Miss Grand Japan ( ja, ミス・グランド・ジャパン) is a national female beauty pageant in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
, 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.][
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.][ In 2022, Eriko Yoshii has received the Golden Award which is the best national director award.
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Background
History
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
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
Minato (港 or 湊) is Japanese for 'harbor', and may refer to:
Places
* Minato, Tokyo or Minato City, a special ward in Tokyo, Japan
* Minato-ku, Nagoya, a ward of Nagoya, Japan
* Minato-ku, Osaka, a ward of Osaka, Japan
* Minato (湊), a neig ...
, featuring 20 national finalists, of which, a 25-year-old registered nurse
A registered nurse (RN) is a nurse who has graduated or successfully passed a nursing program from a recognized nursing school and met the requirements outlined by a country, state, province or similar government-authorized licensing body to o ...
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
Chiba may refer to:
Places China
* (), town in Jianli County, Jingzhou, Hubei
Japan
* Chiba (city), capital of Chiba Prefecture
** Chiba Station, a train station
* Chiba Prefecture, a sub-national jurisdiction in the Greater Tokyo Area on ...
, was forced to resign due to some documents problems,[ In 2023, Yayoi Machida won the title of Miss Grand Japan.
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Edition
The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Japan contest, since its inception in 2015.
Titleholders
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
References
External links
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{{Miss Grand International titleholders, state=expanded
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Recurring events established in 2015
Grand Japan
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...