Miss International Japan

Miss International Japan
Formation 1960
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Tokyo
Location
Membership
Miss International
Official language
Japanese
President
 Akemi Shimomura
Website https://www.miss-international.org/jp/

Miss International Japan was created in 1960 in response to Japan's then-recent lack of finalists at the Miss International pageant.

The current Miss International Japan is Hinano Sugimoto who was crowned on October 30, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan.

History

Miss International Japan Beauty pageant has consisted of the passion and energy given by the “Goodwill Ambassadors of Beauty" from all over Japan country who aspire for "contribute to global society". This pageant is under of Miss International Organization by ICA (International Cultural Association).

The winner of Miss International Japan will be contributing at the Miss International pageant. Since 1960 participating at the pageant, Japan has only one winner, Ikumi Yoshimatsu (吉松 育美) from Tosu, Japan.[1]

International Cultural Association

The Association was approved and founded in April 1969 (Showa 44) as an incorporated organization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cultural Exchange Division), for the purpose of "friendship and goodwill between all nations of the world" through international exchange. Since then, it has advanced cultural exchange on a broad scale by carrying out international activities under the slogans of "achieving world peace through mutual understanding" and "proper understanding of Japan in international society." The International Cultural Association will continue to be proactive in widening the circle of international exchange by promoting activities appropriate for the global society of the 21st century, so that it can better contribute to mutual understanding between the countries of the world and promote Japan's image.[2]

Titleholders

Color key
  •      Declared as Winner
  •      Ended as runner-up
  •      Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
YearMiss International JapanJapaneseRepresentedPlacementSpecial Awards
2018 Hinano Sugimoto 杉本由紀 Tokyo TBA
2017 Natsuki Tsutsui 筒井 菜月 Saitama 4th Runner-up Best National Costume
2016 Junna Yamagata 山形 純菜 Iwate Top 15
2015 Arisa Nakagawa 中川 愛理沙 Chiba Unplaced Best National Costume
2014 Rira Hongo 本郷 李來 Tokyo Unplaced
2013 Yukiko Takahashi 高橋 由紀子 Tokyo Unplaced
2012 Ikumi Yoshimatsu[3] 吉松 育美 Saga Miss International 2012 Miss Photogenic
2011 Nagomi Murayama 村山 和実 Kanagawa Unplaced
2010 Etsuko Kanagae 金ヶ江 悦子 Osaka Top 15 Miss Elegance
2009 Yuka Nakayama 中山 由香 Fukuoka Top 15 Miss Congeniality
2008 Kyoko Sugiyama 杉山 恭子 Kanagawa Top 12
2007 Hisako Shirata 白田 久子 Osaka Top 15 Miss Photogenic
2006 Mami Sakurai 櫻井 麻美 Tokyo Top 12
2005 Naomi Ishizaka 石坂 直美 Tokyo Top 12
2004 Tamiko Kawahara 川原 多美子 Ibaraki Top 15
2003 Saeko Matsumi 松見 早枝子 Tokyo Top 12 Miss Congeniality
2002 Hana Urushima 漆島 華 Kyoto 2nd runner-up
2001 Hanako Suzuki 鈴木 華子 Saitama Top 15
2000 Kanako Shibata 柴田 加奈子 Hokkaido Top 15
1999 Kana Onoda 小野田 加奈 Fukushima Top 15
1998 Megumi Taira 平 恵 Tokyo Top 15
1997 Sayuri Seki 関 さゆり Saitama Top 15
1996 Akiko Sugano 菅野 安希子 Tokyo Top 15
1995 Yuka Kondo 近藤 由夏 Osaka Top 15
1994 Tomomi Hanamura 花村ともみ Aichi Top 15
1993 Masayo Shibasaki 柴崎 雅代 Kanagawa Top 15
1992 Tomoko Nishiki 錦 知子 Osaka Unplaced
1991 Miho Takata 高田 美穂 Ehime Top 15
1990 Hiroko Ohnishi 大西 啓子 Hyōgo Top 15
1989 Tamae Ogura 小倉 玉江 Osaka Top 15
1988 Yuki Egami 江上 有希 Fukui Top 15
1987 Yayoi Morita 盛田 弥生 Yamanashi Top 15
1986 Rika Kobayashi 小林 利花 Shizuoka Top 15
1985 Makiko Matsumoto 松本 万貴子 Osaka Top 15
1984 Junko Ueno 上野 順子 Osaka Top 15
1983 Akemi Fujita 藤田 明美 Yamaguchi Top 15
1982 Yukiko Tsutsumi 堤 由記子 Hokkaido Unplaced
1981 Mika Moriwaki 森脇 美香 Okayama Top 15
1980 Mayumi Kanbara 蒲原まゆみ Osaka Top 10 Miss Congeniality
1979 Hideko Haba 羽場 秀子 Tokyo 4th runner-up
1978 Atsuko Taguchi 田口 淳子 Akita Unplaced
1977 Mieko Kojima 小島三恵子 Saitama Unplaced
1976 Kumie Nakamura 中村久美江 Osaka 4th runner-up
1975 Sumiko Kumagai 熊谷 澄子 Tokyo Top 15
1974 Hideko Shigekawa 茂川 秀子 Osaka Top 15
1973 Miki Yaita 矢板 美季 Hokkaido Top 15
1972 Yuko Tamehisa 為久 優子 Yamaguchi Top 15
1971 Reiko Yoneyama 米山 礼子 Yamanashi Top 15
1970 Toshie Suda 須田 敏恵 Yamanashi 3rd Runner-up
1969 Akemi Okemoto 桶本 明美 Hiroshima Top 15
1968 Yoko Sunami 砂見 葉子 Fukuoka Top 15
1967 Hiroko Sasaki 佐々木 裕子 Tokyo Top 15
1966 cancellation
1965 Hiroko Fukushima 福島 宏子 Tokyo Unplaced
1964 Naoko Matsui 松井 尚子 Fukuoka Top 15
1963 Shizuko Shimizu 清水 静子 Tokyo Unplaced
1962 Kaoru Maki 枚 かほる Tokyo Top 15
1961 Atsuko Kyoto 京藤 敦子 Fukui Unplaced
1960 Michiko Takagi 高木美智子 Osaka Top 15

Controversy

In 2013 edition, for the first time in history, the winner of Miss International 2012 Ikumi Yoshimatsu of Japan didn't not crown her successor; instead Miss International 2008 Alejandra Andreu took over in passing on the crown to Bea Santiago of the Philippines. This is also the first time when a past winner crowned two Miss Internationals, one in 2009 where she crowned her successor, Anagabriela Espinoza of Mexico.

See also

References

  1. ↑ ADELSTEIN, JAKE (11 December 2013). "Celebrity stands up to talent agency 'stalker'". japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. ↑ History of ICA
  3. ↑ Desai, Purva (22 October 2012). "JAPAN WALKS AWAY WITH MISS INTERNATIONAL 2012 TITLE!". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
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