Miss Grand Japan Explained

Miss Grand Japan
ミス・グランド・ジャパン
Type:Beauty pageant
Founder:Eriko Yoshii
Headquarters:Tokyo
Location:Japan
Membership:Miss Grand International
Miss Cosmo
Miss Fabulous International
Language:Japanese
Parent Organization:Miss Grand Japan Co., Ltd.
Leader Title:National Director
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, which is an annual international beauty pageant promoting World Peace and against all kinds of conflicts.[1] [2] The pageant has been being organized by Miss Grand Japan Co., Ltd., headed by the first Miss Grand Japan, since its establishment.

Since its first participation at Miss Grand International in 2013, Japan holds a record of 5 placements; in 2014 – 2015 and 2018 – 2020, the highest achievement is the fourth runner-up, obtained by Haruka Oda of Saitama in 2018.[3] Japan also won the best evening gown award and the best national costume award in 2015 and 2019, respectively. In 2022, Eriko Yoshii has received the Golden Award which is the best national director award.

History

Japan has participated in Miss Grand International since 2013. The inaugural edition of Miss Grand Japan was organized by, Miss Grand Japan 2013, acquired the license in 2013. In 2015, The first event was arranged at in Minato, featuring 20 national finalists, of which, a 25-year-old registered nurse from Saitama, Ayaka Tanaka, was named the winner. Since then, the pageant had been held annually in Greater Tokyo Area.

In 2021, the original winner, Sarina Chanana of Chiba, was forced to resign due to some documents problems,[4] which caused the organizer to cancel all results of such an edition and hold the contest again to determine the replacement. In 2023, Yayoi Machida won the title of Miss Grand Japan.

Edition

Location and date

The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Japan contest, since its inception in 2015.

YearEditionDateFinal venueHost PrefectureEntrantsRef.
20151st24 Aug, MinatoTokyo22[5]
20162nd11 SepBunka Fashion College, Shibuya[6]
20173rd12 SepSelene Studio, Minato[7]
20184th31 JulWOMB Night Club, Shibuya[8]
20195th16 JulyYokohama Kannai Hall, Naka-kuYokohama30[9]
20206th11 SepThe Grand Hall Tokyo, MinatoTokyo36[10]
20217th24 Sep[11]
21 Octcolspan=2
20228th6 AugYokosuka Arts Theater, YokosukaKanagawa22[12]
20239th16 Jul, ChiyodaTokyo14[13]
202410th20 JulNew Piea Hall, Minato[14]

Competition result

Year Miss Grand Japan Runners-up Ref.
1st runner-up 2nd runner-up 3rd runner-up 4th runner-up
2013
(Akita)
rowspan=2 colspan=4 [15]
2014
(Hyōgo)
[16]
2015Ayaka Tanaka
(Saitama)

(Aichi)

(Chiba)
[17]
2016Ayaka Sato
(Aichi)

(Okinawa)
Ruri Yoshida
(Chiba)
2017Erika Tsuji
(Kyoto)
Arisa Katsumoto
(Fukui)
Aya Kitoya
(Kumamoto)
[18]
2018Haruka Oda
(Saitama)
Rie Kuroki
(Aichi)
Kanami Tobita
(Miyagi)
[19]
2019Adeline Minatoya
(Nagano)
Daina Itagaki
(Fukuoka)
Miho Omori
(Kanagawa)
Honomi Sekine
(Tochigi)
Hina Taniguchi
(Osaka)
2020
(Saga)
Karin Kyotan
(Toyama)
Makaha Oguma
(Nara)
Arika Wakabayashi
(Tokyo)
Yuri Koezuka
(Kanagawa)
2021Sarina Chanana
(Chiba)
Kayo Kishikawa
(Tokyo)
Karen Ishigaki
(Yamagata)
[20]
Chika Mizuno
(Tokyo)
Rika Kinoshita
(Hyōgo)
Yumiko Nishimori
(Tokyo)
Yuka Sano
(Kyoto)
Fumika Kiryu
(Tokyo)
[21]
2022Seira Inoue
(Tokyo)
Maria Nasu
(Yamagata)
Mizuki Takashima
(Chiba)
Anna Yamanouchi
(Kanagawa)
Yukino Jahana
(Okinawa)
[22]
2023Yayoi Machida
(Tokyo)
Karina Yamada
(Chiba)
Yuka Oyama
(Nara)
Taeko Yoshida
(Osaka)
Yuki Furihata
(Chiba)
[23]
2024Luma Naomi Shigemitsu
(Aichi)
Erika Ishibashi
(Japanese Americans)
Anna Hayakawa
(Kanagawa)
Sayo Nodake
(Hokkaido)
Miho Ogawa
(Tochigi)
[24]
Color keys for the Placements at Miss Grand International
  • Declared as the winner
  • Ended as a runner-up (Top 5): 2018
  • Ended as a finalist (Top 10): 2015
  • Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21): 2014, 2019,[25] 2020
  • Unplaced
  • Did not compete
  • Note
  • 1. Later Miss Supranational Japan 2015.
  • 2. Also won the Best Evening Gown award in the international contest.[26]
  • 3. Also won the Best National Costume award in the international contest.[27]
  • National finalists

    The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Grand Japan pageant, as well as the competition results.

    Color keys
  • Declared as the winner
  • Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
  • Ended as a semifinalist (Top 10,12)
  • Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20)
  • Did not participate
  • Withdraw during the competition
    colspan=2 width=150 width=1302015width=1302016width=1302017width=1302018width=1302019width=1302020width=1302021width=1302022width=1302023
    Mao KanekoAyako SatoRie KurokiMami UedaYoshiko DateMika TakaseCocoa YonedaMegumi Oteki
    Shiori SuzukiPlaton Mary EriWakana Mizutani
    Yurika Watanabe
    Shiori Takashima
    Ayumi SatoTsukika KudoFuyumi TakahashiMiki Ando
    Mio Murai
    Nanami TomitaRipi YoshidaSosori HashimotoHonami NishikawaAyaka SugitaSarina ChananaMizuki TakashimaYuki Furihata
    Natsuki SatoKaori HashimotoAmi SuganoHanano TakeuchiMinami Sazawa
    Mariko TakahashiAkane Yoshino
    Arisa KatsumotoSeika Abe
    Chisa HiguchiAimi TanakaDaina ItagakiAya KitamuraNanami AbeYuriko Teshimarowspan=2
    Satsuki Nakano
    Yuri YoshidaIchiri Hongo
    Ayano Indorowspan=3
    Emilia Hikari Terashita
    Hanae Kou
    Sakura FujimotoMizuki GoromaruSaki Ogurarowspan=2
    Sakura Yamasaki
    Kazuyo AbeMai MiyataSatomi MatsudaSayaka NishizawaYuka MitsuiAsahi Morirowspan=3
    Saori Kawahara
    Ayako Momiyama
    Miyu TanakaAyana YoshidaSeina MurakamiRika Kinoshitarowspan=5
    Seika Michibata
    Chiyori Ushigusa
    Narumi Yamaguchi
    Misaki Matsuo
    Misaki Fujioka
    Mizuki Ueda
    Maiko IshikawaAi KonoMisato Ishizaki
    Aya ShishidoRuri Takahashi
    Akari Kuzuya
    Lina TobimatsuMisuzu Tomari
    Mayu KubotaNatsuki SuzukiMiu TakahashiHaruka IzakiMiho OmoriYuri KoezukaKano OchiaiAnna Yamanouchirowspan=3
    Chirei NagayasuRika MatsuoHitomi KinjoRuka Suzuki
    Ruri Chikuma
    Satsuki Yamagata
    Aya KitoyaMasami NakayamaKimi Tsuchiwata
    Chizu YokoeErika TsujiYuka SanoYumi Ogawarowspan=2
    Yui MorieAnnri HayashiRio Ishida
    Karin MatsumotoMirei Matsushima
    Hiromi MoritaKanami TobitaAiri Asakawarowspan=2
    Hitimi Sato
    Miyuki Tsukui
    Adeline MinatoyaYuka HoriuchiHaruka Takahashi
    Matsunaga SawakoRisa Nakamurarowspan=2
    Chiharu Obama
    Maria NakayamaMakaha OgumaNana TokuseYuka Oyama
    Masumi IzawaKyouka ShimizuKanako Kichiraku
    Saeko Oda
    Uno Kuramochi
    Erea TairaRina KimuraYo UeharaYumeno YamazatoYukino Jahanarowspan=2
    Manami Sai
    Airi YamamotoRukana KitajimaHina TaniguchiYui SomeyaYurie AtsumiMami Shinoki
    Erena SawadaHitomi YoshidaSaki Inoue
    Airi TanakaTaeko Yoshida
    Tamaki Nishioka
    Ayaka TanakaHaruka OdaNao MatsumuraChisa NakayamaMayu YamadaRiko Asanumarowspan=3
    Aiko TakadaNatsumi YanaseKanami FuruyaYukino YamadaiYume Uchida
    Hiroka Yoshizawa
    Ruri Saji
    Sakiko TakadaNatsuki NakanishiMaria Takai
    Fuka Ueda
    Yuki HosoyaSerina ShibayamaAmi Yamanobe
    Honomi SekineNarumi FunadaRua MasubuchiYukiko Hayashi
    Eri Yaguchi
    Haruna Amemiya
    Seira InoueFuyuki FujiharaAyami YamamotoEmika AokiRika OtakaArika WakabayashiChika MizunoSeira InoueErika Ozaki
    Maria KamiyamaErina KudoYuri NakagawaMiyaka FujitaKayo Kishikawa Haruno NakagawaMiyuki Nozawa
    Uruma AyameNanaka KatakuraSakurako YamadaRika KawashimaYumiko NishimoriSaho Suenaga
    Fuyuki FujiwaraMina YoshidaBen ReikaFumika KiryuYayoi Machida
    Shima MakiManami TanakaYurina Ishihara
    Natsuka HirasawaAya Oraiqat
    Emiri TsukuiSakura Tsubuki
    Miki ShimaNami Miura
    Airi MiyataEmiri Matsui
    Misako Kubota
    Marie Ogawa
    Urara Hasegawa
    Yuri Nakamura
    Karin KyotaniSaki Kobayashi
    Mari TakeuchiHiromi Ichinose
    Miku SaitoKaren IshigakiMaria NasuAyaho Goto
    Momoka Oizumi Mika Takeda
    Chiharu TsukuiAsuka Moritawas
    Momoka NagasakiKokoro Yamamoto
    International Prefecture
    Naterea Champion
    Megumi Ikegami
    Total 2221141730364622TBA

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    Notes and References

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