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2008 Miss Korea Atlanta

Photos of the 2008 Miss Korea Atlanta beauty pageant held in Duluth.

A contestant returns backstage after the first round.

Misuk Pak (right) arranges her daugher Jina Park's dress. Jina is a student at Georgia State University.

Sophia Kim, 19, cries as her name is named Miss Korea Atlanta Jin.

Jain Kim, left, and Sophia Kim, right, hold hands as they wait for the winner to be announced.

Sun-A Kim, 21, returns backstage after the first round. She had to introduce her self in Korean and said her best merit is her nice posterior, thanks to her mother.

Sophia Kim, right, reacts as she is crowned "Miss Korea Atlanta Jin" as Jain Kim, left, looks on. Both advance to the 2008 Miss Korea national beauty contest held in Korea.

Contestants walk on stage during the swimsuit competition. More than 600 people attended the pageant.

Contestants hold hands as they wish good luck to each other before the pageant begins.

Won Suk Lee (left) comforts Joori Im as she cries because following her performance. Im is a Georgia Perimeter College student and entered the contest because she believed it would be a positive experience.

Make-up artist Eui Jung Hwang, left and hair stylist Sun Ok Lee prepare contestant Jain Kim for the show. The event was open to Korean-Americans 18-25, who live in Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. Eight people entered and the top two advanced to the finals in Korea.

2008 Miss Korea Atlanta Jin Sophia Kim (right), 19, reacts as her cousin Meekyung Im (second from right) congratulates her.

The 2008 Miss Korea Atlanta beauty pageant was held in Duluth Friday night. Jain Kim (left), 18, practices her scripts before the contest begins. Her dream is to be the first Korean-American CNN main anchor.

Three crowd members cheer during a contestant's interview.

Ji Hyung Chong sings in the talent portion of the show.

Sun-A Kim (left), gets foot massage from her mother Hyoni Kim (right) before the contest begins.

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A contestant returns backstage after the first round.

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