Miss Grand Japan

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 Face Up Japan Limited, headed by Miss Grand Japan 2013 Eriko Yoshii, since its establishment.[4]

Miss Grand Japan
ミス・グランド・ジャパン
FormationAugust 24, 2015 (2015-08-24)
FounderEriko Yoshii
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersTokyo
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
Japanese
National Director
Eriko Yoshii
Parent organization
InterGo Co., Ltd. (2013 –2014)
Face Up Japan Co., Ltd. (2015 –Present)
WebsiteOfficial website

Since its first participation at Miss Grand International in 2013, Japan holds a record of 5 placements; in 2014 – 2015 and 2018 – 2020,[5] the highest achievement is the fourth runner-up, obtained by Haruka Oda of Saitama in 2018.[6] Japan also won the best evening gown award and the best national costume award in 2015 and 2019, respectively.[7][8]

Background

History

Japan has participated in Miss Grand International since 2013. Its first two representatives were appointed by InterGo Co., Ltd., the franchise holder of Miss Grand International in Japan at that instant. The inaugural edition of Miss Grand Japan was organized after Eriko Yoshii, Miss Grand Japan 2013, acquired the license in 2015.[1] The 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.[9][10][4]

In 2021, the original winner, Sarina Chanana of Chiba, was forced to resign due to some documents problems,[11] which caused the organizer to cancel all results of such an edition and hold the contest again to determine the replacement.[12]

Edition

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.
2015 1st24 AugustHappo-en, MinatoTokyo22[1]
2016 2nd11 SeptemberBunka Fashion College, Shibuya21[9]
2017 3rd12 SeptemberSelene Studio, Minato14[10]
2018 4th31 JulyWOMB Night Club, Shibuya17[4]
2019 5th16 JulyYokohama Kannai Hall, Naka-kuYokohama30[13]
2020 6th11 SeptemberThe Grand Hall Tokyo, MinatoTokyo36[14]
2021 7th24 SeptemberHotel Gajoen Tokyo, Meguro46[15]
—21 OctoberThe event was virtually held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.15[16]
2022 8th6 AugustYokosuka Arts Theater, YokosukaKanagawa22[17]

Selection of contestants

In the first four editions of the Miss Grand Japan contest, the national aspirants were only selected by the national organizer through either an online application or casting event.[18] During 2019 - 2021, in addition to the central selection, some of the national finalists were also chosen through the prefecture pageant named "The Best of Miss", which also select the regional candidates for Miss Universe Japan and Miss University.[13][19][20][21] In 2019, 16 out of 33 national candidates were determined by such regional contests.[13] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the national organizer only accepted the central application for the 2022 edition.[17]

Titleholders
Miss Grand Japan titleholders and the result at the international contest
YearMiss Grand JapanRunners-upRef.
1st runner-up2nd runner-up3rd runner-up4th runner-up
2013 Akita – Eriko YoshiiNo runners-up, the titleholders were appointed to the position.[22]
2014 Hyōgo – Mieko Takeuchi[α][23]
2015 Saitama – Ayaka Tanaka[β] Aichi – Mao Kaneko Chiba – Nanami Tomita——[24]
2016 Aichi – Ayaka Sato Okinawa – Eria Taira Chiba – Ruri Yoshida——[22]
2017 Kyoto – Erika Tsuji Fukui – Arisa Katsumoto Kumamoto – Aya Kitoya——[25]
2018 Saitama – Haruka Oda Aichi – Rie Kuroki Miyagi – Kanami Tobita——[26]
2019 Nagano – Adeline Minatoya[γ] Fukuoka – Daina Itagaki Kanagawa – Miho Omori Tochigi – Honomi Sekine Osaka – Hina Taniguchi[13]
2020 Saga – Ruri Saji Toyama – Karin Kyotan Nara – Makaha Oguma Tokyo – Arika Wakabayashi Kanagawa – Yuri Koezuka[14]
2021 Chiba – Sarina Chanana Tokyo – Kayo Kishikawa Yamagata – Karen Ishigaki——[27]
 Tokyo – Chika Mizuno Hyōgo – Rika Kinoshita Tokyo – Yumiko Nishimori Kyoto – Yuka Sano Tokyo – Fumika Kiryu[12]
2022 Tokyo – Seira InoueMaria NasuMizuki TakashimaAnna YamanouchiYukino Jahana[28]
Color keys for the Placements at Miss Grand International
  Declared as the winner
  Ended as a runner-up (Top 5): 2018[6]
  Ended as a finalist (Top 10): 2015
  Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21): 2014, 2019,[5] 2020
  Unplaced
  Did not compete
Note
1. ^α Later Miss Supranational Japan 2015.
2. ^β Also won the Best Evening Gown award in the international contest.[7]
3. ^γ Also won the Best National Costume award in the international contest.[8]

National finalists

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

Color keys
 W  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
Year
 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
 Aichi Mao Kaneko Ayako Sato — Rie Kuroki Mami Ueda Yoshiko Date Mika Takase Cocoa Yoneda Megumi Oteki
Shiori Suzuki Platon Mary Eri Wakana Mizutani
Yurika Watanabe
Shiori Takashima
 Akita — Ayumi Sato Tsukika Kudo Fuyumi Takahashi — Miki Ando — — —
 Aomori — — — — Mio Murai — — — —
 Chiba Nanami Tomita Ripi Yoshida Sosori Hashimoto Honami Nishikawa Ayaka Sugita — Sarina Chanana Mizuki Takashima Yuki Furihata
Natsuki Sato Kaori Hashimoto Ami Sugano Hanano Takeuchi Minami Sazawa
Mariko Takahashi Akane Yoshino
 Ehime — — — — — — — — —
 Fukui — — Arisa Katsumoto — — Seika Abe — — —
 Fukuoka Chisa Higuchi — — Aimi Tanaka Daina Itagaki Aya Kitamura Nanami Abe Yuriko Teshima —
Satsuki Nakano
 Fukushima — — — — Yuri Yoshida Ichiri Hongo — — —
 Gifu — — — — — — — — —
 Gunma — — — — — — Ayano Indo — —
Emilia Hikari Terashita
Hanae Kou
 Hiroshima — — — — Sakura Fujimoto Mizuki Goromaru Saki Ogura — —
Sakura Yamasaki
 Hokkaido Kazuyo Abe Mai Miyata Satomi Matsuda — — Sayaka Nishizawa Yuka Mitsui Asahi Mori —
Saori Kawahara
Ayako Momiyama
 Hyōgo Miyu Tanaka — — — Ayana Yoshida Seina Murakami Rika Kinoshita — —
Seika Michibata
Chiyori Ushigusa
Narumi Yamaguchi
Misaki Matsuo
 Ibaraki — — — — — — — — Misaki Fujioka
Mizuki Ueda
 Ishikawa Maiko Ishikawa — — — — Ai Kono Misato Ishizaki — —
 Iwate — Aya Shishido — — — Ruri Takahashi — — —
 Kagawa — — — — — Akari Kuzuya — — —
 Kagoshima — Lina Tobimatsu — — — Misuzu Tomari — — —
 Kanagawa Mayu Kubota Natsuki Suzuki Miu Takahashi Haruka Izaki Miho Omori Yuri Koezuka Kano Ochiai Anna Yamanouchi —
Chirei Nagayasu Rika Matsuo Hitomi Kinjo Ruka Suzuki
Ruri Chikuma
 Kōchi — — — — — Satsuki Yamagata — — —
 Kumamoto — — Aya Kitoya — — Masami Nakayama — Kimi Tsuchiwata —
 Kyoto — Chizu Yokoe Erika Tsuji — — — Yuka Sano Yumi Ogawa —
Yui Morie Annri Hayashi Rio Ishida
 Mie — — — — — Karin Matsumoto — — Mirei Matsushima
 Miyagi — Hiromi Morita — Kanami Tobita — Airi Asakawa — — —
Hitimi Sato
 Miyazaki — — — — — Miyuki Tsukui — — —
 Nagano — — — — Adeline Minatoya Yuka Horiuchi Haruka Takahashi — —
 Nagasaki Matsunaga Sawako — — — Risa Nakamura — — — —
Chiharu Obama
 Nara — Maria Nakayama — — — Makaha Oguma Nana Tokuse — Yuka Oyama
 Niigata — — — — Masumi Izawa — Kyouka Shimizu Kanako Kichiraku —
 Ōita — — — — — Saeko Oda — — —
 Okayama — — — — — Uno Kuramochi — — —
 Okinawa — Erea Taira — — Rina Kimura Yo Uehara Yumeno Yamazato Yukino Jahana —
Manami Sai
 Osaka Airi Yamamoto — Rukana Kitajima — Hina Taniguchi Yui Someya — Yurie Atsumi Mami Shinoki
Erena Sawada Hitomi Yoshida Saki Inoue
Airi Tanaka Taeko Yoshida
Tamaki Nishioka
 Saitama Ayaka Tanaka — — Haruka Oda Nao Matsumura Chisa Nakayama Mayu Yamada Riko Asanuma —
Aiko Takada Natsumi Yanase Kanami Furuya Yukino Yamadai Yume Uchida
Hiroka Yoshizawa
 Saga — — — — — Ruri Saji — — —
 Shiga — — — Sakiko Takada Natsuki Nakanishi — Maria Takai — —
 Shimane — — — — — Fuka Ueda — — —
 Shizuoka — — Yuki Hosoya — Serina Shibayama — Ami Yamanobe — —
 Tochigi — — — — Honomi Sekine Narumi Funada Rua Masubuchi — Yukiko Hayashi
Eri Yaguchi
 Tokushima — — — — — Haruna Amemiya — — —
 Tokyo Seira Inoue Fuyuki Fujihara Ayami Yamamoto Emika Aoki Rika Otaka Arika Wakabayashi Chika Mizuno Seira Inoue Erika Ozaki
Maria Kamiyama Erina Kudo Yuri Nakagawa Miyaka Fujita Kayo Kishikawa Haruno Nakagawa Miyuki Nozawa
Uruma Ayame Nanaka Katakura Sakurako Yamada Rika Kawashima Yumiko Nishimori Saho Suenaga
Fuyuki Fujiwara Mina Yoshida Ben Reika Fumika Kiryu Yayoi Machida
Shima Maki Manami Tanaka Yurina Ishihara
Natsuka Hirasawa Aya Oraiqat
Emiri Tsukui Sakura Tsubuki
Miki Shima Nami Miura
Airi Miyata Emiri Matsui
Misako Kubota
Marie Ogawa
Urara Hasegawa
 Tottori — — — — — Yuri Nakamura — — —
 Toyama — — — — — Karin Kyotani — Saki Kobayashi —
 Wakayama Mari Takeuchi — — — — Hiromi Ichinose — — —
 Yamagata — — — — — Miku Saito Karen Ishigaki Maria Nasu Ayaho Goto
Momoka Oizumi Mika Takeda
 Yamaguchi — — — — — Chiharu Tsukui Asuka Moritawas — —
 Yamanashi — — — — Momoka Nagasaki Kokoro Yamamoto — — —
International Prefecture
 Los Angeles — — — — — — Naterea Champion — —
 Manila — — — — — — — Megumi Ikegami —
Total2221141730364622TBA

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