The '2026 High1 Resort Asia Model Festival - Face of Korea Rising' was held on the afternoon of the 24th at the High1 Resort Convention Center in Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do.

Kim Soyul, who won the Coupang First Petit Coupang Award at the event, posed for photos with Eom Kyung-ok, CEO of Coupang First Petit Coupang, after the award ceremony.

The winners selected as Face of Korea Rising representatives will have the opportunity to compete as South Korean representatives on the international 'FACE OF ASIA' stage in November, where representative models from 27 Asian countries will compete.

The event was co-hosted by the Asia Model Festival Organizing Committee (Chairman Yang Eui-sik, AMFOC) and the Korea International Cultural Exchange Promotion Agency (President Park Chang-sik, KOFICE), and sponsored by High1 Resort and the Korea Makeup Professional Exchange Association (Chairman Ahn Mi-ryeo).

The '2026 High1 Resort Asia Model Festival' is a global festival that brings together models, fashion, beauty, and cultural content from South Korea and other Asian countries. Through various programs such as Face of Korea, Face of Asia, Asia Open Collection, and Asia Model Awards, it is leading the development of the Asian modeling industry and the globalization of K-fashion and K-beauty.

Meanwhile, the main event of the 21st High1 Resort Asia Model Festival is scheduled to be held from November 18 to 22 at the Kangwon Land High1 Resort Convention Center.

Photo = Asia Model Festival Organizing Committee