Yeonmi Park - Updated Mar 2024

Updated On March 20, 2024
#376
Most Popular
Boost

Birthday
Birthplace
Ryanggang, North Korea
Birth Sign
Libra

Birthday

Yeonmi Park

AZZYLAND YOUTUBE

Yeonmi Park is a very prominent figure in North Korea. Yeonmi Park is a defector, an activist. She has mainly worked against human trafficking. Following her popularity, she has been interviewed by magazines like the Guardian, the Washington Post, TEDx, etc.

Early life

Yeonmi Park was born on 4th October 1993, in Ryanggang, North Korea. This makes her 30 years old as of 2024. Her father’s name is Park Jin-Sik, and her mother is Byeon Keun-sook. But, her father was a civil servant and was later imprisoned for smuggling. While her mother is a nurse for the North Korean Army. While, she has also sisters named Eunmi, and Hyesan. She has a North Korean nationality and practices Christianity. Further, she belongs to the Asian ethnicity. According to astrology, she has Libra as her zodiac sign.

Talking about the formal educational status of Yeonmi Park, she has completed her schooling at a local school in her hometown. Later, she went on to accomplish higher studies at Dongguk University with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Human Rights. She also attended Barnard College and Columbia University School of General Studies.

Professional life

Yeonmi Park is one of the very active and prominent activists of North Korea. She has raised voices against various social problems present in the community and country. Mainly, she has worked against human trafficking and also criticized the Kim Dynasty regime and the cruelty of Kim Jong-un.

Yeonmi Park

Caption: A book by Yeonmi Park (Source: Amazon)

She initially got a taste of freedom when she watched the scenarios of other countries. She became more famous after addressing the One Young World Summit in Dublin, Ireland. There, she delivered details on her escape from North Korea, the exploitation of traffickers, and her new life. She has also released a book named To Live; A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom. Further, she has also appeared in the movie named While They Watched.

Yeonmi Park – Net worth 2024

Yeonmi is living a comfortable life with her family. Thanks to the fortune she has accumulated from her profession. Her total net worth is between $1 million – $5 million US dollars as of 2022.

Despite her popularity and fame, she has not received any brand endorsement deals as of now. However, it is possible that soon, she might start to endorse brands. 

Personal life

Moving on to the romantic and private life of Yeonmi, she is divorced. She had tied the knot with Ezekiel in 2017. The couple had a son named James on 18th March 2018. While the couple had already separated in 2020. She likes keeping her personal life profile quite low and has not given information on her relationships in the past either. While she is straight regarding gender choices. And, she does not have involvement in any kind of controversial events till today.

Yeonmi Park – Body Measurements

Yeonmi Park is very beautiful with excellent physical attributes. The social activist stands about 5 feet and 7 inches. While she weighs 52kg. While, the color of her hair is dark brown, and she has black-colored eyes. Further, talking about the overall body measurement, the number ranges to 30 inches breast, 24 inches waist, and 31 inches hips.

Yeonmi Park

Caption: Yeonmi Park lifestyle (Source: Pinterest)

Yeonmi Park – Social Media

Yeonmi is also active in social media. She has an Instagram account under the name @yeonmi_park with around 340k followers. She has a Facebook account under the name 257k followers. Moreover, she has a Twitter account under the name @YeonmiParkNK with around 108.9k followers. Further, she also has a YouTube channel under her name. The channel has around 10.6k subscribers.