Miss Grand Japan 2016 Explained

Miss Grand Japan 2016 (Japanese: '''2016 ミス・グランド・ジャパン''') was the second edition of the Miss Grand Japan pageant, held on September 11, 2016, at the Bunka Fashion College, Shibuya, Tokyo.^{[1] [2] [3]} Twenty contestants from different prefectures competed for the title.^{[1] [3]} At the end of the event, a 27-year-old company employee from Aichi, Ayaka Sato, was announced the winner.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Her court included Erea Taira of Okinawa and Riri Yoshida of Chiba.^{[1] [2] [5]} The event was also attended Miss Grand International 2015, Claire Elizabeth Parker of Australia.^{[1] [5]}

Ayaka Sato later represented Japan at the Miss Grand International 2016 pageant, held in Las Vegas, Nevada,^[3] but was unplaced.^[6]

In this edition, the regional preliminary rounds to select the national finalist was also held in Hokkaido, Tōhoku, and Tokyo.^{[7] [8]}

Result

Position	Delegate[9]
Miss Grand Japan 2016	11. Aichi – Ayako Sato
1st runner-up	15. Okinawa − Erea Taira
2nd runner-up	01. Chiba – Riri Yoshida
Top 5	18. Aichi – Yurika Watanabe 19. Aichi – Shiori Takashima
Top 10	03. Iwate – Aya Shishido 05. Kanagawa – Natsuki Suzuki 09. Nara – Maria Nakayama 13. Akita – Ayumi Sato 17. Chiba – Natsuki Sato
Special awards
Miss Friendship	01. Chiba – Riri Yoshida
Miss Photogenic	19. Aichi – Shiori Takashima
Miss Popular	13. Akita – Ayumi Sato
Miss Social Media	08. Kanagawa – Rika Matsuo
Miss Bikini	20. Kyoto – Chizu Yokoe

Notes

1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20171107221207/https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1614189. 「ミス・グランド・ジャパン2016」は愛知県出身の27歳　純白ドレスでオーラ輝く. 12 September 2016. 24 February 2024. ja. mdpr.jp. 7 November 2017.
2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20161015014115/http://ca-media.jp/pickup-news/report758. 2016年度ミス・グランド・ジャパン優勝者は佐藤彩花さんに決定！. ja. 24 February 2024. 2016. 佐々木真理子. ca-media.jp. 15 October 2016.
3. Web site: ミス・グランド・ジャパン2016 (3) グランプリは佐藤彩花が受賞. 23 September 2016. ja. 25 February 2024. plus.wws-channel.com. 24 February 2024. https://archive.today/20240224171459/http://plus.wws-channel.com/?p=2788.
4. Web site: 2016年度ミス・グランド・ジャパン優勝者は佐藤彩花さんに決定！. 14 September 2016. 25 February 2024. ja. ca-media.jp. 24 February 2024. https://archive.today/20240224172440/https://ca-media.jp/pickup-news/report758/.
5. Web site: Miss Grand Japan 2016. 2016. 24 February 2023. www.yasu.sportscarfan.com. 24 February 2024. https://archive.today/20240224103657/http://www.yasu.sportscarfan.com/bijo/1609a/index.htm. ja.
6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20170628043516/http://missgrandjapan.com/resultmgi2016/. 2016年度世界大会ファイナル結果報告. 25 October 2016. 24 February 2024. ja. Miss Grand Japan. 28 June 2017.
7. Web site: 応援いただいた皆様へ. 12 September 2016. ja. 24 February 2024. Miss Grand Japan. Internet Archive.
8. Web site: ミス・グランド・ジャパン募集開始. Internet Archive. 31 March 2016. 24 February 2024. ja. Miss Grand Japan.
9. Web site: 【速報】ミス・グランド・ジャパン2016決定！. 1 September 2016. 24 February 2024. ja. Miss Grand Japan. Internet Archive.

Contestants

Twenty contestants competed for the title.^{[10] [11]}

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No.	Prefecture	Candidate		Age	Height
		Romanized name	Japanese name
01.	Chiba	Riri Yoshida	吉田　吏里	26
02.	Hokkaido	Mai Miyata	宮田　真衣	25
03.	Iwate	Aya Shishido	宍戸　亜弥	27
04.	Miyagi	Hiromi Morita	森田　博美	27
05.	Kanagawa	Natsuki Suzuki	鈴木　夏生	24
06.	Kagoshima	Lina Tobimatsu	飛松　利菜	21
07.	Miyagi	Hitimi Sato	佐藤　仁美	26
08.	Kanagawa	Rika Matsuo	松尾　梨華	22
09.	Nara	Maria Nakayama	中山　まりあ	23
10.	Hokkaido	Saori Kawahara	川原　沙織	26
11.	Aichi	Ayako Sato	佐藤　彩花	27
12.	Hokkaido	Ayako Momiyama	籾山　采子	21
13.	Akita	Ayumi Sato	佐藤　歩美	25
14.	Aichi	Shiori Suzuki	鈴木　詩織	25
15.	Okinawa	Erea Taira	平良　絵玲亜	27
16.	Kanagawa	Ruri Chikuma	竹間　瑠莉	24
17.	Chiba	Natsuki Sato	佐藤　夏希	25
19.	Aichi	Yurika Watanabe	渡辺　由梨佳	25
19.	Aichi	Shiori Takashima	高島　詩緒莉	26
20.	Kyoto	Chizu Yokoe	横江　千寿	27