10 things about Miss Universe South Korea 2024 Ariel Han

Ariel Han (한아리엘) won the ninth edition of Miss Universe Korea. She represented South Korea in the 73rd edition of Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Han is a South Korean beauty queen from Seoul, South Korea. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She speaks Korean and English.
2. She is the 70th beauty queen to represent South Korea in Miss Universe.
3. She was born in 2002.
4. From 2021 to 2025, she attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, New York, United States where she earned a bachelor’s degree in fashion business management.
5. In 2022, she visited Italy.
6. In 2024, she visited Mexico and Thailand.
7. She was a Miss Korea 2024 candidate.
8. She won Miss Universe Korea 2024.
9. She was a Miss Universe 2024 candidate.
10. In 2025, she visited Japan.

TIMELINE

Han is an advocate for environmental sustainability and she is into racing, shooting and traveling. Her Miss Universe 2024 roommate was Charlotte Lucille Chia of Singapore.

2021

• On August 30, 2021, she entered the Fashion Institute of Technology.

2022

• In February 2022, she joined IVY Magazine Club at FIT SUNY Korea as a fashion model.
• In March 2022, she was a backstage helper at The Look of the Year in Milan, Italy.

2024

• On July 21, 2024, she was one of the six among the 36 applicants selected at the IVEX Studio in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi, South Korea as Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon’s Miss Korea 2024 candidates.
• In August 2024, she traveled to Bangkok, Thailand.
• She withdrew from Miss Korea 2024, which was won by Kim Chae-won at the COEX Auditorium in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on September 24, 2024.
• On September 30, 2024, she competed against 31 other Miss Universe Korea 2024 candidates in Seoul and won the title.
• On October 11, 2024, she said in an interview with The Korea Herald in Seoul, “I believe what is most Korean is also most universal. Rather than being self-conscious and trying to mold myself for an international audience, I think it’s best to just be my natural Korean self.”
• On November 7, 2024, she and her fellow Miss Universe 2024 candidates Kaya Chakrabortty, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên and Nominzul Zandan participated in an event that celebrated Japanese cuisine at Tokoya Nigiri Bar in Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City.
• On November 12, 2024, she wore a 클라라웨딩 dress during her closed-door interview with the Miss Universe 2024 judges at the InterContinental Presidente Hotel in Miguel Hidalgo.
• On November 14, 2024, she wore a hanbok crafted by 금단제 in the Miss Universe 2024 national costume competition at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City.
• On November 16, 2024, she represented South Korea at Miss Universe 2024 and competed against 124 other candidates at the Arena CDMX. She was unplaced.
• On November 25, 2024, she traveled from Incheon to Bangkok.
• On December 7, 2024, she traveled to Phuket, Thailand.

2025

• On January 1, 2025, she welcomed the new year in Phuket.
• In May 2025, she graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology and traveled to Osaka, Japan.
• In June 2025, she traveled to Tokyo, Japan.
• On September 25, 2025, she crowned Miss Universe Korea 2025 Lee Soo Yeon.