Miss Japan

Not to be confused with Miss Nippon or Miss Universe Japan.
Miss Japan
ミスジャパン
Formation1952–1995; 2019
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersTokyo
Location
Membership
Official language
Japanese
Senior Directors
  • Akihiro Yoshida
  • Takako Hashimura
  • Ichiro Tahara
  • Takahide Kitai
Parent organization
  • Yoshinaga
  • (1952–1995);
  • HDR Corporation (2019–present)
WebsiteOfficial website

Miss Japan (Japanese: ミスジャパン) is a national beauty pageant in Japan. The pageant first ran from 1952 to 1995 and was led by Yoshinaga (Japanese-American Press). In 2019, the Miss Japan pageant returned with Akihiro Yoshida, Takako Hashimura, Ichiro Tahara and Takahide Kitai, from the HDR Corporation, all as senior directors.[1] The HDR Corporation started the new Miss Japan competition after they lost the franchises for both Miss Universe and Miss Earth.[2][3]

The HDR Corporation also operates the Miss and Mister Supranational contest.[4]

Titleholders

Year Miss Japan Japanese Name Prefecture
1952 Himeko Kojima 小島 日女子 Osaka
1953 Kinuko Ito 伊東 絹子 Tokyo
1954 Mieko Kondo 近藤 美恵子 Aichi
1955 Keiko Takahashi 高橋 敬緯子 Tokyo
1956 Yoshie Baba 馬場 祥江 Fukushima
1957 Kyoko Otani 大谷 享子 Tokyo
1958 Tomoko Moritake 森武 知子 Fukuoka
1959 Akiko Kojima[5] 児島 明子 Tokyo
1960 Yayoi Furuno 古野 弥生 Fukuoka
1961 Akemi Toyama 遠山 明美 Tokyo
1962 Kazuko Hirano 平野 和子 Kyoto
1963 Noriko Ando 安藤 矩子 Miyagi
1964 Chizuko Matsumoto 松本 千都子 Hyōgo
1965 Mari Katayama 片山 まり Tokyo
1966 Atsumi Ikeno 池野 温美 Osaka
1967 Kayoko Fujikawa 藤川 香代子 Osaka
1968 Yasuyo Iino 飯野 矢住代 Tokyo
1969 Kikuyo Osuka 大須賀 喜久代 Aichi
1970 Jun Shimada[6] 島田 純 Tokyo
1971 Shigeko Taketomi 武富 茂子 Tokyo
1972 Harumi Maeda 前田 晴美 Tokyo
1973 Miyoko Sometani 染谷 美代子 Ibaraki
1974 Eriko Tsuboi 坪井 江里子 Tokyo
1975 Sachiko Nakayama 中山 幸子 Hokkaido
1976 Miyako Iwakuni 岩国 美弥子 Osaka
1977 Kyoko Sato 佐藤 恭子 Tokyo
1978 Hisako Manda 萬田 久子 Osaka
1979 Yurika Kuroda 黒田 百合香 Tokyo
1980 Hisae Hiyama 檜山 久恵 Tokyo
1981 Mineko Orisaku 織作 峰子 Kyoto
1982 Eri Okuwaki 奥脇 絵里 Tokyo
1983 Yuko Yamaguchi 山口 遊子 Osaka
1984 Megumi Niiyama 新山 恵 Tokyo
1985 Hatsumi Furusawa 古沢 初美 Osaka
1986 Hiroko Esaki 江崎 普子 Gifu
1987 Hiroe Namba 難波 央江 Okayama
1988 Mizuho Sakaguchi 坂口 美津穂 Hyōgo
1989 Eri Tashiro 田代 絵里 Hokkaido
1990 Hiroko Miyoshi 三好 浩子 Ehime
1991 Atsuko Yamamoto 山本 亜津子 Osaka
1992 Akiko Ando 安藤 晃子 Aichi
1993 Yukiko Shiki 志岐 幸子 Hyōgo
1994 Chiaki Kawando 川人 千明 Kagawa
1995 Narumi Saeki 佐伯 成美 Saitama
No Miss Japan from 1996 to 2018
2019 Honoka Tsuchiya[7] 土屋 炎伽 Tokyo
2020 Senna Ogawa[2][3] 小川 千奈 Iwate

Winners by prefectures

Prefecture Titles Years
Tokyo 17 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 2019
Osaka 8 1952, 1966, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1991
Aichi 3 1954, 1969, 1992
Hyōgo 1964, 1988, 1993
Fukuoka 2 1958, 1960
Hokkaido 1975, 1989
Kyoto 1962, 1981
Ehime 1 1990
Fukushima 1956
Gifu 1986
Ibaraki 1973
Iwate 2020
Kagawa 1994
Miyagi 1963
Okayama 1987
Saitama 1995

International pageants

Miss Supranational Japan

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Year Miss Supranational Japan Japanese Represented Placement Special Awards
2025 Nao Kawada 川田 奈緒 Tokyo Unplaced
2024 Yuki Sonoda 園田悠希 Kagoshima Top 25 Top 7 at Miss Talent
2023 Mayuko Hanawa[8] 花輪真由子 Ibaraki Unplaced Top 8 at Miss Talent
2022 Rina Okada[9] 岡田里奈 Hokkaido Unplaced Top 3 at Miss Talent
2021 Emiri Shimizu 清水えみり Gunma Top 24
2020 Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020
2019 Natsumi Takenaka 竹中夏美 Osaka Unplaced
2018 Yurika Nakamoto 中本ゆりか Okinawa Unplaced
2017 Yuki Koshikawa 越川ゆき Chiba Top 25
2016 Risa Nagashima 永島理沙 Gunma Top 25
2015 Mieko Takeuchi 竹内美恵子 Hyōgo Top 20
2014 Ayaka Wakao 若尾彩花 Tokyo Unplaced
Did not compete between 2011—2013
2010 Miou Fujinaga 藤永美桜 Tokyo Unplaced

Mister Supranational Japan

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Year Mister Supranational Japan Japanese Represented Placement Special Awards
Did not compete between 2020—present
2019 Reino Shimamura 島村れい乃 Tokyo Unplaced Top 5 at Mr Talent
2018 Jiro Matsumoto 松本次郎 Tokyo Unplaced
2017 Takanori Uekusa 植草隆則 Tokyo Top 20
2016 Ricky Wakabayashi[10] リッキー若林 Tokyo Top 10

Miss Cosmo Japan

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Year Miss Cosmo Japan Japanese Represented Placement Special Awards
2025 Maria Ishida 石田まりあ Kōchi TBD

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b 聯合新聞網 (2020-10-02). "2020 Miss Japan｜21歲日本最美護士學生奪冠 曾自製口罩抗疫". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  3. ^ a b 沉默是柑 (2020-09-30). "日本「2020 Miss Japan」35縣派女生參賽 網民大讚冠軍驚為天人｜今日日本". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2021-08-12.
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  6. ^ "The Free Lance-Star - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  7. ^ "「2019 MISS JAPAN」選美東京代表公布 土屋太鳳胞姊土屋炎伽獲獎 -- 上報 / 生活". Up Media (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  8. ^ "Miss Supranational Japan 2022 on Mayuko Hanawa Ibarakiasta". news-roller.com. 24 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Miss Supranational Japan 2021". Miss Supranational Japan. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Tak wygląda Mister Supranational 2016! Najprzystojniejszy mężczyzna na ziemi nie pochodzi z Europy". Jastrazab Post. 3 December 2016.
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