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Rising third-year Carisse (CJ) Zepeda, a design media arts student, spent only two days designing a bikini for rising third-year Lily Chaeyoun Kim to wear in the Miss Korea USA pageant. (Courtesy of Danny Lee)

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DESMA student wins Miss Korea USA pageant rocking design from fellow Bruin

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Lily Chaeyoun Kim never considered participating in a pageant until she was approached by a Korean designer at a hair salon in October. The designer happened to be sitting next to Kim at the salon and asked her to model for her in Los Angeles Fashion Week.

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DESMA student wins Miss Korea USA pageant rocking design from fellow Bruin

By Polina Cherezova

July 8, 2018 10:53 p.m.