The is a beauty contest and audition contest name that has been held every year since 1987 in Oscar Promotion, and is the sister pageant of the ''Japan Beautiful Girl Contest''. When a bishōjo wins the Japanese Girl pageant, the first runner-up becomes Japan Bishojo Contest. Many of the winners have careers related to popular culture.

Miki Fujitani is a Japanese actress. In addition to her many live-action film and television roles, she had a prominent voice role as Kamiya Kaoru in the ''Rurouni Kenshin'' anime series, and as Chun-Li in '' Street Fighter II The Movie''. Filmography L ...

, the 1987 winner, is also a

voice actress Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ...

; she is best known as the voice of

Kaoru Kamiya , known as Kaoru Kamiya in the Media Blasters English-language Dubbing (filmmaking), dub and Kori Kamiya in the English Sony ''Samurai X'' dub, is a fictional character in the ''Rurouni Kenshin'' manga created by Nobuhiro Watsuki. In the story ...

in '' Rurouni Kenshin''. Aiko Sato, the 1992 winner, is an actress known as Kotoko Aihara in the 1996 drama version of

Itazura na Kiss is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Kaoru Tada. ''Itazura na Kiss'' was first serialized and published in 1990 by Shueisha through ''Bessatsu Margaret'' magazine. It became successful very quickly and became ...

. Azusa Yamamoto, the 1997 contestant and favorite to win, is an actress; she is well known as Furabijō in '' Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger''.

Moeko Matsushita is a Japanese singer and actress from Hyōgo, Japan. Currently, she is an artist. Her most famous TV role to date was on ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'' as Hina Kusaka. She entered the spotlight at age 15 when she won the multimedia prize of ...

, another 1997 contestant and winner of best multimedia, is an actress and singer. Her most famous role as an actress is Hina Kusaka in ''

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 52 individual chapters were published in 18 volumes. The serie ...

''. Aya Ueto, another 1997 contestant and winner of the Judges' Special Choice Prize, is an actress; her best roles are as "

Azumi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yū Koyama. Its story concerns the title character, a young woman brought up as part of a team of assassins, charged with killing the warlords that threaten the uneasy peace in Feudal Jap ...

" in ''

'' and '' Azumi 2: Death or Love'' and as "Yoko Misaki" in ''

Attention Please is a manga by Chieko Hosokawa about the training of flight attendants for Japan Airlines originally serialized in ''Shōjo Friend'' from Kodansha beginning in 1970. Tokyo Broadcasting System adapted a TV drama from the manga in 1970. Thirty ...

''.

All Time Winners

;First (1987) :Grand Prix:

:Special Award: Maiko Yoshida :Music Division:

Kyoko Yamamoto is a very common feminine Japanese given name. Not to be confused with Kiyoko. Possible writings The final syllable "ko" is typically written with the kanji character for child, 子. It is a common suffix to female names in Japan. The first s ...

:Actor Division: Hitomi Maeda :Model Division:

Hiromi Oda Hiromi may refer to: *Hiromi, Ehime, city in Shikoku, Japan *Hiromi (given name), unisex Japanese given name (including a list of persons with the name) *Hiromi (comedian), Japanese comedian *Hiromi (model), Japanese fashion model *Meitetsu Hiromi ...

;Second (1988) :Grand Prix:

Naomi Hosokawa Naomi Hosokawa (細川直美 ''Hosokawa Naomi''; real name: Chiho Katsurayama (葛山知保 ''Katsurayama Chiho''; born 18 June 1974 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress and singer. Filmography Films *''Shigure no Ki ...

:Actor Division:

Noriko Tanaka is a Japanese given name for females. Possible writings * 徳子, "benevolence child" * 法子, "method, law child" * 則子, "rule child" * 紀子, "chronicle child" * 教子, "teach child" * 範子, "pattern child" * 典子, "rule, precedent, c ...

:Music Division: Kiwako Yoshiwara (

Tomomi Harada is a Japanese given name which can be given to either gender. Possible writings *智美, "wisdom, intellect, reason, beauty" *知美, "knowledge, beauty" *朋美, "companion, friend, beauty" *友美, "friend, beauty" *智実, "wisdom, fruit" *智 ...

Hikaru Kusaka is a Japanese unisex given name meaning "light" or "radiance". Possible writings Hikaru can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: * 光, "light" * 輝, "radiance" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. It is m ...

) :Model Division:

Kaoru Igarashi Kaoru is a Japanese given name for males or females. Name Meanings The name's meaning varies depending on its written form: *薫/郁/芳 — "fragrance", common for both males and females *馨/香 — "fragrance", more common for females ...

:Maintainer:

Yuko Anai Yuko Anai (穴井夕子, born 7 June 1974) is a female Japanese popular music artist. She started her career as a member of a group called Tokyo Performance Doll. As UL-SAYS, she sang the opening song ''Oh my Darin'' for Urusei Yatsura. The s ...

, Mikiyo Ono,

Erika Haneda CoCo was a Japanese pop group which consisted of Mikiyo Ohno, Azusa Senou, Rieko Miura, Erika Haneda, and Maki Miyamae. History CoCo released their first single, "Equal Romance", on September 6, 1989. CoCo had a couple of their songs ("Equal ...

;Third (1989) :Grand Prix:

Mitsuyo Obara Mitsuyo (written: 美鶴代, 美津代 or 満代) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese television presenter *, Japanese alpine skier *, Japanese actress and singer *, Japanese author Mitsuyo (writte ...

:Special Award: Naomi Furukawa :Music Division: Juri Toyoda :Actor Division: Tomomi Hoshino :Model Division: Kaori Takeuchi :Manteiner: Mikako Mootoyama, Junko Muraki ;Fourth (1990) :Grand Prix: Akane Oda :Music Division: Akari Sakamoto :Actor Division: Yoko Matsura :Model Division: Asami Ishikawa :Manteiner: Kazumi Murata ;Fifth (1991) :Grand Prix: Masami Imamura :Music Division: Megumi Sato :Actor Division: Junko Kurokawa :Model Division: Kayoko Yamamoto :Maintainer: Maria Saito ( Nihon TV announcer) ;Sixth (1992) :Grand Prix: Aiko Sato :Special Award: Ryoko Yonekura :Music Division: Chizuru Tanaka :Actor Division:

Sarina Suzuki Sarina Suzuki (鈴木紗理奈; born July 13, 1977) is a Japanese actress, singer, tarento and former gravure idol. Career Born in Osaka, Suzuki debuted first as a gravure idol in 1994. She soon became active on television variety shows, notably ...

:Model Division: Ai Tani :Maintainer:

Misato Tanaka is a Japanese actress. Biography Tanaka started appearing on stage as a child. She won an award at Toho's Cinderella contest in 1996 and landed the starring role in the NHK Asadora ''Aguri ''in 1997, which significantly launched her career. She ...

:Preference:

Kaori Mochida is the lead singer of Japanese pop group Every Little Thing. Biography Mochida began her career as a child actress, appearing in magazines and TV commercials. She then became a member of the second generation of idol group The Kuro Buta All ...

;Seventh (1997) :Grand Prix: Atsuko Sudou :Multimedia: Moeco Matsushita :Actor Division:

Manami Hashimoto , better known as , is a Japanese gravure idol A model is a person with a role either to promote, display or advertise commercial products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as a visual aid for people who are creating w ...

:Music Division: Mami Nejiki :Special: Aya Ueto and Shinobu Ikehata :Maintainer: Mai Fujiya :Preference: Azusa Yamamoto ;Eighth (2002) :Grand Prix*Multi Media (same):

Asuka Shibuya Asuka may refer to: People * Asuka (name), a list of people * Asuka (wrestler), professional wrestler * Asuka (wrestler, born 1998), professional wrestler also known as Veny outside of Japan Places In Japan * , an area in Yamato Province (now N ...

:Grand Prix:

Mizuho Sakata Mizuho () literally means "abundant rice" in Japanese and "harvest" in the figurative sense. It was also an ancient name of Japan. It might refer to: Places * Mizuho, Gifu, a city in Gifu * Mizuho, Tokyo, a town in Tokyo * Mizuho Plateau in Ant ...

:Special Award: Ayaka Mita ( Ayaka Akai) :Music Division: Yurina Kina :Actor Division: Saya Yamakawa :Model Division:

Eri Sakai Eri may refer to: People * Eri (biblical figure) * Eri (given name), a Japanese feminine given name, including lists of people and fictional characters * Eri (king), the progenitor of the Umu-Eri and Umu-Nri-Igbo ancient Nigerian city-states * ...

;Ninth (2003) :Grand Prix*Multi Media (same):

Mayuko Kawakita is a Japanese-American actress and model, known for her role as Rena on '' Fashion Story: Model'', Nippon Television variety show ''Hirunandesu!'', and ''Sekai no Hatemade Itte Q!''. She is the 2003 winner of the Japan Bishōjo Contest which is ...

:Special Award: Reina Hoshikawa ( Reina Minagawa - TBS announcer) :Music Division: Yuka Honda :Actor Division: Akemi Kimura :Model Division:

Arisa Urahama Rosalba Pippa (born 20 August 1982), better known by her stage name Arisa, is an Italian singer and actress. Early life Arisa was born in Genoa, Italy. A week after her birth, her family moved back to their original hometown, Pignola, a villag ...

:Gravure:

Mikie Hara is a Japanese gravure idol and actress. Her debut role was in '' Cutie Honey: The Live'' as the lead role of Honey Kisaragi/Cutie Honey. History Filmography TV Drama Films References External links * 1987 births Living ...

;Tenth (2004) :Grand Prix:

Kurumi Yamauchi is the Japanese word for walnut. It is also a given name in Japan, primarily for women (though occasionally for men, such as novelist Kurumi Inui). It may refer to: People Actors *, female child actress *, female voice actress *, female actress, ...

:Special Award: Nina Sakai and Natsuki Saitō :Music Division: Aoi Yamazoe :Actor Division: Saki Fukuda :Model Division: Kana Sugiura :Multi Media: Haruna Yahagi :Gravure:

Ai Takabe is a former Japanese actress and seiyū, voice actress. She is best known for starring as Fumiyo Nabekura in television series ''Guren Onna'' and voicing Agiri Goshiki in anime television series ''Kill Me Baby''. Career Ai Takabe won the Gravur ...

:Variety: Kanako Morikawa ;Eleventh (2006) :Grand Prix: Tantan Hayashi :Special Award: Shioli Kutsuna and Rikako Tanaka :Music Division: Not available :Actor Division:

Karen Miyazaki Karen may refer to: * Karen (name), a given name and surname * Karen (slang), a term and meme for a demanding woman displaying certain behaviors People * Karen people, an ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand ** Karen languages or Karenic l ...

:Model Division:

Emi Takei is a Japanese actress and model. Biography Takei was born in Nagoya. Aspiring to become a model, she declared to her parents on her entry to junior high school that she would become a model within three years. In 2006, she entered the 11th Japa ...

:Multi Media:

:Gravure: Not available ;Twelfth (2009) :Grand Prix*Model Division:

Ayano Kudo is a Japanese actress and tarento. In 2009 at the age of 12, she won the 12th National Beauty Pageant ( Japan Bishojo Contest). She played the lead role in the movie version of '' Thriller Restaurant'' (Gekijo-ban: Kaidan Resutoran) (2010) as Har ...

:Special Award: Saeka Konishi, Ria Tamaki, Kotomi Onaka :Music Division: Risako Togano :Actor Division: Mizuki Satō :Multi Media: Mari Tamashiro :Gravure: Not available ;Thirteenth (2012) :Grand Prix :

Miyu Yoshimoto is a Japanese actress, idol, and tarento. She is the winner of the 13th Japan Bishōjo Contest in 2012, and the leader of the Japanese idol group X21. Career In 2012, Yoshimoto won the 13th Japan Bishōjo Contest, then entered entertainment in ...

and Nanaka Ozawa :Special Award:

Manami Igashira is a common primarily feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings Manami can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *愛美, "love, beauty" *愛海, "love, sea" *愛未, "love, sheep" *愛実, "love, fruit" *真名美, "tr ...

and Ichika Osaki :Music Division: Mai Suenaga :Actor Division: Hasumi Shiratori and Koharu Yamaki :Model Division: Ayano Wakayama :Multi Media: Honoka Kaminaguchi :Gravure: Sakura Komoriya ;Fourteenth (2014) :Grand Prix :

Hikaru Takahashi is a Japanese actress and model, currently affiliated to Oscar Promotion. Career Takahashi rose to fame after participating in the 14th Japan Bishōjo Contest in 2014, in which she won the Grand Prix among 80,131 applicants, 1428 who passed the ...

:Special Award: Moe Fujie and Yūka Takamura :Music Division: Natsumi Hanaoka :Actor Division: Hikaru Kadogaki and

Yurina Kawaguchi ''Girls Planet 999: The Girls Saga''; zh, s=少女星球999：少女們的盛典, p=Shàonǚ Xīngqiú 999: Shàonǚmen de Shèngdiǎn; ja, ガールズプラネット999：少女祭典, translit=Gāruzu Puranetto 999: Shōjo Saiten (simply ...

:Model Division: Rubiner Maya and Risa Kikukawa :Multi Media: Mika Iijima :Gravure: Shiori Inuzuka ; Fifteenth (2017) :Grand Prix:

Ayaka Imoto is a Japanese tokusatsu drama and the 32nd entry of Toei Company's ''Kamen Rider'' metaseries. It is the third series to debut during the Reiwa period and commemorates the 50th anniversary of the franchise. The series premiered on September 5, ...

:Special Award: Shiori Tamada, Karuoko Ishii :Multimedia Award: Nanakai Takeuchimi :Gravure: Ruri Kinoshita :Music Division: Sakura Fujita, Kaoru Megumi :Actor Division: Ayaka Itami :Model Division: Momoka Taniguchi :Finalist: Tamao Yamamoto, Marie Morimoto

References

External links

The 14th Japan Bishojo Contest on Oscar Promotion

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