 Noe handed the crown, valued at $100,000, over to Burmese authorities in Myanmar, but refused to have the crown returned to South Korea until she received a formal apology.The organization formally accused Noe of defamation in September 2015.Noe was selected as one of fourteen finalists for the fourth season of "Asia's Next Top Model" in 2016, becoming the first representative from Myanmar to participate in the series.