[The Chosun Ilbo, January 21 2008] Korea’s First Ford Supermodel Winner Speaks Out

"People here says I'm 'beautiful' or 'perfect.’ I never thought so in Korea. All the praise makes me feel I'm pretty..." The speaker was the winner of the Ford Supermodel of the World contest Kang Seung-hyun (21), a freshman in the modeling department at Dongduk Women’s University. Kang is the first Asian winner in the contest's 25-year history. She competed against contestants from some 50 countries. Calling her the 'pearl of the Orient', the U.S. media praised her looks and walk as the best.