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

At the event, Yang So-hyun received the honor of the Doctor Evers Award. Yang So-hyun commemorated the meaningful moment with a commemorative photo alongside Nam Ki-jin, Director of Doctor Evers Gangnam branch.

Awardees selected as Face of Korea Rising representatives earn the right to compete as South Korean representatives on the international stage of 'FACE OF ASIA' in November, where representative models from 27 Asian countries will compete. Yang So-hyun is also expected to take the stage.

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 Occupation Exchange Association (Chairman Ahn Mi-ryeo).

The '2026 High1 Resort Asia Model Festival' is a global festival that brings together models and fashion, beauty, and cultural content from South Korea and other Asian nations. Through diverse 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.