Miss Grand Japan
Formation | August 24, 2015 |
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Founder | Eriko Yoshii |
Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Tokyo |
Location | |
Official language | Japanese |
National Director | Eriko Yoshii |
Parent organization | Miss Grand Japan Co., Ltd. |
Affiliations | Miss Grand International |
Website | Official website |
Miss Grand Japan (Japanese: ミス・グランド・ジャパン) is a national female beauty pageant in Japan, held annually since 2015, aiming to select the country representative for Miss Grand International,[1] which is an annual international beauty pageant promoting World Peace and against all kinds of conflicts.[2][3] The pageant has been being organized by Miss Grand Japan Co., Ltd., headed by the first Miss Grand Japan Eriko Yoshii , since its establishment.[4]
Since its first participation at Miss Grand International in 2013, Japan holds a record of 6 placements; in 2014 – 2015, 2018 – 2020[5] and 2024.[6] The highest achievement is the fourth runner-up, obtained by Haruka Oda of Saitama in 2018.[7] Japan also won the best evening gown award in 2015[8] and the best national costume award in 2020 and 2023.
Eriko Yoshii won the Silver Grand Award in 2022[9] for being one of the top three national directors and the Golden Grand Award in 2024,[10] which is awarded for being the best national director.
History
[edit]Japan has participated in Miss Grand International since 2013. The inaugural edition of Miss Grand Japan was organized by Eriko Yoshii , Miss Grand Japan 2013, acquired the license in 2013.[1] In 2015, The first event was arranged at Happo-en in Minato, featuring 20 national finalists, of which, a 25-year-old registered nurse from Saitama, Ayaka Tanaka, was named the winner.[1] Since then, the pageant had been held annually in Greater Tokyo Area.[11][12][4]
In 2021, the original winner, Sarina Chanana of Chiba, was forced to resign due to some documents problems,[13] which caused the organizer to cancel all results of such an edition and hold the contest again to determine the replacement.[14] In 2023, Yayoi Machida won the title of Miss Grand Japan.
Edition
[edit]Location and date
[edit]The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Japan contest, since its inception in 2015.
Year | Edition | Date | Final venue | Host Prefecture | Entrants | Ref. |
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2015 | 1st | 24 Aug | Happo-en , Minato | Tokyo | 22 | [1] |
2016 | 2nd | 11 Sep | Bunka Fashion College, Shibuya | 20 |
[11] | |
2017 | 3rd | 12 Sep | Selene Studio, Minato | 8 |
[12] | |
2018 | 4th | 31 Jul | WOMB Night Club, Shibuya | 15 |
[4] | |
2019 | 5th | 16 July | Yokohama Kannai Hall, Naka-ku | Yokohama | 30 | [15] |
2020 | 6th | 11 Sep | The Grand Hall Tokyo, Minato | Tokyo | 36 | [16] |
2021 | 7th | 24 Sep | Hotel Gajoen Tokyo, Meguro | 46 |
[17] | |
— | 21 Oct | The event was virtually held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | 15 |
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2022 | 8th | 6 Aug | Yokosuka Arts Theater, Yokosuka | Kanagawa | 22 | [19] |
2023 | 9th | 16 Jul | Tokyo FM Center , Chiyoda | Tokyo | 14 | [20] |
2024 | 10th | 20 Jul | New Piea Hall, Minato | 20 |
[21] |
Competition result
[edit]Year | Miss Grand Japan | Runners-up | Ref. | |||
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1st runner-up | 2nd runner-up | 3rd runner-up | 4th runner-up | |||
2013 | Eriko Yoshii (Akita) |
No runners-up, the titleholders were appointed to the position. | [22] | |||
2014 | Mieko Takeuchi[α] (Hyōgo) |
[23] | ||||
2015 | Ayaka Tanaka (Saitama) |
Mao Kaneko (Aichi) |
Nanami Tomita (Chiba) |
— | — | [24] |
2016 | Ayaka Sato (Aichi) |
Eria Taira (Okinawa) |
Ruri Yoshida (Chiba) |
— | — | [22] |
2017 | Erika Tsuji (Kyoto) |
Arisa Katsumoto (Fukui) |
Aya Kitoya (Kumamoto) |
— | — | [25] |
2018 | Haruka Oda (Saitama) |
Rie Kuroki (Aichi) |
Kanami Tobita (Miyagi) |
— | — | [26] |
2019 | Adeline Minatoya (Nagano) |
Daina Itagaki (Fukuoka) |
Miho Omori (Kanagawa) |
Honomi Sekine (Tochigi) |
Hina Taniguchi (Osaka) |
[15] |
2020 | Ruri Saji (Saga) |
Karin Kyotan (Toyama) |
Makaha Oguma (Nara) |
Arika Wakabayashi (Tokyo) |
Yuri Koezuka (Kanagawa) |
[16] |
2021 | Sarina Chanana (Chiba) |
Kayo Kishikawa (Tokyo) |
Karen Ishigaki (Yamagata) |
— | — | [27] |
Chika Mizuno (Tokyo) |
Rika Kinoshita (Hyōgo) |
Yumiko Nishimori (Tokyo) |
Yuka Sano (Kyoto) |
Fumika Kiryu (Tokyo) |
[14] | |
2022 | Seira Inoue (Tokyo) |
Maria Nasu (Yamagata) |
Mizuki Takashima (Chiba) |
Anna Yamanouchi (Kanagawa) |
Yukino Jahana (Okinawa) |
[28] |
2023 | Yayoi Machida (Tokyo) |
Karina Yamada (Chiba) |
Yuka Oyama (Nara) |
Taeko Yoshida (Osaka) |
Yuki Furihata (Chiba) |
[29] |
2024 | Luma Naomi Shigemitsu (Aichi) |
Erika Ishibashi (Japanese Americans) |
Anna Hayakawa (Kanagawa) |
Sayo Nodake (Hokkaido) |
Miho Ogawa (Tochigi) |
[30] |
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International competition
[edit]The following is a list of Japanese representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
- Color keys
- : Declared as the winner
- : Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
- : Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
- : Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)
- : Ended as special awards winner
Year | Prefectures | Miss Grand Japan | Title | Placement | Special Awards | National Director |
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2024 | Aichi | Luma Naomi Shigemitsu[31] | Miss Grand Japan 2024 | Top 20[6] | Eriko Yoshii | |
2023 | Tokyo | Yayoi Machida[32] | Miss Grand Japan 2023 | Unplaced |
| |
2022 | Tokyo | Seira Inoue[33] | Miss Grand Japan 2022 | Unplaced | ||
2021 | Tokyo | Chika Mizuno[14] | Miss Grand Japan 2021 (RPL edition) | Unplaced | ||
Chiba | Sarina Chanana[27] | Miss Grand Japan 2021 | Resigned[17] | |||
2020 | Saga | Ruri Saji[34] | Miss Grand Japan 2020 | Top 20 |
| |
2019 | Nagano | Adeline Minatoya[35] | Miss Grand Japan 2019 | Top 20[5] | ||
2018 | Saitama | Haruka Oda[36] | Miss Grand Japan 2018 | 4th runner-up[7] | ||
2017 | Kyoto | Erika Tsuji[25] | Miss Grand Japan 2017 | Unplaced | ||
2016 | Aichi | Ayaka Sato[22] | Miss Grand Japan 2016 | Unplaced | ||
2015 | Saitama | Ayaka Tanaka[37] | Miss Grand Japan 2015 | Top 10[8] |
|
Stephen I. Diáz |
2014 | Hyōgo | Mieko Takeuchi[23] | Miss Grand Japan 2014 | Top 20 |
| |
2013 | Akita | Eriko Yoshii[22] | Miss Grand Japan 2013 | Unplaced |
Gallery
[edit]-
Naomi Shigemitsu
Miss Grand Japan 2024 -
Yayoi Machida
Miss Grand Japan 2023 -
Seira Inoue
Miss Grand Japan 2022 -
Chika Mizuno
Miss Grand Japan 2021 -
Ayaka Tanaka
Miss Grand Japan 2015
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External links
[edit]- Media related to Miss Grand Japan at Wikimedia Commons
- 2015 official website