Miss Grand Japan 2017 Explained

Date:September 12, 2017
Venue:Selene Studio, Minato, Tokyo
Presenters:Ryusuke Kelly
Entertainment:Strom
Entrants:8
Placements:5
Winner:Erika Tsuji (Kyoto)
Award1 Label:Best in Swimsuit
Award1:Arisa Katsumoto (Fukui)
Before:2016
Next:2018

Miss Grand Japan 2017 (Japanese: '''2017 ミス・グランド・ジャパン''') was the third edition of the Miss Grand Japan pageant, held on September 12, 2017,[1] at the Selene Studio, Minato, Tokyo.[2] Eight contestants from different prefectures competed for the title.[3] At the end of the event, a 27-year-old MC and model from Kyoto, Erika Tsuji, was announced the winner,[4] while Arisa Katsumoto of Fukui and Aya Kitoya of Kumamoto were named the first and second runners-up, respectively.[5]

Erika Tsuji later represented Japan at the Miss Grand International 2017 pageant, held in Phú Quốc, Vietnam,[6] but was unplaced.[7]

The event was hosted by a Japanese radio personality and screenwriter,,[8] and featured a live performance by a Japanese electronic music artist trio group, Strom.[9]

Background

In the committee meeting arranged after the finishing of the Miss Grand Japan 2016 contest in September 2016, the schedule for the 2017 national competition was decided: the application to participate was set to be launched from February 1 to May 14, 2017, with the regional competition started from May to August, and the national final round on September 11.[10]

Of all the applicants, only 14 qualified for the semi-final round, in which six were eliminated, making the final of eight candidates who competed at the national final held on September 12, 2017, in Tokyo.[11]

Result

PositionDelegate
Miss Grand Japan 2017
  • 05. Kyoto – Erika Tsuji
1st runner-up
  • 11. Fukui − Arisa Katsumoto
2nd runner-up
Top 5
  • No data available
  • No data available
Special award[12]
Best in Swimsuit
  • 11. Fukui − Arisa Katsumoto
Miss Popular Vote
Best Social Media
  • 04. Akita − Erina Kudo

Contestants

Initially, fourteen contestants were confirmed to participate;[11] however, six withdrew or were eliminated, finalizing eight contestants.[13] [14]

No.PrefectureCandidateAgeHeight
Romanized nameJapanese name
01.KyotoYui Morie[15] 森江 由衣23
02.TokyoAyami Yamamoto[16] 山本 彩未27
03.TokyoErina Kudo[17] 工藤 えりな26
04.AkitaTsukika Kudocolspan=3
05.KyotoErika Tsuji辻　絵里華27
06.KumamotoAya Kitoya清田　彩27
07.ChibaSosori Hashimotocolspan=3
08.ChibaKaori Hashimotocolspan=3
09.KanagawaMiu Takahashi髙橋　美羽17
10.HokkaidoSatomi Matsuda[18] 松田 里美25
11.FukuiArisa Katsumoto勝本 有莉実
12.TokyoNanaka Katakura[19] 片倉 奈々加25
13.ShizuokaYuki Hosoya細谷　優希24
14.OsakaRukana Kitajima
Notes
  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20180217193803/http://runnerspulse.jp/rpnews/archives/2925. レポート】『ミス・グランド・インターナショナル』日本大会ファイナリストのランニングトレーニングをサポートしました. 30 August 2017. 25 February 2024. ja. runnerspulse.jp. 17 February 2018.
  2. Web site: ミス・グランド・ジャパン2017　ファイナル】チケット販売開始！. Miss Grand Japan. ja. 2017. 25 February 2024. Internet Archive.
  3. Web site: 2017 Finalists. 2017. Miss Grand Japan. Internet Archive. ja. 25 February 2024.
  4. Web site: 『ミス・グランド・ジャパン2017』日本代表は、辻 絵里華（京都・27歳） お茶農家育ちのはんなりレディが受賞＜全40枚＞. 22 September 2017. 25 February 2024. ja. plus.wws-channel.com. 24 February 2024. https://archive.today/20240224220128/http://plus.wws-channel.com/?p=7833.
  5. Web site: ミス・グランド・ジャパン2017：辻絵里華さん「まさか」のグランプリに歓喜　準ミス・勝本有莉実さんは“お酒解禁”. 12 September 2017. 25 February 2024. ja. mantan-web.jp. 24 February 2024. https://archive.today/20240224215321/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20170912dog00m200032000c.html.
  6. Web site: 「ミス・グランド・インターナショナル」決勝大会、フーコック島で10月25日開催. 6 October 2017. 25 February 2024. ja. www.viet-jo.com. 24 February 2024. https://archive.today/20240224221750/https://www.viet-jo.com/news/entertainment/171005145519.html.
  7. Web site: Peru crowned Miss Grand International 2017; PH bet Elizabeth Clenci is 2nd runner-up. 26 October 2017. 4 October 2023. Nikko Tuazon. Philippines Entertainment Portal. 4 October 2023. https://archive.today/20231004044106/https://www.pep.ph/news/68593/peru-crowned-miss-grand-international-2017-ph-bet-elizabeth-clenci-is-2nd-runner-up.
  8. Web site: MCにケリー隆介が決定！. Internet Archive. 2017. 25 February 2024. ja. Miss Grand Japan.
  9. Web site: LiveにSTORMが決定！. Miss Grand Japan. 2017. 25 February 2024. ja. Internet Archive.
  10. Web site: MGJ2017 エントリーに関してのお知らせ. 28 January 2017. 25 February 2024. ja. Miss Grand Japan. Internet Archive.
  11. Web site: 9月12日（火）ミス・グランド・ジャパン 2017 FINAL 日本代表を決定！ “内面の美”を兼ね備える 美しく健康的な平和の使者を輩出. 6 September 2017. 25 February 2024. ja. www.dreamnews.jp. 24 February 2024. https://archive.today/20240224220857/https://www.dreamnews.jp/press/0000159572/.
  12. Web site: 「ミス・グランド・ジャパン2017」訪問看護師の勝本有莉実さんが準グランプリに！〝こんなに私を変えてくれてありがとう！〟. 14 September 2017. 25 February 2024. ja. kango-oshigoto.jp. 24 February 2024. https://archive.today/20240224222238/https://kango-oshigoto.jp/media/article/1707/.
  13. Web site: 日本を代表する“美しく健康な女性”に聞きたい３つのこと. https://web.archive.org/web/20170915003330/http://wellfy.jp/articles/1192. 29 August 2017. 25 February 2024. ja. wellfy.jp. 15 September 2017.
  14. Web site: 元〝ジャイ子〟の私が、世界的ミスコンに出て自分を愛せるようになった理由【MGJファイナリストインタビュー01】訪問看護師・勝本有莉実さん. 29 August 2017. 25 February 2024. ja. kango-oshigoto.jp. 24 February 2024. https://archive.today/20240224192606/https://kango-oshigoto.jp/media/article/1681/.
  15. Web site: NO1 森江由衣（もりえゆい）. ja. Miss Grand Japan. Internet Archive. 2017. 25 February 2024.
  16. Web site: 【MISS GRAND JAPAN 2017 FINALIST#2】山本　彩未　AYAMI YAMAMOTO. ja. Miss Grand Japan. Internet Archive. 2017. 25 February 2024.
  17. Web site: NO3 工藤 えりな（くどうえりな）. ja. Miss Grand Japan. Internet Archive. 2017. 25 February 2024.
  18. Web site: “憧れに近づきたい”世界的ミスコンテストを通して進化し続ける女性【MGJファイナリストインタビュー03】透析看護師・松田里美さん. 7 September 2017. 25 February 2024. ja. kango-oshigoto.jp. 24 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240224194347/https://kango-oshigoto.jp/media/article/1695/.
  19. Web site: 女性専門病棟で気づけた“自分らしい美しさ”で日本決勝に挑みたい！【MGJファイナリストインタビュー02】女性専門病棟看護師・片倉奈々加さん. 5 September 2017. 25 February 2024. ja. kango-oshigoto.jp. 24 February 2024. https://archive.today/20240224194018/https://kango-oshigoto.jp/media/article/1690/.

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