seoul, South Korea |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Eye color: | brown |
| Hair color: | black |
| Weight: | 51 kg (110 lb) |
| Title(s): | Miss Korea 2006 Miss Universe 2007 (3rd runner up) |
| Major Competition(s): | Miss Korea 2006 (winner) |
Lee Ha-Nui (Hangul: 이하늬[1], born March 2, 1983), better known as Honey Lee in the Western media, is a South Korean graduate student and gayageum player who represented her country at the Miss Universe 2007 pageant in Mexico City.
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[edit] Background
Lee is the middle child of two daughters and one son. Her father is a high-ranking official with the National Intelligence Service[2]. Her mother is a professor at Ewha Women's University and was in March designated a "living cultural asset" in the field of gayageum (Korean zither) music.[3] Honey, like her mother, is also a gayageum player, along with her older sister. She has been involved in volunteer work for UNICEF, Compassion and World Vision.[4]
[edit] Miss Korea 2006
Lee competed in the 50th Miss Korea pageant, which she won. She graduated from the Seoul National University, with honors, after taking up Korean traditional music. She is currently a graduate student in the same university.[5]
[edit] Miss Universe 2007
For the portion in which all the contestants enter clad in national costumes, Lee wore the female hanbok, reminiscent of the style of the recent 2006 KBS drama Hwang Jin-i. She was also carrying a janggu with her when she wore her costume. Her question in the Question and Answer portion was asked by James Kyson Lee, who is also Korean. Lee finished in the top 5 as 3rd runner-up. She ended Korea's nineteen-year drought in the Miss Universe Finals. The last Miss Korea to be a finalist in Miss Universe was Yun-jeong Jang, winning 1st runner-up in 1988.
[edit] Post-Miss Universe
Honey Lee is set to co-host Real Time TV Entertainment, on the national TV network SBS, a 12-year-old show focusing on show business, beginning July 18.[6] She is now an endorsed model for Tommy Hilfiger Korea[7] and DAKS at Vogue.[8] She has been advertising for a series SK Telecom's campaign for CF[9] and prints[10]. CT&T entrusted her as public affairs person[11].
[edit] Trivia
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- She also holds a 3rd degree black belt in Taekwondo, is a scuba diver, and a competitive skier.[12]
- She is friends with actress Kim Tae Hee and Lee called herself "Kim Tae Hee's Bodyguard" when they were studying in Seoul National University[13]
- She is a professional player of Gayageum and has released 4 CDs and played in more than 25 countries worldwide, including concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York City.[14]
- She was selected Miss Grand Slam 2007 by Global Beauties.[15]
[edit] References
- ^ http://search.d.paran.com/cgi-bin/irs.cgi?q=이하늬#
- ^ 미스유니버스4위
- ^ Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea
- ^ Lee Honey 3rd Runnerup in Miss Universe(The Korea Times)
- ^ 스포츠한국 : 이하늬 '월드미스' 도전은 이미 시작됐다
- ^ http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2877856
- ^ 이하늬, 힐피거 데님 뮤즈로 선정 : 야후! 미디어 - 세상을 만나는 창
- ^ donga.com[뉴스]-이하늬 ‘신비 소녀’ 변신… “미스코리아는 잊어주세요”
- ^ YouTube - Miss Korea 2006 Honey Lee in SK Telecom ad
- ^ donga.com[뉴스]-이하늬 ‘도도-발랄-섹시’ 3색 변신 눈길
- ^ 영문 홍보관 > 씨티엔티뉴스 Eng > Ms.Korea and Ms.Universe,Lee Ha ni was entrusted to public affairs person by CT&T
- ^ Miss Universe 2007: KOREA - Interview
- ^ 일간스포츠
- ^ Miss Universe 2007: KOREA - Interview
- ^ Global Beauties
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Kim Ju-Hee |
Miss Korea 2007 |
Succeeded by Lee Ji-Sun |
