"Iron Lady of the Fashion World"... First-Generation Model Jung So-mi Passes Away Amid Waves of Condolences

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Jung So-mi (Jung Young-sook), a first-generation Korean fashion model, has passed away at the age of 69.

On the 28th, Jung So-mi, a fashion model and fashion show director, passed away.

The deceased debuted as a first-generation fashion model and later worked as a fashion show director for over 40 years. In 2022, she founded the Korea Fashion Model Art Association, a non-profit organization, and served as its first president.

Fashion designer Hwang Jae-geun expressed his condolences on his personal account on the 29th, stating, "She was a person who always greeted us with 'Hello' in the same voice and with her trademark pink hair, no matter where or when we met her. Director Jung So-mi commanded the fashion show stage with her firm convictions and insight. She was an iron lady of the fashion world who always inspired respect with her energy that could not be tamed even by illness, her conviction to love fashion, and her readiness to shake up Fashion Week. I remember her as the most stylish and beautiful person when she expressed her emotions felt on the stage with a heart that loved the stage. We offer our deepest condolences for the repose of the deceased."

The deceased's funeral procession was held on the 30th.

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