Joori Kim placed among the top 20 finalists of Miss World Beach Beauty competition which took place at Zimbali Resort, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa on 25 November 2009 and won 1st runner up in the Miss World Talent competition. At Miss World 2009, she placed in the final Top 16, and won Beauty Queen of Asia & Oceania. Korea's last placement was Oh Eun-young in 2005. She later placed in the top 100 at Miss Grand Slam and finished in 56th place due to her semifinal position in Miss World.






